The rapid growth of AI at the edge is forcing SoC architects to rethink traditional processor designs. Dedicated NPUs deliver impressive performance for today’s models, but evolving AI workloads, increasing system complexity and growing pressure on power and silicon budgets are exposing the limitations of fixed-function… Read More
Significant Performance Gains Reinforce Imagination’s GPU-First StrategyImagination Technologies’ first performance figures for its E-Series…Read More
CEO Interview with Paul Butler of VeriQuantixPaul is an experienced CEO/General Manager/Investment Manager who…Read More
CEO Interview with Joel Jorgensen of FlowAccelJoel Jorgensen founded FlowAccel, helping silicon systems engineering…Read MoreThe silent killer of analog reliability: Why SPICE misses floating net
By Bhanu Pandey
The semiconductor industry is currently facing a significant challenge in functional verification. According to the most recent Wilson Research Group / Siemens EDA Functional Verification Study, first-silicon success rates have hit a historic low, with nearly 68% of designs requiring two or more spins. While… Read More
From Blueprint to Production: How Rambus Brings Commercial-Grade Caliptra Security to AI SoCs
Semiconductor designers today face a critical hurdle: how to smoothly transition from an open-source hardware blueprint to a commercially hardened, production-ready silicon implementation. As semiconductors play an increasingly essential role in powering the AI era, safeguarding these hardware foundations has become… Read More
From Cloud to Silicon: IC-Link and TSMC Open the Door
Access to advanced semiconductor technology involves much more than choosing a process node. Design teams also need computing capacity, compatible tools, secure technology access, and experienced support. IC-Link by imec’s expanded collaboration with TSMC addresses that combination, potentially making sophisticated… Read More
Wilson Survey Signals Need for New Understanding of Verification Success
Siemens has again sponsored a Wilson-led survey on the state of (functional) verification in the industry, and this time Harry Foster (Chief Scientist, Verification at Siemens) has condensed his major takeaways from the report. These are intriguing – particularly an apparent revolutionary change in first-silicon trends.… Read More
Podcast EP372: An Overview of Some Important New Sessions at Semicon West with Julie Rogers
Daniel is joined by Julie Rogers, Executive Director, ESD Alliance. Julie brings deep expertise in industry collaboration, technical conferences, and executive engagement. She brings more than 30 years of experience driving growth, visibility, and alignment across complex, highly technical markets. She is widely recognized… Read More
Beyond the Die: Verifying the Connected Chip
One of the standout presentations at the 2026 TSMC OIP Forum highlighted a collaboration between Siemens EDA, Marvell, and TSMC. I always appreciate EDA presentations that bring together customer and foundry perspectives, and this one did not disappoint. We follow 3D IC technology closely and have published more than 150 blogs… Read More
Built to Deliver the Answer, Not to Train the Model
How VSORA rebalances memory and compute for AI inference in the data center and at the edge
For more than a decade, the AI hardware industry focused mainly on model training, while inference represented a smaller share of overall demand. That balance is changing as trained models are deployed widely in recommendation engines, … Read More
From Faster Proofs to Trusted Silicon with LUBIS EDA
LUBIS EDA is introducing FormalOS, a platform designed to make formal verification more systematic, scalable and predictable. Built on the company’s five-stage methodology, it combines structured workflows, verification playbooks, automation, reusable verification assets and sign-off evidence within customers’ existing… Read More
Podcast EP371: How Vinci is Revolutionizing Hardware Design with John Bruggeman
Daniel is joined by John Bruggeman, Chief Marketing Officer at Vinci, where he leads the company’s market narrative and strategic positioning. His work focuses on translating complex technical advances into clear category definition, industry relevance, and market adoption.
Daniel discusses How Vinci fits into the hardware… Read More




Intel Foundry: AI performance now depends on the whole system