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Modern Trends in I/O and ESD Design at TSMC OIP

Modern Trends in I/O and ESD Design at TSMC OIP
by Daniel Nenni on 11-26-2025 at 10:00 am

Introduction to Certus Semiconductor IP

It was very clear at the recent 2025 TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum that the semiconductor I/O landscape has undergone a profound transformation over the past 25 years, evolving from simple general-purpose input/output (GPIO) cells in 180nm nodes to highly complex, multi-protocol, feature-rich libraries in advanced 16nm and 22nm… Read More


Podcast EP318: An Overview of Axelera AI’s Newest Chip with Fabrizio Del Maffeo

Podcast EP318: An Overview of Axelera AI’s Newest Chip with Fabrizio Del Maffeo
by Daniel Nenni on 11-26-2025 at 8:00 am

Daniel is joined by Fabrizio Del Maffeo, CEO and co-founder of Axelera AI, a Netherlands-based startup delivering the world’s most powerful and advanced solutions for AI at the edge.

Fabrizio describes the significant momentum Axelera AI has achieved in the market, with over 350 customers. Dan then explores the company’s… Read More


Agentic Bug Localization. Innovation in Verification

Agentic Bug Localization. Innovation in Verification
by Bernard Murphy on 11-26-2025 at 6:00 am

Innovation New

Bug localization continues to be a challenge for both bug triage and root-cause analysis. Agentic approaches suggest a way forward. Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO and lecturer at Stanford, EE292A) and I continue our series on research ideas.… Read More


Why chip design needs industrial-grade EDA AI

Why chip design needs industrial-grade EDA AI
by Admin on 11-25-2025 at 10:00 am

EDA AI consumer vs industrial 72dpi

By Niranjan Sitapure

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries worldwide. Consumer-grade AI solutions are getting significant attention in the media for their creativity, speed, and accessibility—from ChatGPT and Meta’s AI app to Gemini for image creation, Sora for video, Sona for music, and Perplexity for web… Read More


Mixel Company Update 2025

Mixel Company Update 2025
by Daniel Nenni on 11-25-2025 at 6:00 am

Mixel Update 2025 SemiWiki

Mixel, Inc., a longtime leader in mixed-signal and MIPI® interface IP, entered a new chapter in its history following its acquisition by Silvaco Group, Inc., a global provider of design software and semiconductor IP. The acquisition, completed earlier in 2025, marks a strategic move that combines Silvaco’s deep expertise in… Read More


Cloud-Accelerated EDA Development

Cloud-Accelerated EDA Development
by Admin on 11-24-2025 at 10:00 am

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By Nikhil Sharma, Sunghwan Son, Paul Mantey

The semiconductor industry faces an unprecedented crisis that threatens the very foundation of technological innovation. According to the latest Siemens EDA / Wilson Research Study, first-silicon success rates have plummeted to just 14%[1]—the lowest figure in more than twenty… Read More


A Tour of Advanced Data Conversion with Alphacore

A Tour of Advanced Data Conversion with Alphacore
by Mike Gianfagna on 11-24-2025 at 6:00 am

A Tour of Advanced Data Conversion with Alphacore

There is always a lot of buzz about advanced AI workloads at trade shows. How to train them and how to run them. Advanced chip and multi-die designs are how AI is brought to life, so it was a perfect fit for discussion at a show. But there is another side of this discussion. Much of the work going on in AI workloads has to do with processing… Read More


Self-Aligned Spacer Patterning for Minimum Pitch Metal in DRAM

Self-Aligned Spacer Patterning for Minimum Pitch Metal in DRAM
by Fred Chen on 11-23-2025 at 10:00 am

Spacer Patterning for Minimum Pitch Metal in DRAM 1

The patterning of features outside a DRAM cell array can be just as challenging as those within the array itself [1]. The array contains features which are densely packed, but regularly arranged. On the other hand, outside the array, the minimum pitch features, such as the lowest metal lines in the periphery for the sense amplifier… Read More


CEO Interview with Dr. Peng Zou of PowerLattice

CEO Interview with Dr. Peng Zou of PowerLattice
by Daniel Nenni on 11-23-2025 at 8:00 am

Dr. Peng Zou President & CEO, Co Founder

Dr. Zou is one of the industry’s leading experts in power delivery for high performance processors.  Before founding PowerLattice, he held technical leadership roles at Qualcomm/NUVIA, Huawei and Intel, where he led the multidisciplinary teams advancing integrated voltage regulator technologies across magnetic materials,… Read More


Video EP12: How Mach42 is Changing Analog Verification with Antun Domic

Video EP12: How Mach42 is Changing Analog Verification with Antun Domic
by Daniel Nenni on 11-21-2025 at 10:00 am

In this episode of the Semiconductor Insiders video series, Dan is joined by Antun Domic, who discusses Mach42’s work on AI and analog verification. Antun covers many aspects of analog/AMS verification and how Mach42’s unique AI-fueled approach provides significant benefits. He explains the balance of speed … Read More