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2026 Outlook with Abhijeet Chakraborty VP, R&D Engineering at Synopsys

2026 Outlook with Abhijeet Chakraborty VP, R&D Engineering at Synopsys
by Daniel Nenni on 02-04-2026 at 10:00 am

Abhijeet Headshot

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company.

My name’s Abhijeet Chakraborty and I’m Vice President of Engineering at Synopsys. I led the development of Synopsys Design Compiler-NXT, the industry’s leading synthesis product, and now oversee the company’s multi-die and 3DIC product portfolio. Throughout my career,… Read More


The Launch of RISC-V Now! A New Chapter in Open Computing

The Launch of RISC-V Now! A New Chapter in Open Computing
by Daniel Nenni on 02-04-2026 at 8:00 am

RISC Now Andes

On February 3, 2026, Andes Technology officially announced the launch of RISC-V Now!, a new global conference series designed around the next phase of RISC-V adoption: real-world deployment and commercial scaling. This initiative marks a shift from exploratory and research-focused events toward practical, production-oriented… Read More


NanoIC Extends Its PDK Portfolio with First A14 Logic and eDRAM Memory PDK

NanoIC Extends Its PDK Portfolio with First A14 Logic and eDRAM Memory PDK
by Daniel Nenni on 02-04-2026 at 6:00 am

Nano IC TSMC Process Roadmap

NanoIC has announced a major expansion of its process design kit portfolio with the introduction of its first A14 logic and embedded eDRAM  memory PDK. This milestone reflects the company’s growing role in enabling advanced semiconductor design at cutting-edge technology nodes and addresses increasing industry demand for… Read More


2026 Outlook with Coby Hanoch of Weebit Nano

2026 Outlook with Coby Hanoch of Weebit Nano
by Daniel Nenni on 02-03-2026 at 10:00 am

Coby Hanoch CEO Weebit embedded ReRAM RRAM NVM IP module Flash

Coby Hanoch is the CEO of Weebit Nano. Coby has nearly 45 years’ of experience in the semiconductor and related industries, including engineering, engineering management, sales, and executive roles. Coby was previously CEO at PacketLight Networks, and held VP Worldwide Sales roles at both Verisity and Jasper Design Automation.… Read More


How Switzerland Built a Global Semiconductor Edge by Thinking Smaller

How Switzerland Built a Global Semiconductor Edge by Thinking Smaller
by Admin on 02-03-2026 at 8:00 am

Alain Serge Porret Headshot

By Alain-Serge Porret, Vice President, Integrated & Wireless Systems, CSEM

Since ramping up several years ago, the global semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) race has been driven by scale, from building larger data centers, developing bigger and more powerful models, and with them, increasingly complex and… Read More


The 71st International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2025)

The 71st International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2025)
by Daniel Nenni on 02-03-2026 at 6:00 am

IEDM 2025 SemiWiki

It is hard to believe this conference is older than most all of the participants, including myself. The amount of history behind this conference is amazing. Back in 1955 the meeting began as the Electron Devices Meeting (EDM), organized by what later became the IEEE Electron Devices Society. Its core purpose was to bring together… Read More


Advances in ATPG from Synopsys

Advances in ATPG from Synopsys
by Daniel Payne on 02-02-2026 at 10:00 am

Synopsys TestMAX family

I first learned about ATPG – Automatic Test Program Generation in the 1980s at Silicon Compilers, then continued in the 90s at Viewlogic with the Sunrise tools, so it was illuminating to get an update from Synopsys on their ATPG technology by attending a webinar. Synopsys over the years has developed a family of test tools, shown … Read More


TSMC’s 2026 AZ Exclusive Experience Day: Bridging Careers and Semiconductor Innovation

TSMC’s 2026 AZ Exclusive Experience Day: Bridging Careers and Semiconductor Innovation
by Daniel Nenni on 02-02-2026 at 8:00 am

TSMC AZ Day FAB 21

In February of 2026, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will host the TSMC AZ Exclusive Experience Day in Phoenix, Arizona, offering selected participants a rare opportunity to engage directly with one of the most advanced semiconductor manufacturing organizations in the world. The event will serve as an immersive… Read More


DAC – The Chips to Systems Conference 2026

DAC – The Chips to Systems Conference 2026
by Daniel Nenni on 02-02-2026 at 6:00 am

DAC 2026 Long Beach

The Design Automation Chips to Systems Conference is the preeminent international event for professionals involved in electronic design, system architecture, and EDA.  Formerly known simply as the Design Automation Conference or DAC has evolved over more than six decades into a forward-looking forum that spans the entire… Read More


CEO Interview with Naama BAK of Understand Tech

CEO Interview with Naama BAK of Understand Tech
by Daniel Nenni on 02-01-2026 at 6:00 pm

Naama Bak Headshot

Naama BAK is an entrepreneur with 15 years of experience in tech. He is the founder of Understand Tech, a generative AI platform for enterprises, and Trustii.io, a machine learning platform for data science challenges. He previously held roles at NXP Semiconductors, Orange, and Safran, working in cybersecurity across research,… Read More