More than 1000 cores on a commercial chip – seems unbelievable!!! However, the highly sophisticated manufacturing processes, unbelievably optimized design integration, and the RISC-V open-source hardware revolution have made this possible. Esperanto‘s ET-SoC-1 Chip is a Supercomputer-on-Chip that integrates more…
Category: SoC
System on Chip
What are the Difference Between System-on-Chip (SoC) and Test Chip
Integrated circuits (ICs) have revolutionized the world of electronics by enabling the creation of highly complex and compact devices. Two common types of ICs are system-on-chip (SoC) and test chip. While both types of ICs have a similar design, their…
What is an SoC in VLSI
In VLSI, an SoC is an integrated circuit that contains multiple functional blocks, such as processors, memory, interfaces, and peripherals, on a single chip. The main idea behind the SoC concept is to integrate as many components as possible into…
What are Pilot Projects in VLSI
A pilot project in VLSI refers to a small-scale, initial implementation of a large system with the aim of testing its feasibility, viability and to gather information on the system’s behavior. The objective of a pilot project is to minimize…
What are Test Chips in VLSI
A test chip is a small-scale integrated circuit that is specifically designed for testing purposes, feasibility checks and performance analysis. It serves as a platform for evaluating the functionality of individual circuit blocks, testing the reliability of manufacturing processes, and…
Dynamic Pin Power Characterization using SPICE
This post is about characterizing or calculating pin average toggling power for any on chip module, using SPICE simulations, Toggling power or Dynamic power is the power dissipated during the transition of any input signal from low to high or…
SETUP Time and SETUP Violation in a Single D Latch
Setup and Hold time concept is one of the fundamental concepts that is very necessary for closing and analysing and timing margin. The analysis in digital domain, in Reg to Reg system is very popular but the root cause of…
Why VLSI?
“There is Plenty of Room at the Bottom“ A popular talk delivered by Richard Feynman to American Physical Society at California Institute of Technology in the year of 1959. This talk at that time could foresee the possibility of the…