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Transforming analog IP re-use economics and accelerating time to market Advanced IP re-use plus technologies employ advanced AI algorithms and targeted automation with smart design methodology to improve outcomes and to reduce the resource costs of analog IP portfolio development Cwmbran, UK, Grenoble, France 4th September 2020. Thalia Design Automation, experts in targeted automation for […]
Looking back on June’s SemIsrael virtual event and reflecting on the topics discussed, it’s clear that the developments taking place in the fields of LIDAR and 5G are having a significant impact on the semiconductor industry. The need for high speed sensors and data conversion to enable autonomous cars will place an increasing demand on […]
Let’s say that a company buys into our IP reuse proposition. What is the best use of our technology in relation to its portfolio? First and foremost the market defines everything. Every semiconductor company that designs more than one ASIC has to choose whether to build the portfolio or design new IPs. There are many […]
We are extremely successful efficiently migrating, refining and optimizing existing IP for new technologies and applications. Specifically, we are able to reduce the number of iterations it takes to get from our starting point – analysis of the process technology – all the way to layout migration. However, layout migration is one step that remains […]
The new wave of wireless is here. Known as Wi-Fi 6 (or, less thrillingly, 802.11ax), it delivers four times faster average throughput compared to Wi-Fi 5 with greater than 5 Gb/s data rate capability. That’s a maximum of 9.6 Gbps – theoretical, of course, though the headline rates are still impressive. Wi-Fi 6 also supports […]
A few weeks ago, our founder and CTO, Sowmyan Rajagopalan, was due to give a presentation at the DATE Grenoble Conference. For obvious reasons, that conference didn’t proceed as planned, with speakers instead giving virtual presentations to the audience remotely. Sowmyan gave the following presentation, talking about why analog IP reuse is a big problem […]
These are strange times. Usually face-to-face meetings and conferences are how we catch the pulse of our industry, pick up on trends and opportunities. Without them, these days we need to rely on our experience and listen even more carefully to what customers are telling us to better anticipate and meet their needs. But even […]
Looking back over the last 18 months, there has been a rapid uptake of fully-depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) process technologies. With production at foundries such as GlobalFoundries and Samsung now in full swing, more and more analog designers are reaping the benefits of FD-SOI. At Thalia we’ve been at the forefront of some of these changes, […]
Having just closed our largest funding round to date for Thalia I thought now would be a good time to reflect on the process and the environment. Like most start-ups, at Thalia we have been through times when things didn’t go to plan. Getting heard and securing customer engagement is always a big challenge in […]
Will accelerate customer engagement and expansion into USA; further broaden technology development Thalia Design Automation today announced that it plans significant growth in its worldwide operations, following completion of a $2m (£1.52m) funding round led by Deepbridge Capital and with renewed commitment from the company’s existing investor Development Bank of Wales (formerly Finance Wales). This […]
