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Podcast EP280: A Broad View of the Impact and Implications of Industrial Policy with Economist Ian Fletcher

Podcast EP280: A Broad View of the Impact and Implications of Industrial Policy with Economist Ian Fletcher
by Daniel Nenni on 04-02-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by economist Ian Fletcher. Ian is on the Coalition for a Prosperous America Advisory Board. He is the author of Free Trade Doesn’t Work , coauthor of The Conservative Case against Free Trade, and his new book Industrial Policy for the United States Winning the Competition for Good Jobs and High-Value Industries. He … Read More

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Big Picture PSS and Perspec Deployment

Big Picture PSS and Perspec Deployment
by Bernard Murphy on 04-02-2025 at 6:00 am
Categories: Cadence, EDA

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I met Moshik Rubin (Sr. Group Director, Product Marketing and BizDev in the System Verification Group at Cadence) at DVCon to talk about PSS (the Portable Stimulus Standard) and Perspec, Cadence’s platform to support PSS.  This was the big picture view I was hoping for, following more down in the details views from earlier talks.… Read More

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Elon Musk Given CHIPS Act & AI Oversight – Mulls Relocation of Taiwanese Fabs

Elon Musk Given CHIPS Act & AI Oversight – Mulls Relocation of Taiwanese Fabs
by Robert Maire on 04-01-2025 at 8:00 am
Categories: Semiconductor Advisors, Semiconductor Services
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Trump Elon Doge

– Trump gives CHIPS Act & AI oversight to DOGE/Musk-“Tech Support”
– CHIPS Act to switch from incentive based to tariff/punitive based
– Musk to be responsible for US AI policy & security- Will rule ChatGPT
– Talks underway to relocate Taiwan fabs & staff to avoid China threat… Read More

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Evolution of Memory Test and Repair: From Silicon Design to AI-Driven Architectures

Evolution of Memory Test and Repair: From Silicon Design to AI-Driven Architectures
by Kalar Rajendiran on 04-01-2025 at 6:00 am
Categories: AI, EDA, IP, Synopsys

STAR Memory System (SMS) Solution

Memory testing in the early days of computing was a relatively straightforward process. Designers relied on simple, deterministic approaches to verify the functionality of memory modules. However, as memory density increased and systems became more complex, the likelihood of faults also rose. With advancements in memory… Read More

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CEO Interview with Matthew Stephens of Impact Nano

CEO Interview with Matthew Stephens of Impact Nano
by Daniel Nenni on 03-31-2025 at 10:00 am
Categories: CEO Interviews

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Matthew Stephens, co-founder and CEO of Impact Nano, brings over 20 years of experience commercializing advanced materials. Prior to co-founding Impact Nano, Matt was VP Sales and Products at Air Liquide Advanced Materials and held C-level leadership roles at Voltaix and Metem. Matt has a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University… Read More

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An Important Advance in Analog Verification

An Important Advance in Analog Verification
by Bernard Murphy on 03-31-2025 at 6:00 am
Categories: AI, EDA, Mach42

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Innovation in analog design moves slowly, not from lack of desire for better methods from designers or lack of effort and ideas from design tech innovators, but simply because the space is so challenging. Continuous time and signals, and variances in ambient/process characteristics represent a multi-dimensional space across… Read More

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Semiconductor CapEx Down in 2024 up in 2025

Semiconductor CapEx Down in 2024 up in 2025
by Bill Jewell on 03-30-2025 at 8:00 am
Categories: Semiconductor Business Intelligence, Semiconductor Services

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Semiconductor Intelligence (SC-IQ) estimates semiconductor capital expenditures (CapEx) in 2024 were $155 billion, down 5% from $164 billion in 2023. Our forecast for 2025 is $160 billion, up 3%. The increase in 2025 is primarily driven by two companies. TSMC, the largest foundry company, plans between $38 billion and $42 billion… Read More

Podcast EP279: Guy Gozlan on how proteanTecs is Revolutionizing Real-Time ML Testing

Podcast EP279: Guy Gozlan on how proteanTecs is Revolutionizing Real-Time ML Testing
by Daniel Nenni on 03-28-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Guy Gozlan, proteanTecs director of machine learning and algorithms, overseeing research, implementation, and infrastructure of machine learning solutions. Prior to proteanTecs he was project lead at Apple, focusing on ATE optimizations using embedded software and machine learning and embedded software… Read More

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CEO Interview with Dr Greg Law of Undo

CEO Interview with Dr Greg Law of Undo
by Daniel Nenni on 03-28-2025 at 6:00 am
Categories: CEO Interviews, EDA, Undo

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Greg Law is a C++ debugging expert, well-known conference speaker, and the founder of Undo. Greg has over 20 years’ experience in the software industry working for the pioneering British computer firm Acorn, as well as NexWave and Solarflare.

Determined to build a tool to ease the pain of debugging complex software, he started… Read More

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Upcoming Webinar: Accelerating Semiconductor Design with Generative AI and High-Level Abstraction

Upcoming Webinar: Accelerating Semiconductor Design with Generative AI and High-Level Abstraction
by Daniel Nenni on 03-27-2025 at 10:00 am
Categories: AI, EDA, Rise Design Automation

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We have been hearing so much lately about the power of AI and the potential of technologies like agentic AI to address the productivity gap and complexities of semiconductor designs of today and tomorrow.  Currently, however, the semiconductor industry has been slow to adopt generative and agentic AI for RTL design code.   There… Read More