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Achronix Announces FPGA-Powered Accelerated Automatic Speech Recognition Solution

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in high-performance FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, is proud to announce its latest innovation in partnership with Myrtle.ai — an accelerated automatic speech recognition (ASR) solution based on the Speedster7t FPGA. This transformative solution converts spoken language to text in over 1,000 concurrent real-time streams with high accuracy and fast response times while delivering up to a 20 times improvement in performance over competing solutions. Achronix will demonstrate this solution at the upcoming SC23 conference in Denver on November 12-17, 2023, at booth 2019.

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in high-performance FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, is proud to announce its latest innovation in partnership with Myrtle.ai — an accelerated automatic speech recognition (ASR) solution based on the Speedster7t FPGA.
  • Achronix will demonstrate this solution at the upcoming SC23 conference in Denver on November 12-17, 2023, at booth 2019.
  • The Achronix-Myrtle.ai accelerated ASR solution will have a revolutionary impact on industries that depend on rapid and accurate speech-to-text conversion.
  • Evaluate the solution today with your own data set and schedule a detailed discussion and demonstration with our team: Contact Achronix and review our ASR solution page on our website .

PCI-SIG Certifies VectorPath Accelerator Card for PCIe Gen5 x16 @ 32 GT/s

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Monday, May 22, 2023
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in high-performance FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, today announced that its VectorPath accelerator card featuring a Speedster®7t FPGA has been certified by PCI-SIG for PCIe Gen5 and is the first and only FPGA accelerated CEM add-in card certified for PCIe Gen5 x16 at 32 gigatransfers per second (GT/s) on the PCI-SIG Integrator's list. VectorPath S7t-VG6 accelerator cards are designed to reduce time to market when developing high-performance compute and acceleration functions for AI, ML, networking and data center applications and are shipping today.

Key Points: 
  • "Achronix continues to drive acceleration in the high-performance FPGA add-in card market," said Craig Petrie, Vice President at BittWare.
  • Our customers can be assured of the highest PCIe bandwidths and have confidence that VectorPath cards will interoperate with Gen5 servers."
  • It includes high-speed data interfaces supporting 400G Ethernet and PCIe Gen5 which are ideal for high-performance networking and compute applications.
  • "Achronix is incredibly pleased to announce PCI-SIG Gen5 certification for our VectorPath accelerator cards," said Steve Mensor, VP of marketing at Achronix.

Achronix Announces Speedster7t AC7t1500 FPGA General Availability

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Thursday, December 22, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing commitment to enabling industry-leading data acceleration in heterogeneous compute environments, Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, the industry's only independent supplier of high-end FPGAs and eFPGA IP solutions, today announced the production release of its AC7t1500 FPGA and the addition of the power-efficient AC7t800 FPGA to the Achronix Tool Suite.

Key Points: 
  • The production release of the Speedster7t AC7t1500 and the availability of Speedster7t AC7t800 in the Achronix Tool Suite reiterates Achronix's continued dedication to high-performance FPGAs.
  • "The Speedster®7t product family offers unprecedented FPGA-based performance for data acceleration applications," said Steve Mensor, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Achronix.
  • Standard RTL (VHDL and Verilog) input together with industry-standard simulation ensures that the Achronix design flow is straightforward for existing FPGA designers.
  • Achronix Speedster®7t FPGA and Speedcore™ eFPGA IP offerings are further enhanced by ready-to-use VectorPath® accelerator cards targeting AI, machine learning, networking and data center applications.

Achronix Appoints Mahesh Karanth as CFO

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. , Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in high-performance FPGAs and eFPGA IP, announced it has named semiconductor industry veteran, Mahesh Karanth, as its chief financial officer. Karanth will take over for Howard Brodsky, who is retiring after 16 years at Achronix.   

Key Points: 
  • Karanth will take over for Howard Brodsky, who is retiring after 16 years at Achronix.
  • Karanth comes to Achronix with more than 30 years of financial experience at multi-national public and private companies.
  • Most recently, Karanth served as CFO of Rockley Photonics, which he took public last year.
  • All Achronix products are fully supported by the Achronix Tool Suite which enables customers to quickly develop their own custom applications.

Achronix Acquires Key IP and Expertise from FPGA Networking Solutions Leader Accolade Technology

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Monday, September 19, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move that enables customers to design high-performance networking and data center systems faster and easier, Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in high-performance FPGAs and eFPGA IP, announced it has acquired key IP assets from Accolade Technology, as well as Accolade's technology team. Accolade has deep expertise in networking applications for FPGAs, and the acquisition allows Achronix to offer a robust hardware and software solution to networking customers. 

Key Points: 
  • Accolade has deep expertise in networking applications for FPGAs, and the acquisition allows Achronix to offer a robust hardware and software solution to networking customers.
  • Solving these challenges simultaneously is a complex process, which Accolade's FPGA IP accelerates significantly," said Steve Mensor, Vice President of Marketing and Strategic Planning at Achronix.
  • Achronix acquired Accolade's Ethernet FPGA IP catalog which provides a full-function Ethernet shell for Achronix Speedster FPGA, VectorPath accelerator card and Speedcore eFPGA products.
  • Accolade IP combined with Achronix solutions can be used in any SmartNIC application.

