In a significant stride towards revolutionizing the semiconductor industry, Faraday Technology Corporation, a renowned leader in ASIC design services and IP solutions, has announced a strategic collaboration with tech giants Arm and Intel. This partnership is set to pioneer the development of a cutting-edge 64-core System-on-Chip (SoC) utilizing Intel’s advanced 18A technology. The SoC, integrating Arm Neoverse Compute Subsystems (CSS), is engineered to offer unmatched performance and power efficiency, making it an ideal solution for building scalable hyperscale datacenters, infrastructure edge, and next-generation 5G networks.

Accelerating Innovation with the SoC Evaluation Platform

Faraday’s upcoming SoC evaluation platform, centered around this Arm-based SoC, aims to significantly accelerate the development of data center servers, high-performance computing (HPC)-related ASICs, and custom SoCs. By incorporating interface IPs from the Arm Total Design ecosystem, the platform guarantees a thorough implementation and verification process for 18A technology. This initiative is expected to streamline SoC architecture exploration within the front-end design flow, reducing the overall chip development timeline. The technology is slated for availability in the first half of 2025.

Industry Leaders on Collaborative Frontiers

Steve Wang, CEO of Faraday, expressed enthusiasm about the collaboration, highlighting Faraday’s strategic focus on the most advanced technology nodes to meet the demands of future applications. “This solution will benefit our ASIC and DIS (Design Implementation Service) customers, enabling them to expedite the time-to-market for cutting-edge data center and HPC applications,” Wang noted.

Mohamed Awad, senior vice president and general manager, Infrastructure Line of Business at Arm, emphasized the critical role of Neoverse CSS and the Arm Total Design ecosystem in accelerating innovation across AI and data infrastructure. Stuart Pann, Intel senior vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Services (IFS), also remarked on the collaboration’s role in driving global semiconductor supply chain innovation, ensuring Faraday’s customers meet leading power and performance standards for SoC designs.

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