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TSMC Expands Use of NVIDIA AI Technologies Across Chip Production Operations

TSMC Expands Use of NVIDIA AI Technologies Across Chip Production Operations
by Daniel Nenni on 06-03-2026 at 9:00 am

TSMC Expands Use of NVIDIA AI Technologies Across Chip Production Operations

TSMC, the world’s largest contract semiconductor manufacturer, is significantly expanding its deployment of NVIDIA artificial intelligence and accelerated computing technologies throughout its chip design and manufacturing operations. The initiative represents one of the most comprehensive applications of AI within… Read More


Convergence Evidence Maturity Hierarchy: From Raw Data to Convergence-Authoritative Evidence

Convergence Evidence Maturity Hierarchy: From Raw Data to Convergence-Authoritative Evidence
by Moh Kolb on 06-03-2026 at 8:00 am

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The semiconductor industry is generating more engineering data than ever before.

This article follows the previously published GFL and TCG foundation pieces. GFL introduced the lifecycle-governance problem. TCG clarified why observable or interoperable data is not automatically trustworthy convergence evidence. CEMH… Read More


An Update on IP Lifecycle Management (IPLM)

An Update on IP Lifecycle Management (IPLM)
by Bernard Murphy on 06-03-2026 at 6:00 am

IP Lifecycle Management

IPLM is not always prominent, nevertheless it is a very necessary aspect of semiconductor (and systems) design. Modern designs build on a wide range of IPs and subsystems, each evolving through multiple variants and versions, each with different PPA characteristics and recommended use-cases, many from different suppliers… Read More


Why Europe Needs Its Own AI Supercomputing Platform

Why Europe Needs Its Own AI Supercomputing Platform
by Daniel Nenni on 06-02-2026 at 10:00 am

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The strategic cooperation between Semidynamics and SiPearl to develop a European sovereign rack-scale AI compute platform is important for reasons that extend far beyond technology. It represents a major step toward Europe gaining greater control over its artificial intelligence infrastructure, reducing dependence on… Read More


Learn How llmda Uses Agentic AI to Generate Hardware Docs & Keep Them Consistent

Learn How llmda Uses Agentic AI to Generate Hardware Docs & Keep Them Consistent
by Mike Gianfagna on 06-02-2026 at 8:00 am

If You Struggle with Up To Date Documentation llmda.ai Can Help

Accurate, complete, and consistent technical documentation is a critical element of success for any embedded system design project. This includes IP, SoCs, and the associated hardware and software infrastructure. When documentation contains errors, the consequences go beyond engineering inefficiency. Errors that drive… Read More


TSMC Pioneers a New Era in AI-Powered Trade Secret Management, Achieving Intelligent Innovation

TSMC Pioneers a New Era in AI-Powered Trade Secret Management, Achieving Intelligent Innovation
by Daniel Nenni on 06-02-2026 at 6:00 am

TSMC Pioneers a New Era in AI Powered Trade Secret Management

As semiconductor manufacturing becomes increasingly knowledge-intensive, protecting intellectual property and trade secrets has emerged as a strategic imperative. The world’s leading foundry, TSMC is advancing beyond conventional information security practices by integrating artificial intelligence into… Read More


A Look at the High-Profile Speakers Presenting at #DAC2026

A Look at the High-Profile Speakers Presenting at #DAC2026
by Mike Gianfagna on 06-01-2026 at 10:00 am

A Look at the High Profile Speakers Presenting at #DAC2026

Many of us think of DAC as an important trade show for the Semiconductors and EDA industries. That is certainly part of the history of DAC, but the event is also a highly prestigious technical conference dating back to 1964. In fact, the exhibits at DAC began 20 years after the conference started. That long history as a premier technical… Read More


Breaking the Clock Lane Barrier: MIPI C-PHY/D-PHY Combo IP on TSMC N2P

Breaking the Clock Lane Barrier: MIPI C-PHY/D-PHY Combo IP on TSMC N2P
by Daniel Nenni on 06-01-2026 at 6:00 am

Mixel MIPI 2026

The transition to advanced process nodes is reshaping high-speed interface IP requirements for mobile, automotive, AR/VR, and AI edge devices. As SoC designers migrate to cutting-edge foundry technologies, the demand for highly optimized MIPI PHY solutions continues to grow. A key development in this space is the availability… Read More


John Barr: The EDA Veteran and Award-Winning Needham Funds Portfolio Manager

John Barr: The EDA Veteran and Award-Winning Needham Funds Portfolio Manager
by Admin on 05-31-2026 at 4:00 pm

John Barr Needham & Company

John Barr, Portfolio Manager of the top-ranked Needham Aggressive Growth Fund, has built a career with skills honed not just on Wall Street, but in the trenches of the early EDA industry.

Before becoming a respected sell-side analyst and later a buy-side portfolio manager, Barr spent 15 years in the EDA industry, working through… Read More


CEO Interview with Vivek Vishwakarma of ThirdAI Automation

CEO Interview with Vivek Vishwakarma of ThirdAI Automation
by Daniel Nenni on 05-31-2026 at 2:00 pm

ThirdAI CEO Vivek Vishwakarma (1)

Vivek Vishwakarma is an entrepreneur, investor, and technologist leading ThirdAI Automation, an industrial AI company that accelerates troubleshooting and reporting through automated root-cause analysis. A former technologist at Intel with 10+ patents and 300+ research citations, he speaks on the intersection of advanced… Read More