PCI-SIG Certifies VectorPath Accelerator Card Featuring Speedster7t FPGA

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Monday, September 12, 2022
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in high-performance FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, today announced that their VectorPath accelerator card featuring the Speedster®7t FPGA has been certified by PCI-SIG and added to the CEM Add-In card integrators list supporting PCIe Gen4 x16. The VectorPath S7t-VG6 accelerator card is designed to reduce time to market when developing high-performance compute and acceleration functions for AI, ML, networking and data center applications. The VectorPath accelerator cards are available and shipping today for new orders.  

Key Points: 
  • SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Achronix Semiconductor Corporation, a leader in high-performance FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, today announced that their VectorPath accelerator card featuring the Speedster7t FPGA has been certified by PCI-SIG and added to the CEM Add-In card integrators list supporting PCIe Gen4 x16.
  • The Speedster7t FPGA has an innovative architecture that provides significant differentiation in the high-performance FPGA market segment," said Craig Petrie, VP of sales and marketing at BittWare.
  • "Designers can now use the VectorPath accelerator card in PCIe Gen4-based system with the confidence of PCI-SIG certification."
  • Achronix Speedster7t FPGA and Speedcore eFPGA IP offerings are further enhanced by ready-to-use VectorPath accelerator cards targeting AI, machine learning, networking and data center applications.

Ansys Enables High-Bandwidth Design for Programmable Chips at Achronix

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Wednesday, July 13, 2022
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PITTSBURGH, July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Achronix Semiconductor Corporation (Achronix), a leader in high-performance FPGAs and embedded FPGA (eFPGA IP), leveraged Ansys' (NASDAQ: ANSS) multiphysics simulation to successfully signoff on its latest FPGA, the Speedster®7t AC7t1500 FPGA. Using Ansys, Achronix safeguarded the thermal reliability and power integrity of its latest programmable chip, which uses advanced 7 nanometer (nm) silicon technology. This technology delivers high-bandwidth performance for demanding processing workloads, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and networking infrastructure.

Key Points: 
  • Using Ansys, Achronix safeguarded the thermal reliability and power integrity of its latest programmable chip, which uses advanced 7 nanometer (nm) silicon technology.
  • Due to the amount of power packed into each high-performing chip, temperature control and sensitivity are essential to successful design.
  • All Achronix products are fully supported by the Achronix Tool Suite which enables customers to quickly develop their own custom applications.
  • When visionary companies need to know how their world-changing ideas will perform, they close the gap between design and reality with Ansys simulation.

Ausdia Introduces Timevision NFormal at the 59th Design Automation Conference

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Monday, July 11, 2022
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DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE Ausdia , the leading developer of design constraints verification and management solutions, introduced a major enhancement to its SDC formal platform at the 59th Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2022.

Key Points: 
  • DESIGN AUTOMATION CONFERENCE Ausdia , the leading developer of design constraints verification and management solutions, introduced a major enhancement to its SDC formal platform at the 59th Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2022.
  • Correcting these issues early led to us having much higher confidence in the quality of the timing constraints, given the rigorous analysis performed by Timevision.
  • Timevision is a comprehensive timing constraints development, verification and management solution that complements all implementation and timing signoff flows.
  • Ausdia is highlighting the Timevision platform in booth # 2310 at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) being held at Moscone West in San Francisco, CA from July 11 - 13, 2022.

Silicon Creations and Achronix Semiconductor Partner to Drive More Performance, Flexibility into High-Speed Trading

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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
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Were ready to provide tailored IP for HFT ASICs in 12/16nm FinFET, said Randy Caplan, co-founder and executive VP at Silicon Creations.

Key Points: 
  • Were ready to provide tailored IP for HFT ASICs in 12/16nm FinFET, said Randy Caplan, co-founder and executive VP at Silicon Creations.
  • We think our partnership with Achronix offers the perfect blend of both technologies to drive improvements in programmable algorithmic trading.
  • Join Silicon Creations at the upcoming Spring STAC Summits to learn more and speak with Silicon Creations about these IP solutions.
  • All reference to Silicon Creations trademarks are the property of Silicon Creations, Inc. Achronix, Speedster and VectorPath are registered trademarks, and Speedcore and Speedchip are trademarks of Achronix Semiconductor Corporation.

Achronix Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Its Innovative FPGA-based Data Acceleration Products

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022
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SAN ANTONIO, April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent North American semiconductor industry assessment, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Achronix Semiconductor Corporation (Achronix) with the 2022 North America New Product Innovation Award. As a second-time winner of the New Product Innovation Award, Achronix continues its history of developing innovative high-performance field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), embedded (eFPGA) IP, design tools, and accelerator card solutions. Achronix set itself apart as a semiconductor supplier that produces both high-performance standalone FPGAs and eFPGA IP integrated into a custom ASIC device to provide superior design flexibility.

Key Points: 
  • This product breadth allows customers to deploy their solutions across of spectrum of data acceleration applications as standalone FPGAs or eFPGA IP integrated into a custom ASIC," said Sushrutha Sadashiva, an industry analyst for Frost & Sullivan.
  • "For its outstanding commitment to innovation, high-quality products, and match to customers' and market needs, Achronix earns Frost & Sullivan's 2022 North America New Product Innovation Award in the semiconductor industry."
  • The 2D NoC acts as a data superhighway, routing data within the FPGA device at 2 GHz speeds and providing >20 Tbps of data bandwidth.
  • Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the company that develops an innovative element in a product by leveraging leading-edge technologies.