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Andrea Bonetti of Sony: AI for Chip Design

BC420 - Computing Building of EPFL EPFL, Ecublens

An Industrial Perspective on Gaining a Competitive Edge Through Automation The growing complexity of modern chips and the pressure to maintain a competitive edge in industry are pushing traditional electronic design automation (EDA) tools to their limits, increasing the need for more customizable and scalable design methodologies. As the demand […]

The Battle of the Interconnects: Scale-up vs. Scale-out

BC420 - Computing Building of EPFL EPFL, Ecublens

Dr. Javier Picorel of Huawei In 2020 Dr. Picorel gave a talk at the EcoCloud Annual Event on Edge Computing at Huawei. Now he returns with a fascinating presentation about the battle of the interconnects. As traditional scale-up interconnects like NVIDIA’s NVLink and CXL extend beyond single nodes to span […]

High-Level Synthesis for Accelerator Design: Current Trends and Emerging Directions

ELA2 EPFL

Hardware specialization is increasingly essential to meet the performance and energy demands of modern applications. High-level synthesis (HLS) has emerged as a key enabling technology, allowing designers to rapidly generate specialized accelerators while exploring complex trade-offs between computation, communication, and memory. Significant challenges remain, however, including the need to orchestrate […]