• Digitally-Enhanced Clock Generation and Distribution: Presented by Ping-Hsuan Hsieh

    Online

    Abstract: Advancements in technology scaling have ushered in larger systems boasting enhanced functionality, increased operational speed, and expanded data bandwidth. However, these benefits come with more demanding clocking requirements, including extended distribution distances and heightened timing precision. Furthermore, technology scaling has rendered traditional analog design challenging. Wider PVT variations necessitate intensive calibration efforts, and increased […]

  • September Technical Webinar – Moore’s Law and Sustainability: The Double Structural Rebound Mechanism of CMOS Technology Scaling, Presented by Prof. David Bol

    Online

    Abstract: Semiconductor production represents a significant share of the greenhouse (GHG) emissions and other life-cycle environmental impacts of electronic equipment. To reduce the impacts of the semiconductor industry, the mainstream sustainability agenda relies on the purchase of renewable energy and on the pursuit of efficiency. Efficiency improvements are achieved at two levels: the energy/resource consumed […]

  • SSCS October Technical Webinar: High Bandwidth Memory for AI Computing

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Abstract: High bandwidth memory (HBM) has become a key enabler for AI computing, offering high bandwidth and low power consumption with small form factor. Its 3D-stacked architecture with a wide memory interface significantly enhances performance for AI workloads. However, to eliminate risks that may occur in the 3D stack structure, a lot of design techniques […]

  • SSCS November Technical Webinar: Integrated Power Converter – A Good Design Flow and Useful Techniques: Presented by Hanh-Phuc Le

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Abstract: While integrated power converter is required in every modern electronic system, designing one that achieves both area- and power-efficient continues remains a challenge in many engineering teams. In this talk, the speaker will give an overview of integrated power converter design flow and some techniques in schematics and layout that would be very useful for […]

  • SSCS December Technical Webinar: How Close Should Compute and Memory Be?

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Abstract: Compute-in-memory (CIM) and processing-near-memory (PNM) have emerged as promising approaches to overcome the limitations of architectures that separate processing from memory. While this bottleneck is often attributed to von Neumann’s design, such critiques overlook its historical significance: the separation of logic and memory enabled the decoupling of software from hardware, laying the foundation for general-purpose […]

  • SSCS January Technical Webinar: How to Design a Differential LC Oscillator

    Online
    Virtual Event

    Abstract: This presentation will elaborate on some of the technical content of the paper of the same title published in the OJSSCS. The paper employs several methods that may be unfamiliar to readers. They are: How to separate PM from AM in a noise spectrum How to formulate approximate transfer functions for circuits subject to periodic […]