News

Semiconductors headed toward strong 2024

Source: Semiwiki, November 20, 2023 [1]
The global semiconductor market is now solidly in a turnaround. WSTS revised its data for 2Q 2023 growth over 1Q 2023 to 6.0% from 4.2% previously. 3Q 2023 was up 6.3% from 2Q 2023. With our Semiconductor Intelligence forecast of 3% growth in 4Q 2023, the year-to-year growth in 4Q 2023 will be a positive 6%. This will set the stage for double-digit year-to-year growth for each quarter of 2024.

Intel will spend $25 billion on manufacturing its new chips at TSMC

Source: Tom's Hardware, November 29, 2023 [2]
Intel plans to place $14 billion worth of orders with TSMC in 2024 to fab 3nm CPU tiles, with orders totaling $10 billion in 2025. Intel is expected to become TSMC's second-largest 3nm customer, replacing AMD. By 2024, Intel expects to receive 15,000-3000 wafers per month from TSMC, increasing to 30,000 in 2025.

China’s pursuit of autonomous machine computing self-sufficiency

Source: The Diplomat, November 17, 2023 [3]
The development of computing chips for autonomous machines is China’s only missing link in completing its self-reliant autonomous machine ecosystem.

NVIDIA GPUs on AWS to offer 2x simulation LEAP in Omniverse Isaac Sim, accelerating smarter robots

Source: NVIDIA Blog, November 28, 2023 [4]
With NVIDIA L40S GPUs coming to Amazon Web Services, developers will be able to build and deploy robotics applications faster in the cloud using NVIDIA Isaac Sim.

Global data center GPU market analysis

Source: businesswire, November 21, 2023 [5]
The global data center GPU market is projected to grow from USD 14.3 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 63 billion by 2028; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 34.6% from 2023 to 2028.

Advanced applications of open-source technologies

Source: Express Computer, November 22, 2023 [6]
Open-source software has evolved from a hobbyist movement to a crucial component of cutting-edge technologies, offering accessible, customizable, and collaborative solutions. Its evolution has driven sophisticated applications across diverse domains, reshaping the digital landscape.

ROS the robot operating system in a nutshell

Source: Medium, November 26, 2023 [7]
Robot programming involves instructing a robot's brain, a computer, to perform tasks, connected to sensors and actuators. The computer, ranging from logic circuits to Raspberry Pi, plays a crucial role in the robot's operation.

Autonomous vehicles: Not ready yet

Source: Semiconductor Engineering, November 28, 2023 [8]
Much more R&D and real-world testing is needed to reach safe and secure L4/L5 technology.

Papers

Dynamic priority scheduling for periodic systems using ROS 2

Source: ECBS 2023, October 17, 2023 [9]
This paper proposes a dynamic priority scheduling algorithm for ROS 2 systems, based on callback deadlines and channel update rates, demonstrating its efficacy in reducing buffer size compared to conventional single-threaded executors.

Model-based generation of hardware/software architectures with hybrid schedulers for robotics systems

Source: IEEE Xplore, 2023 [10]
This work proposes a modeling approach for robotic systems that uses FPGA-based architectures to process compute-intensive algorithms. The approach aims to create compact, expressive descriptions of the system, integrating existing algorithms and leveraging FPGA advantages. The model must be application-independent and leverage FPGA advantages, surpassing software-based solutions. Data type and flow analysis are performed, and six schedulers are proposed for various scenarios. Solutions are evaluated using four use cases.

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  1. Jewell, B. (2023, November 20). Semiconductors headed toward strong 2024. Semiwiki. https://semiwiki.com/semiconductor-services/338264-semiconductors-headed-toward-strong-2024/ ↩︎

  2. Connatser, M. (2023, November 29). Intel will spend $25 billion on manufacturing its new chips at TSMC: Report. Tom's Hardware. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-will-spend-14-billion-on-manufacturing-chips-at-tsmc-report ↩︎

  3. Shaoshan, L. (2023, November 17). China’s pursuit of autonomous machine computing self-sufficiency. The Diplomat. https://thediplomat.com/2023/11/chinas-pursuit-of-autonomous-machine-computing-self-sufficiency/ ↩︎

  4. Andrews, G. (2023, November 28). NVIDIA GPUs on AWS to offer 2x simulation LEAP in Omniverse Isaac Sim, accelerating smarter robots. NVIDIA Blog. https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/gpu-aws-omniverse-isaac-sim-robots/ ↩︎

  5. Global data center GPU market analysis. (2023, November 21). businesswire. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231121212113/en/Global-Data-Center-GPU-Market-Analysis-Report-2023-2028-with-Case-Studies-from-NVIDIA-Imagination-Technologies-and-Mobica-Realtek-Intel-and-Google---ResearchAndMarkets.com ↩︎

  6. Advanced applications of open-source technologies. (2023, November 22). Express Computer. https://www.expresscomputer.in/guest-blogs/advanced-applications-of-open-source-technologies-darshil-shah/105983/ ↩︎

  7. Karthik, K. (2023, November 26). ROS the robot operating system in a nutshell. Medium. https://medium.com/@karthikbyju2486/ros-the-robot-operating-system-in-a-nutshell-a89dd3922172 ↩︎

  8. Koon, J. (2023, November 28). Autonomous vehicles: Not ready yet. Semiconductor Engineering. https://semiengineering.com/autonomous-vehicles-not-ready-yet/?cmid=4677c769-f4be-4543-922a-9eee6c3f1ce6 ↩︎

  9. Dust, L., & Mubeen, S. (2023, October 17). Dynamic priority scheduling for periodic systems using ROS 2. ECBS 2023. https://www.idt.mdu.se/ecbs2023/pre-prints/paper_4150.pdf ↩︎

  10. Podlubne, A., Mey, J., Andreou, A., Pertuz, S., Aßmann, U., & Göhringer, D. (2023). Model-based generation of hardware/software architectures with hybrid schedulers for robotics systems. IEEE Xplore. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=10284570 ↩︎