D&R News Alert
April 6th, 2026


Welcome to the issue of April 6th, 2026 of D&R SoC News Alert, our email update to provide you with the latest news and information in the System-On-Chip Community.

Industry’s First MIPI SWI3S Manager & Peripheral Controller IP
Arasan
  • Empowering the Next Era of Embedded Audio
  • Simplifies PCB layout
  • Supports Multiple Sample Rates- 44.1KHz, 48KHz
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Foundry and Technology News
■ Japan’s Rapidus Races TSMC and Samsung in 1nm Chip Foundry
■ CEA-Leti, CEA-List and PSMC Collaborate to Integrate RISC-V and MicroLED Silicon Photonics into 3D Stacking and Interposer for Next-Generation AI
Packaging News
■ Synopsys Advances Die‑to‑Die Connectivity with 64G UCIe IP Tape‑Out
Design and Simulation Platforms
■ Accelerate Your Innovation: Why FPGA System on Modules (SoMs) Are the Strategic Choice
■ The 5 Biggest Challenges in Modern SoC Design (And How to Solve Them) - by Arteris
■ Keysight Adds Assembly Simulation to Virtual Manufacturing Portfolio
Interface IP
■ Advancement of Kniulink PCIe IP: From PCIe 3.0 to PCIe 5.0, Strengthening the Foundation of Chip Interconnection
RISC-V
■ China’s tech self-sufficiency drive reaches new milestone with powerful RISC-V chips
Artificial Intelligence
■ Can Your NPU Run DOOM? Chimera Can – by Quadric
■ IBM Announces Strategic Collaboration with Arm to Shape the Future of Enterprise Computing
■ From AI Factories to Molecular Discovery - by Cadence
Security Solutions
■ Quantum-Safe Cryptography: Companies and Players Across the Landscape [2026]
Space
■ Renesas’ Radiation Hardened ICs Take Flight on NASA’s Artemis II Crewed Lunar Mission
Photonics
■ For the Netherlands, Photonics Initiatives Secure Global Leadership
Partner News
■ Rambus Recognized by Forbes as One of America’s Most Successful Mid‑Cap Companies for 2026
■ Synopsys strengthens cooperation with Armenia in education and technology - Vice President
■ Synopsys and ISBA partner to boost India’s startup ecosystem
Business News
■ Fujitsu plans dedicated 1.4nm AI chip manufactured entirely in Japan by Rapidus — AI chip to be designed and manufactured domestically
■ India’s Semiconductor Leap: Four Plants to be Operational by 2026, Says Ashwini Vaishnaw





D&R PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

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Inline Memory Encryption (IME) Security Module for DDR6 / LPDDR6 / MRDIMM2 / MRDIMM3
• Scalable throughput, including DDR5/LPDDR5
• Scalable datapath widths: 128-bit, 256-bit or 512-bit

What they said at
IP-SoC EU 25
Dolphin Semiconductor microphone

Automated Generation of Automotive Grade PMU
Vincent Telandro, Product Marketing Manager, Dolphin Semiconductor

Interview with Luca Testa - Co-Founder and COO - Keysom

Interview with Richard Wu - General Manager - DeepMentor USA

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