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What’s New at the 2026 DAC Exhibits

What’s New at the 2026 DAC Exhibits
by Daniel Payne on 06-10-2026 at 10:00 am

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The most common question that I get each year at DAC is, “So, what’s new?” When I reviewed the exhibitor list I was pleasantly surprised to see how many EDA, IP and AI companies were attending that I didn’t know about. Here’s just a quick preview of what to expect in Long Beach from July 27-29. I’ll… Read More


Optimizing Photonic Integrated Circuit Production with yieldHUB Analytics

Optimizing Photonic Integrated Circuit Production with yieldHUB Analytics
by Daniel Nenni on 06-10-2026 at 8:00 am

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As Photonic Integrated Circuits (PIC) continue to gain momentum across datacom, telecom, AI infrastructure, sensing, and quantum computing applications, the need for advanced manufacturing analytics has become increasingly critical. To address the challenges associated with scaling PIC production while maintaining… Read More


Disaggregating AI Compute to Break the Tokens Barrier

Disaggregating AI Compute to Break the Tokens Barrier
by Bernard Murphy on 06-10-2026 at 6:00 am

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Among several topics dominating news streams these days, giant datacenters are a leading theme. They point to an AI-centric future while raising real concerns about sustainability and scalability. Certainly land, power and water demand are very present concerns for most of us, witness growing pushback against building new… Read More


Customized Foundation IP Enables the Next Generation of Automotive Compute

Customized Foundation IP Enables the Next Generation of Automotive Compute
by Kalar Rajendiran on 06-09-2026 at 10:00 am

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As vehicles become increasingly software-defined, automotive semiconductor suppliers face growing pressure to deliver higher compute performance while maintaining strict requirements for power efficiency, reliability, and long-term product support. Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), electrification, … Read More


Rambus Delivers Complete DDR5 Client Chipset for High-Speed CUDIMM and CSODIMM Memory Modules

Rambus Delivers Complete DDR5 Client Chipset for High-Speed CUDIMM and CSODIMM Memory Modules
by Daniel Nenni on 06-09-2026 at 8:00 am

Rambus DDR5 9600 Client Memory Module Chipset

The rapid emergence of AI-enabled personal computers is driving unprecedented demand for higher memory bandwidth, improved signal integrity and greater system reliability. To address these requirements, Rambus has introduced a complete client memory interface chipset for Clocked Unbuffered Dual In-Line Memory Modules… Read More


From Evidence to Authority: Bounded Gate Authority for Governed Semiconductor Realization

From Evidence to Authority: Bounded Gate Authority for Governed Semiconductor Realization
by Moh Kolb on 06-09-2026 at 6:00 am

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Advanced semiconductor systems are no longer limited by a single engineering domain. They are constrained by the convergence of many interdependent vectors: silicon nodes, advanced packaging architectures, substrate materials, platform PCBs, power-delivery networks, thermal behavior, manufacturing variation, firmware… Read More


Synopsys and Samsung Foundry Extend AI-Driven Design Collaboration for Advanced 2nm and Multi-Die Systems

Synopsys and Samsung Foundry Extend AI-Driven Design Collaboration for Advanced 2nm and Multi-Die Systems
by Daniel Nenni on 06-08-2026 at 10:00 am

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At SAFE Forum 2026, Synopsys announced significant advancements in its collaboration with Samsung Foundry, expanding AI-powered design, verification, test, and IP solutions for Samsung’s most advanced process technologies. The announcement underscores the growing importance of electronic design automation (EDA), … Read More


Broadcom Told the Truth. The Market Hasn’t Heard the Rest of It Yet.

Broadcom Told the Truth. The Market Hasn’t Heard the Rest of It Yet.
by Jonah McLeod on 06-08-2026 at 8:00 am

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Hock Tan and his CFO Kirsten Spears logged into the June 3 earnings call with numbers that should have satisfied anyone. AI semiconductor revenue hit $10.8 billion in Q2, up 143% year over year, above Broadcom’s own forecast. Full-year AI guidance went to $56 billion. The $100 billion fiscal 2027 target was reaffirmed. By any prior… Read More


Weebit Nano ReRAM Reaches Commercial Tape-Out Milestone

Weebit Nano ReRAM Reaches Commercial Tape-Out Milestone
by Daniel Nenni on 06-08-2026 at 6:00 am

Weebit Nano ReRAM Reaches Commercial Tape Out Milestone

Weebit Nano has achieved a critical milestone in the commercialization of Resistive Random Access Memory (ReRAM) technology with the successful tape-out of two customer products integrating its embedded non-volatile memory IP. One of the products has already returned first silicon and demonstrated functional operation,… Read More


CEO Interview with Chuck Gershman of Owl Autonomous Imaging

CEO Interview with Chuck Gershman of Owl Autonomous Imaging
by Daniel Nenni on 06-07-2026 at 4:00 pm

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Chuck Gershman is the CEO and co-founder of Owl Autonomous Imaging. He has spent more than 30 years in semiconductors, AI imaging, computer vision, and autonomous sensing technologies across executive management, engineering, marketing, business development, and operations.

Chuck is a Drexel University College of Engineering… Read More