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Podcast EP362: An atomic layer in compute. A discussion of what can be built as graphene photonics scales with Cedric Huyghebaert

Podcast EP362: An atomic layer in compute. A discussion of what can be built as graphene photonics scales with Cedric Huyghebaert
by Daniel Nenni on 08-21-2026 at 2:00 pm
Categories: Black Semiconductor, Semiconductor

Daniel is joined by Dr. Cedric Huyghebaert, CTO of Black Semiconductor. Cedric is one of the world’s leading experts in the development and integration of 2D materials, particularly graphene, into industrial semiconductor manufacturing. With a PhD in Physics from KU Leuven and over 25 years at imec, Cedric built and led… Read More

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How TSMC Is Wiring the AI Era With Light

How TSMC Is Wiring the AI Era With Light
by Daniel Nenni on 08-21-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: 3D IC, AI, Chiplet, Photonics, Semiconductor, TSMC

How TSMC Is Wiring the AI Era With Light

TSMC’s photonics strategy is centered on integrating optical input-output with advanced logic, rather than selling conventional optical transceivers as standalone products. The company is developing a silicon-photonics foundry platform and a packaging architecture called TSMC-COUPE, or Compact Universal Photonic … Read More

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Intel Eyes a Memory Comeback as AI Rewrites Chip Economics

Intel Eyes a Memory Comeback as AI Rewrites Chip Economics
by Daniel Nenni on 08-21-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: Chiplet, Intel Foundry, Semiconductor

Intel Eyes Memory Comeback

Intel is considering a return to memory technology decades after abandoning mainstream DRAM and, more recently, selling its NAND business. Chief executive Lip-Bu Tan has argued that memory should no longer be viewed simply as a low-margin commodity. Artificial intelligence is turning bandwidth, latency and data movement … Read More

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Agentrys Shows You How to Build a Multi-Agent System in 30 Minutes

Agentrys Shows You How to Build a Multi-Agent System in 30 Minutes
by Mike Gianfagna on 08-20-2026 at 2:00 pm
Categories: Agentrys, AI, EDA, Events

Agentrys Shows You How to Build a Multi Agent System in 30 Minutes

Agentrys believes that a purpose-built multi-agent system for chip design shouldn’t be a quarter-long project. Agentic AI systems are becoming quite popular to cut design time and increase quality for complex chip design projects. The challenge is finding the right agentic flow for a particular application. There are… Read More

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Questa One Updated at DAC 2026

Questa One Updated at DAC 2026
by Daniel Payne on 08-20-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: EDA, Siemens EDA

questa one dac2026

Abhi Kolpekwar, VP & General Manager, Digital Verification Technologies at Siemens EDA met with me at #DAC2026 to provide the big picture on smart verification tools, something they call Questa One. Their verification tools are infused with AI to improve productivity on projects like SoCs, 3D IC and chiplets. Abhi shared… Read More

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The Fab Is Not the Finish Line

The Fab Is Not the Finish Line
by Moh Kolb on 08-20-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: Semiconductor

FAb is not the finish line (1)

AI may close the design. The fab may finish the silicon. Production still has to realize the system.

Semiconductor engineering is becoming extraordinarily capable.

EDA platforms are expanding from individual design tasks toward increasingly complete system analysis.

Multiphysics simulation is connecting electrical, … Read More

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Hot Chips 2026: Architectures for the Agentic Computing Era

Hot Chips 2026: Architectures for the Agentic Computing Era
by Daniel Nenni on 08-19-2026 at 2:00 pm
Categories: Agentrys, Chiplet, EDA, Events, IP, Quadric, RISC-V

Hot Chips 2026 Agentrys Quadric SemiWiki

Hot Chips 2026, formally the thirty-eighth Symposium on High Performance Chips, arrives at Stanford’s Memorial Auditorium from August 23 through 25 with a program that captures a decisive shift in computer architecture. Peak arithmetic throughput remains important, but the conference is increasingly about system balance:… Read More

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Latest Savage on Security Webinar Focuses on Gen-AI for Chip Design and Security

Latest Savage on Security Webinar Focuses on Gen-AI for Chip Design and Security
by Admin on 08-19-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: ESD Alliance, Semiconductor Services

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Key Takeaways from the webinar:
Multi-agent intelligent assistant systems of the future will be architected to automate and augment SoC design and security verification and redefining semiconductor innovation, reshaping design, verification and security for the next generation of trusted silicon.

The ESD Alliance is delighted… Read More

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Meet Quadric on the Road: Three Must-Attend AI Events

Meet Quadric on the Road: Three Must-Attend AI Events
by Daniel Nenni on 08-19-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: Events, IP, Quadric

Catch Quadric Hot Chips AI Infra

This late summer, Quadric is taking its vision for programmable, on-device AI to three of the industry’s most influential gatherings. From advanced processor design at HotChips to scalable deployment at the AI Infra Summit and physical AI at Embedded World North America, each stop offers a different opportunity to see how the… Read More

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PDF Solutions’ Exensio Was Built for Semiconductor Analytics. The New Exensio Aurora Architecture Is Built for Semiconductor Intelligence.

PDF Solutions’ Exensio Was Built for Semiconductor Analytics. The New Exensio Aurora Architecture Is Built for Semiconductor Intelligence.
by Kalar Rajendiran on 08-18-2026 at 2:00 pm
Categories: AI, Analytics, EDA, PDF Solutions, Semiconductor

PDF Solutions Direct Connect Block

The semiconductor industry doesn’t have a shortage of data. It has a shortage of ways to turn that data into useful manufacturing insights quickly enough to matter.

That is the problem PDF Solutions’ Exensio solution has addressed for years. Built specifically for semiconductor manufacturing, Exensio brings … Read More