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Transforming Functional Verification through Intelligence

Transforming Functional Verification through Intelligence
by Daniel Payne on 12-01-2025 at 10:00 am

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SoC projects are running behind schedule as design and verification complexity has increased dramatically, so just adding more engineers, more tests and more compute aren’t the answer. The time is ripe to consider smarter ways to improve verification efficiency. The added complexity of multiple embedded processors, multiple… Read More


Podcast EP320: The Emerging Field of Quantum Technology and the Upcoming Q2B Event with Peter Olcott

Podcast EP320: The Emerging Field of Quantum Technology and the Upcoming Q2B Event with Peter Olcott
by Daniel Nenni on 12-01-2025 at 9:00 am

Daniel is joined by Peter Olcott, Deeptech Principal at First Spark Ventures specializing in early-stage investments. His background encompasses over 20 years of experience in electrical engineering, software engineering, algorithm design, combined hardware-software robotic devices, and novel innovations in biomedical… Read More


Synopsys + NVIDIA = The New Moore’s Law

Synopsys + NVIDIA = The New Moore’s Law
by Daniel Nenni on 12-01-2025 at 8:00 am

Synopsys + NVIDIA = The New Moore’s Law

NVIDIA and Synopsys, two titans of the semiconductor ecosystem,  announced a landmark multi-year strategic partnership backed by a $2 billion investment from NVIDIA into Synopsys-led initiatives. The collaboration aims to fuse NVIDIA’s GPU-accelerated computing platform with Synopsys’ industry-leading electronic … Read More


Website Developers May Have Most to Fear From AI

Website Developers May Have Most to Fear From AI
by Bernard Murphy on 12-01-2025 at 6:00 am

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Further on the theme of what jobs will AI displace or radically change, I have been thinking about Walmart’s recent announcement with OpenAI, to enable customers to buy products directly within ChatGPT. Seems far removed from any care-abouts in electronic design but bear with me. We’ve been hearing about sizeable layoffs at Amazon,… Read More


CEO Interview with Brandon Lucia of Efficient Computer

CEO Interview with Brandon Lucia of Efficient Computer
by Daniel Nenni on 11-30-2025 at 2:00 pm

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Brandon Lucia is the CEO and co-founder of Efficient Computer, the company building the world’s most energy-efficient general-purpose processors, and a Full Professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He is an extensively published author, and his research has appeared… Read More


Podcast EP319: What Makes Agile Analog a Unique Company with Chris Morrison

Podcast EP319: What Makes Agile Analog a Unique Company with Chris Morrison
by Daniel Nenni on 11-28-2025 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Chris Morrison, vice president of product marketing at Agile Analog, the customizable analog IP company. Chris has over 18 years’ experience developing strong relationships with key partners across the semiconductor industry and delivering innovative analog, digital, power management and audio products.… Read More


TSMC Formally Sues Ex-SVP Over Alleged Transfer of Trade Secrets to Intel

TSMC Formally Sues Ex-SVP Over Alleged Transfer of Trade Secrets to Intel
by Daniel Nenni on 11-28-2025 at 6:00 am

TSMC vs Wei Jen Lo

The big semiconductor news this week is the legal action TSMC is taking against former Senior Vice President Wei-Jen Lo. This looks to be a serious game of 3D chess between CC Wei and Lip-Bu Tan so it is worth a look. I got this notice in my inbox early Tuesday morning:

Immediately following, there was an interesting discussion on SemiWikiRead More


WEBINAR: Revolutionizing Electrical Verification in IC Design

WEBINAR: Revolutionizing Electrical Verification in IC Design
by Daniel Nenni on 11-27-2025 at 10:00 am

Electrical Verification – The invisible bottleneck in IC design 2

In the complex world of IC design, electrical verification has emerged as a critical yet often overlooked bottleneck. Aniah’s upcoming webinar on December 4, 2025, titled “Electrical Verification: The Invisible Bottleneck in IC Design,” sheds light on this issue, introducing their groundbreaking OneCheck® solution. … Read More


Live Webinar: Considerations When Architecting Your Next SoC: NoC with Arteris and Aion Silicon

Live Webinar: Considerations When Architecting Your Next SoC: NoC with Arteris and Aion Silicon
by Daniel Nenni on 11-27-2025 at 8:00 am

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The explosive growth of AI and accelerated computing is placing unprecedented demands on system-on-chip (SoC) design. Modern AI workloads require extremely high bandwidth, ultra-low latency, and energy-efficient data movement across increasingly heterogeneous architectures. As SoCs scale to incorporate clusters of… Read More


From Silos to Systems, From Data to Insight: Keysight’s Upcoming Webinar on EDA Data Transformation

From Silos to Systems, From Data to Insight: Keysight’s Upcoming Webinar on EDA Data Transformation
by Daniel Nenni on 11-27-2025 at 6:00 am

Keysight EDA Webinar

In the fast-evolving world of electronic design automation (EDA), where complexity multiplies with every nanometer shrink and AI integration, data silos are the silent killers of innovation. Keysight Technologies, a leader in design and test solutions, tackles this head-on with their webinar “From Silos to Systems,… Read More