Accurate, complete, and consistent technical documentation is a critical element of success for any embedded system design project. This includes IP, SoCs, and the associated hardware and software infrastructure. When documentation contains errors, the consequences go beyond engineering inefficiency. Errors that drive… Read More
SRAM compilers targeting automotive SoCs on advanced nodesProcessor IP garners the most attention in SoC…Read More
CEVA Accelerates Wireless Edge Innovation with Bluetooth HDT and Integrated RF Design WinCEVA, the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and…Read More
Are You Ready for Spec-Driven Verification?Quick recap: verification is checking that your implementation…Read More
TSMC Powers Up: 408,000 Batteries Get a Safety Intelligence UpgradeAs semiconductor manufacturing becomes increasingly dependent on uninterrupted…Read More
Library Characterization gets a Boost from AIThe semiconductor industry creates increasingly complex SoC and…Read MoreTSMC Pioneers a New Era in AI-Powered Trade Secret Management, Achieving Intelligent Innovation
As semiconductor manufacturing becomes increasingly knowledge-intensive, protecting intellectual property and trade secrets has emerged as a strategic imperative. The world’s leading foundry, TSMC is advancing beyond conventional information security practices by integrating artificial intelligence into… Read More
A Look at the High-Profile Speakers Presenting at #DAC2026
Many of us think of DAC as an important trade show for the Semiconductors and EDA industries. That is certainly part of the history of DAC, but the event is also a highly prestigious technical conference dating back to 1964. In fact, the exhibits at DAC began 20 years after the conference started. That long history as a premier technical… Read More
Breaking the Clock Lane Barrier: MIPI C-PHY/D-PHY Combo IP on TSMC N2P
The transition to advanced process nodes is reshaping high-speed interface IP requirements for mobile, automotive, AR/VR, and AI edge devices. As SoC designers migrate to cutting-edge foundry technologies, the demand for highly optimized MIPI PHY solutions continues to grow. A key development in this space is the availability… Read More
John Barr: The EDA Veteran and Award-Winning Needham Funds Portfolio Manager
John Barr, Portfolio Manager of the top-ranked Needham Aggressive Growth Fund, has built a career with skills honed not just on Wall Street, but in the trenches of the early EDA industry.
Before becoming a respected sell-side analyst and later a buy-side portfolio manager, Barr spent 15 years in the EDA industry, working through… Read More
CEO Interview with Vivek Vishwakarma of ThirdAI Automation
Vivek Vishwakarma is an entrepreneur, investor, and technologist leading ThirdAI Automation, an industrial AI company that accelerates troubleshooting and reporting through automated root-cause analysis. A former technologist at Intel with 10+ patents and 300+ research citations, he speaks on the intersection of advanced… Read More
Podcast EP348: How Lemurian Labs is Building the Foundation for AI’s Next Era with Jay Dawani
Daniel is joined by Jay Dawani, co-founder and chief executive officer of Lemurian Labs, where he leads the company’s mission to reinvent AI infrastructure for greater efficiency, accessibility and performance. With a background spanning AI system architecture, hardware-software co-design and performance optimization,… Read More
Why Generic LLMs Fall Short for Critical Engineering Documentation
Engineering documentation has always been difficult to produce, maintain, and scale. But with the rise of generative AI, many organizations are asking a reasonable question: can a general-purpose large language model (LLM) like Claude automate the work? At first glance, the answer appears to be yes.
Modern LLMs can generate… Read More
Re-Spins Get You Fired, Says Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s statement that “re-spins get you fired” reflects the enormous pressure facing semiconductor companies as chip complexity, manufacturing costs, and competitive demands continue to rise. In the semiconductor industry, a “re-spin” occurs when a chip design must be revised and manufactured again because… Read More
Caspia’s AI Makes You a Security Verification Expert
Let’s face it, powerful, highly trained AI is making it easier to find security flaws in many systems. When the attack surface becomes the underlying hardware, the risks grow exponentially. Unlike software, hardware can’t easily be “patched”. Early, advanced security verification is the way to mitigate these risks, but doing… Read More


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