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High-NA EUV Moves From Experiment to Manufacturing

High-NA EUV Moves From Experiment to Manufacturing
by Daniel Nenni on 09-07-2026 at 11:00 pm

HNA EUV Moves into Manufacturing

Intel Foundry and ASML say high-numerical-aperture extreme-ultraviolet lithography has crossed an important boundary: it is no longer only a development tool, but a production technology. At the SPIE Photomask Technology and Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography conference, the companies reported that Intel has processed … Read More


ASML and TSMC’s 12-Inch Photomask Initiative: Technical Significance

ASML and TSMC’s 12-Inch Photomask Initiative: Technical Significance
by Daniel Nenni on 09-07-2026 at 11:00 pm

ASML and TSMC’s 12 Inch Photomask Initiative

ASML and TSMC’s proposed shift from 6-inch to 12-inch photomasks is an attempt to redesign a critical but often overlooked part of advanced semiconductor manufacturing. Photomasks are precision plates carrying the circuit patterns projected by a lithography scanner onto a silicon wafer. In extreme-ultraviolet lithography,… Read More


AI Memory Gap at DAC 2026

AI Memory Gap at DAC 2026
by Daniel Payne on 09-07-2026 at 10:00 am

AI memory gap

On Tuesday at #DAC2026 I attended the exhibitor presentation, Synopsys: How Silicon Startups are Addressing the AI Memory Gap. Vikram Bhatia from Synopsys introduced the two presentations from Wenbo Yin, SVP of IC Design at TetraMem and R. Scott Hills, VP of Business Development at ANAFLASH. Datacenters consume large amounts… Read More


When Design Gets Faster, the Bottleneck Moves Through the Physical Stack

When Design Gets Faster, the Bottleneck Moves Through the Physical Stack
by Moh Kolb on 09-07-2026 at 6:00 am

Desing fast Bott through physicalstack

AI can compress the path to tape-out. The next challenge is compressing physical realization.

Something important is beginning to happen in semiconductor development: the design cycle itself is becoming compressible.

AI-assisted engineering can accelerate architecture exploration, RTL development, verification, physical… Read More


Comparing Advanced Packaging from TSMC, Intel Foundry, and Samsung Foundry

Comparing Advanced Packaging from TSMC, Intel Foundry, and Samsung Foundry
by Daniel Nenni on 09-06-2026 at 10:00 am

Advanced Chip Packaging Comparison INtel TSMC Samsung

Advanced semiconductor packaging has become essential to improving computing performance as conventional transistor scaling grows more difficult and expensive. Instead of manufacturing an entire processor as one large monolithic die, chipmakers can divide it into smaller chiplets and combine logic, memory, input/output… Read More


CEO Interview with Sander den Hoedt of Delmic

CEO Interview with Sander den Hoedt of Delmic
by Daniel Nenni on 09-06-2026 at 8:00 am

Sander headshot

Sander is an Applied-physics graduate from TU Delft. Worked at a semiconductor start-up during his studies, decided building a company would be the most interesting way to shape his career. In 2010, a TU Delft professor suggested combining light and electron microscopy. Sander and co-founder Andries Effting took the patent … Read More


Semicon West: Transforming Tomorrow One Chip at a Time

Semicon West: Transforming Tomorrow One Chip at a Time
by Daniel Nenni on 09-06-2026 at 6:00 am

Semicon West 2026 Transforming Tomorrow One Chip at a Time

SEMICON West 2026 arrives at a pivotal moment for the global chip industry. Scheduled for October 13–15 at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, the event returns to the Bay Area after its 2025 edition in Phoenix. Organized by SEMI under the theme “Transform Tomorrow,” it will bring together semiconductor manufacturers, equipment… Read More


Podcast EP364: The Broad Impact of Advanced Mask Solutions, Today and Tomorrow with Dr. Germain Fenger

Podcast EP364: The Broad Impact of Advanced Mask Solutions, Today and Tomorrow with Dr. Germain Fenger
by Daniel Nenni on 09-04-2026 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Dr. Germain Fenger, Senior Director of Product Management at Synopsys where he leads advanced mask solutions and computational lithography technologies. With a background spanning semiconductor manufacturing, lithography research, engineering, and product leadership, Germain has held roles at imec,… Read More


CEO Interview with Timothy Regan of IN2FAB

CEO Interview with Timothy Regan of IN2FAB
by Daniel Nenni on 09-04-2026 at 8:00 am

Timothy Regan

Timothy Regan has substantial experience in analog/ mixed signal design and its supporting EDA technologies. His career began in linear engineering at Texas Instruments.

He then worked as an applications specialist for both GE-Calma and Valid Logic Systems. After that, he spent 10 years as managing director at Design Resources… Read More


The $9.5 Billion Design IP Market: Shifting Boundaries, Arm’s Monopoly, and the RISC-V Response

The $9.5 Billion Design IP Market: Shifting Boundaries, Arm’s Monopoly, and the RISC-V Response
by Kalar Rajendiran on 09-04-2026 at 6:00 am

2025 Design IP Sub Categories Market Share Pie Chart

While semiconductor design intellectual property (IP) is a $9.45 billion market, it acts as the absolute architectural bottleneck for the entire global semiconductor value chain. The choices made at the IP layer today dictate the cost, power, and security of a downstream technology economy rapidly marching toward a trillion… Read More