Chouki Aktouf is Founder & CEO of Defacto Technologies and Co-Founder of Innova Advanced Technologies. Prior to founding Defacto in 2003, Dr. Aktouf was an associate professor of Computer Science at the University of Grenoble – France and leader of a dependability research group. He holds a PhD in Electric Engineering from… Read More
WEBINAR: Reconcile Design Cost Reduction & Eco-design Criteria for Complex Chip Design Projects
As chip design complexity keeps increasing, the challenge of managing costs becomes a pressing concern for companies of all sizes. Efficient resource management is emerging as a critical lever for controlling design expenses and ensuring project success.
The chip design market increasingly demands automated solutions for… Read More
Averting Hacks of PCIe® Transport using CMA/SPDM and Advanced Cryptographic Techniques
In today’s digital landscape, data security has become an indispensable feature for any data transfer protocol, including Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe). With the rising frequency and sophistication of digital attacks, ensuring data integrity, confidentiality, and authenticity during PCIe transport… Read More
2025 Outlook with Mahesh Tirupattur of Analog Bits
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company.
I’m Mahesh Tirupattur. I’ve been with the company for over 20 years. Recently I took the role of CEO, where I drive business partnerships, IP licensing, and joint venture development. This change was a mutual decision between Alan Rogers and I. Alan wants to focus on technology… Read More
Podcast EP269: A Broad View of Semiconductor Market Dynamics with Rajiv Khemani
Dan is joined by Rajiv Khemani, a serial entrepreneur and an industry leader with 25 years of experience in building and scaling businesses. He is currently co-founder & CEO of Auradine. He is also an investor and board member in the data infrastructure, AI and software/platforms space. Previously, Rajiv was co-founder &… Read More
CEO Interview: Dr. Zeynep Bayram of 35ELEMENTS
Zeynep is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of 35ELEMENTS Corp., the GaN solutions company, which spun off from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. She worked in small and large semiconductor companies, and managed operations of an equipment manufacturing business. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in EE,… Read More
2025 Outlook with Matt Burns of Samtec
My good friend Matthew Burns develops go-to-market strategies for Samtec’s Silicon-to-Silicon solutions. Over the course of 25 years, he has been a leader in design, applications engineering, technical sales and marketing in the telecommunications, medical and electronic components industries. Matt holds a B.S. in Electrical… Read More
2025 Outlook with Christelle Faucon of Agile Analog
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company.
I was born in France, but I have been living in the Netherlands for two decades. I have worked in the global semiconductor industry for over 25 years. After my Master’s Degree in Electronics Engineering, I started my career as a Design Engineer. Since then I have held senior product… Read More
Stanford showcases the first 60 GHz GaN IMPATT Oscillator at IEDM 2024
Key takeaways
- IMPATT (Impact Ionization Avalanche Transit Time) sources operating at millimeter-wave and sub-THz frequencies using GaN technology have the potential to become some of the most powerful high-frequency (RF) generators.
- At this year’s IEDM, a major breakthrough was reported: a GaN IMPATT RF oscillator achieving
Stochastic Effects Blur the Resolution Limit of EUV Lithography
Conventionally, the resolution limit of a lithography system with wavelength l and numerical aperture NA is given by half-pitch = 0.25 wavelength/NA. With the use of EUV lithography, however, electron blur needs to be added [1]. The impact of this blur is to reduce the contrast [2]. Blur reduces the modulation amplitude by a factor… Read More
The Intel Common Platform Foundry Alliance