Welcome to Foundation IP: Pushing the Boundaries of Energy-Efficient Chip Design. As the semiconductor landscape evolves-driven by advancements in mobile, loT, AI, high-performance computing, automotive, crypto, networking applications, and more-design teams are challenged to deliver system-on-chips (SoCs) that redefine energy efficiency, performance, and reliability.

This booklet features six articles that address the key challenges of energy-efficient SoC design and demonstrate how advanced Foundation IP solutions can help overcome them. Topics include strategies for optimizing power, performance, and area (PPA), practical insights into deep low-voltage operation, and advanced power management techniques. Expanding on these themes, the booklet discusses how the High-Performance Core Design Kit-a robust, tool-aware Foundation IP solution-supports HPC and AI applications with optimized circuitry, broad operating voltage range, and options for customer-specific enhancements. A featured use case highlights the importance of tailoring Foundation IP to meet demanding low-voltage and PPA requirements, particularly for power-critical scenarios such as AI at the edge. The booklet further explores the impact of emerging memory technologies like MRAM and RRAM on embedded systems, and conclude with a look at gate-all-around (GAA) transistor architecture, emphasizing its role in advancing scaling and energy efficiency.