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Synopsys Laps Competition With Second Generation AI

by Karl Freund | Aug 23, 2021 | In the News

EDA Leader Synopsys paints path to Software-Designed Si Last year, EDA leader Synopsys announced it had developed an AI chip design instrument called DSO.ai that could produce faster, lower cost, and more power-efficient chips by using an AI to figure out how to best...

IBM Adds AI Accelerator On Next Generation Z CPU

by Karl Freund | Aug 23, 2021 | In the News

Transaction processing is the lifeblood of the modern enterprise. And with the next generation IBM Z processor, these applications will be able to run accelerated Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing directly on the platform, providing real-time analytic insights...

Synopsys, Cadence, Google And NVIDIA All Agree: Use AI To Help Design Chips

by Karl Freund | Aug 14, 2021 | In the News

Synopsys created a buzz in 2020, and now Google, NVIDIA, and Cadence Design have joined the party. What lies ahead? Introduction Designing modern semiconductors can take years and scores of engineers armed with state-of-the-art EDA design tools. But the semiconductor...

NVIDIA DPU & Intel IPU: Game Changers Or Just Smart NICs?

by Karl Freund | Aug 2, 2021 | In the News

Intel has joined the fray to create a new category of Smart Network Interfaces, but with a different strategy than NVIDIA. Back in 2020, when we were all still afraid to leave our homes, NVIDIA launched what it said was a new kind of processor that combined the...

Qualcomm’s Vision: The Future Of … AI

by Karl Freund | Jul 19, 2021 | In the News

Mobile Chip Leader’s AI Starts In Mobile, And Grows To The Clouds Company acquires assets from Twenty Billion Neurons GmbH to bolster its AI Team. Qualcomm Technologies (QTI) is running a series of webinars titled “The Future of...”, and the most recent edition is on...

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Neutral-Atom Quantum: What Is It, And Why Infleqtion Stands Out

by Karl Freund | May 14, 2026 | In the News | 0 Comments

Late last year, I wrote a Forbes piece about IBM, the leader in quantum computing using superconducting circuits, and promised an update on other modalities. This is the first follow-on piece and explores neutral-atom (NA) quantum, which operates at room temperature,...

AMD Acquires ZT, Addressing A Key Nvidia Advantage. Still, Two To Go

by Karl Freund | August 20, 2024 | In the News | 0 Comments

By acquiring ZT Systems, a favorite Hyperscale systems designer, AMD addresses a fundamental weakness it faces versus Nvidia: AI requires a complete system design, not just a fast chip. What else must it do to grab a 20% share? At a recent investment conference hosted...

Nvidia Matures Its AI, While AMD Plays Catchup At Computex

by Karl Freund | June 3, 2024 | In the News | 0 Comments

Nvidia broadens its reach to ensure that AI delivers on its promises. AMD is building faster chips, faster. The Market appears to prefers the former: Nvidia is up nearly 5%, while AMD is down ~2.5% today. Which is better? Well Elon Musk said Sunday on X that his xAI...

Agentic AI Reshapes Nvidia Strategy Beyond GPUs At GTC

by Karl Freund | March 23, 2026 | In the News | 0 Comments

Donning his signature black leather jacket, Nvidia Founder and CEO Jensen Huang once again wowed his fans, totaling over 30,000 in the San Jose’s SAP Arena, with dazzling technology and extreme claims, including the company’s first post-GPU product. Agentic AI took...

Synopsys Lays Out The Benefits Of AI

by Karl Freund | May 22, 2023 | In the News | 0 Comments

At the annual Synopsys User Group Meeting, CEO Aart de Geuss explains the industry dynamics in an engineering world transformed by AI. I won’t start this blog by talking about Chat GPT. You’re tired of hearing about it, right? But the same technology (reinforcement...

Who Won The Latest AI Drag Race? AWS Or NVIDIA?

by Karl Freund | June 8, 2021 | In the News | 0 Comments

Of course the answer depends on who you ask. There is a quiet drama simmering over AI chip benchmarks. This isn’t the first time, and will certainly not be the last. Keeps me busy. This time, it is between Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA. It is always NVIDIA. Not...

How To Run Large AI Models On An Edge Device

by Karl Freund | July 10, 2023 | In the News | 0 Comments

It can be done, but it requires the edge device vendor to work to optimize the model. A hybrid approach can also extend the applicability of LLMs by combining Cloud and Edge processing. When most people think of Artificial Intelligence (AI), they imagine a berserk...

The Cambrian AI Landscape: Cerebras Systems

by Karl Freund | February 24, 2021 | In the News | 0 Comments

This startup stands alone with its innovative Wafer-Scale Engine for AI and HPC Let’s take an updated look at one of the most interesting AI startups: Cerebras, which came out of stealth in August 2019. The company has an unheard-of aggressive design, using an entire...

IBM Research and NeuReality Announce Partnership For AI

by Karl Freund | November 2, 2021 | In the News | 0 Comments

NeuReality is the first Licensee of IBM’s reduced-precision core for AI IBM (NYSE: IBM) and NeuReality, an Israeli AI systems and semiconductor company, have signed an agreement to develop the next generation of high-performance AI inference platforms. IBM and...

Nvidia GTC-DC Event Highlights AI, Quantum, And 6G Advances

by Karl Freund | October 28, 2025 | In the News | 0 Comments

Nvidia GTC has become not only a key event for AI but has also branched out to Asia, Europe, and Washington, DC to keep developers and buyers up to date on the latest advances in high-performance computing technology. This year's DC event, which kicked off with a...