AMD’s Versal adaptive compute acceleration platform (ACAP) is a system-on-chip (SoC) device architecture (see figure 1) includes three groups of engines – scalar, adaptable, and intelligent – plus ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dave Altavilla is a Tech Analyst covering chips, compute and AI. Apr 15, 2026, 02:43pm EDT This voice experience is generated by ...

After a long 18 months of negotiations and regulatory scrutiny, Synopsys has finalized its approximate $35 billion acquisition of Ansys. This acquisition merges two leading companies in their ...

To keep pace with modern design cycles and more complex hardware, the role of physics in the workflow must change.

The semiconductor industry has greatly simplified analysis by consolidating around a small number of models and abstractions, but that capability is breaking down both at the implementation level and ...

The shift toward software-defined vehicles (SDVs), electric vehicles (EVs), and ultimately autonomous vehicles (AVs) is proving the value and exposing the weaknesses in simulating individual ...

Firmware engineers are always blamed for late deliveries. It’s almost tradition. The hardware’s ready, management is anxious, and the software team is “still debugging.” But let’s be honest. Firmware ...