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Zero ASIC releases Wildebeest, the highest performance FPGA synthesis tool

Zero ASIC releases Wildebeest, the world’s highest performance FPGA synthesis tool. Cambridge, MA – September 17, 2025 – Zero ASIC, a U.S. semiconductor startup on a mission to democratize silicon, today announced the release of WildebeestTM, the world’s highest performance FPGA synthesis tool. Background The software world has largely moved away from proprietary, vendor-locked compilers in favor of open source alternatives such as LLVM1 and GCC. Early on, these open source compilers lagged b

High-Level Synthesis Synthesis

High-Level Synthesis Synthesis Early in graduate school, I could never quite figure out how to refer to “synthesis” done as part of the high-level synthesis (HLS) flow. Normally, one could say “synthesis” when the context is clear — for example, “…after C-simulation and synthesis,” meaning the hardware synthesis step inside an HLS tool. But sometimes I need to be more explicit, and I end up writing something like “…after C-simulation and HLS synthesis.” This appears redundant, but removes any

You can't grow cool-climate plants in hot climates

Since moving to Deep South Texas 4 years ago I've come to realize that many plants I used to love growing in the cool mild maritime climate of the SF bay area are impossible to grow where I live. This is not just because of the high daytime heat. It's not as simple as that. Specifically, it is the high heat during the night (and those warm nights are a direct result of the humidity) that causes cool-climate and cool-season plants to eventually die here. That's a bummer for somebody who loves pla

The Sunlight Budget of Earth

By Sam Clamons Editor’s Note: This article contains numerical estimates compiled from various research articles. It was reviewed by three climate experts: Casey Handmer, Paul Reginato, and Jonathan Burbaum. Their notes are recorded in the footnotes. Our full dataset and calculations are available for download. We hope this will be a useful starting point for much deeper discussions. Modern biotechnology is powered by sunlight. Light-gobbling algae, both natural and engineered, are harvested an