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DAC 2027 Opens Call for Contributions as AI Reshapes Chip Design

DAC 2027 Opens Call for Contributions as AI Reshapes Chip Design
by Daniel Nenni on 10-11-2026 at 12:00 pm

DAC 2027 AI reshapes chip design

The Design Automation Conference is the premier semiconductor ecosystem conference. I have attended 43 DACs including the most recent one in Long Beach. My first DAC was in Albuquerque NM. It was a month after my University so i was still in college mode. DAC was quite the celebration back then so I fit right in

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CEO Interview with Alex Higginbottom of Zenithon

CEO Interview with Alex Higginbottom of Zenithon
by Daniel Nenni on 10-11-2026 at 10:00 am

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Alex Higginbottom is co-founder and CEO of Zenithon, which he started with Abetharan Antony  in July 2025 to build the first world models for extreme physics. He previously worked in deeptech commercialisation and spent time in fusion research, starting a PhD in the field before leaving after a year to build the company.

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From 25 Million Pixels to a Six-Ounce Product: Engineering Visor for Manufacturing

From 25 Million Pixels to a Six-Ounce Product: Engineering Visor for Manufacturing
by Moh Kolb on 10-11-2026 at 8:00 am

By Dr. Moh Kolbehdari

Putting roughly 25 million pixels into a wearable device weighing about six ounces sounds, at first, like a display problem.

It is not.

The displays must fit behind an optical system capable of turning those pixels into a usable visual field. Compute must generate and move the required data. Power must support… Read More


CEO Interview with Lieuwke de Jong of Sweet Atoms

CEO Interview with Lieuwke de Jong of Sweet Atoms
by Daniel Nenni on 10-11-2026 at 6:00 am

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Lieuwke de Jong is a globally experienced executive and entrepreneur who operates at the intersection of industry, government and innovation. His career spans defense-aligned sectors, aerospace, energy, life sciences and advanced materials and he is known for connecting stakeholders across government, research and industry… Read More


Hyper-NA EUV: The Next Frontier in Chipmaking Could Arrive in 2036

Hyper-NA EUV: The Next Frontier in Chipmaking Could Arrive in 2036
by Daniel Nenni on 10-10-2026 at 5:00 am

Hyper NA The Next Frontier in Chipmaking and When It Could Arrive

EUV has long been an interesting story. We have written 200+ articles on EUV and they just keep on coming. Thankfully the premier lithography conference is right here in Silicon Valley. SPIE began in 1955 as the Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers, bringing together engineers using scientific cameras and high-speed… Read More


Podcast EP373: The Impact of yieldHUB Live and Details of Upcoming Show Participation with Gillian O’Donnell

Podcast EP373: The Impact of yieldHUB Live and Details of Upcoming Show Participation with Gillian O’Donnell
by Daniel Nenni on 10-09-2026 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Gillian O’Donnell, Director of Growth at yieldHUB, the enterprise yield management platform trusted by semiconductor and photonics manufacturers worldwide. She leads business development, marketing, PR, and partnerships, with a particular focus on yieldHUB Live, the company’s real-time… Read More


TSMC 2026 OIP Ecosystem Forum Summary

TSMC 2026 OIP Ecosystem Forum Summary
by Daniel Nenni on 10-09-2026 at 8:00 am

TSMC Ecosystem Forum Summary

TSMC’s 2026 Open Innovation Platform Forum presented artificial intelligence as the force reshaping semiconductor design. Its central argument is that faster chips will require progress across the whole system: logic, memory, packaging, interconnects, power delivery and design methods. TSMC places its partner ecosystem… Read More


CASPA CEO Summit and Why it Matters

CASPA CEO Summit and Why it Matters
by Daniel Nenni on 10-09-2026 at 6:00 am

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It’s an honor to attend events like this as a guest, and even more so as a speaker. On Friday at 3:30 p.m., I’ll be moderating a panel with the CEOs of three of the hottest AI startups. I definitely have a few questions ready for them!  My beautiful wife and I will also be at the banquet. I hope to see you there!

The CASPA CEO Summit arrives … Read More


Data Center Energy Trends Force a Rethink of Chip Power Delivery

Data Center Energy Trends Force a Rethink of Chip Power Delivery
by Daniel Nenni on 10-08-2026 at 10:00 am

Data Center Energy Trends Force a Rethink of Chip Power Delivery

Intel Foundry published a two article series on chip power delivery that are worth reading. Here is a quick summary:

Artificial intelligence is changing the requirements for semiconductor innovation. Faster transistors and denser packaging remain essential, but their benefits increasingly depend on another engineering… Read More


WEBINAR: The Convergence of Edge Accelerators

WEBINAR: The Convergence of Edge Accelerators
by Daniel Nenni on 10-08-2026 at 8:00 am

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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