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Podcast EP351: A Detailed Overview of the Emerging Standards for 400G with Kent Lusted

Podcast EP351: A Detailed Overview of the Emerging Standards for 400G with Kent Lusted
by Daniel Nenni on 06-19-2026 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Kent Lusted, a Distinguished Architect at Synopsys and an integral part of the company’s Ethernet IP design team. He has been an active contributor and member of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet PHY standards development leadership team for more than 15 years. Prior to Synopsys, Kent worked at Intel for 30+ years, focused… Read More


The Yield Partnership: Intel and PDF Solutions Tackle Advanced Nodes

The Yield Partnership: Intel and PDF Solutions Tackle Advanced Nodes
by Daniel Nenni on 06-19-2026 at 6:00 am

Intel and PDF Solutions Tackle Advanced Nodes

One of the most difficult things to do in life is ask for help. This is inherently a big problem in the semiconductor industry dating back to the IDM days where silos of secrecy were established. As a result Intel has struggled with yield since the 14nm FinFET process nodes.

On the outside PDF Solutions is a publicly traded semiconductor… Read More


Webinar: Faster Design Spec to Implementation using IP-XACT

Webinar: Faster Design Spec to Implementation using IP-XACT
by Daniel Payne on 06-18-2026 at 10:00 am

SoC Compiler

As SoC design flows grow increasingly complex, IP-XACT has become a cornerstone standard throughout the entire development lifecycle: from architecture specification to design assembly and verification. Its growing adoption is reflected in the standard’s continuous evolution, from the 2009 release through 2014… Read More


Webinar: Caspia Shows You How to Fix Security Flaws Before It’s Too Late

Webinar: Caspia Shows You How to Fix Security Flaws Before It’s Too Late
by Mike Gianfagna on 06-18-2026 at 8:00 am

Webinar Caspia Shows You How to Fix Security Flaws Before It’s Too Late

I recently posted an overview of an upcoming webinar from Caspia Technologies. That post provides background on the excellent speakers who will present and an overview of the topics they will cover.  I recently had the opportunity to attend a dry run of the entire event. The details presented are quite impactful, so I thought I’d… Read More


Feed Forward Intelligence: Enabling Testability in the Chiplets Era

Feed Forward Intelligence: Enabling Testability in the Chiplets Era
by Kalar Rajendiran on 06-18-2026 at 6:00 am

Data Feed Forward Architecture

The semiconductor industry is entering a new era in which advanced packaging and chiplets-based architectures are becoming the primary drivers of system-level innovation. As traditional process-node scaling becomes increasingly complex and expensive, manufacturers are turning to heterogeneous integration, combining… Read More


Synopsys Unifies Electrical, Thermal, Mechanical, and Optical Analysis with Multiphysics Fusion Solutions

Synopsys Unifies Electrical, Thermal, Mechanical, and Optical Analysis with Multiphysics Fusion Solutions
by Daniel Nenni on 06-17-2026 at 2:00 pm

Synopsys Announces Availability of the First Wave of Multiphysics Fusion Solutions

Synopsys has announced the availability of the first wave of its Multiphysics Fusion Solutions, extending its vision of a unified engineering environment that connects EDA, semiconductor physics, system simulation, and artificial intelligence-driven optimization. The announcement addresses one of the most significant… Read More


RISC-V and AI: The Architecture Shift Is Now

RISC-V and AI: The Architecture Shift Is Now
by Daniel Nenni on 06-17-2026 at 10:00 am

RISC V and AI The Architecture Shift Is Now

The semiconductor industry has experienced several defining transitions over the last three decades. We moved from single-core to multicore processors, from ASIC-centric designs to IP-based SoCs, and from monolithic integration to heterogeneous architectures. Today, another transition is underway, one that may ultimately… Read More


MIPI Alliance Accelerates Automotive AI Connectivity with A-PHY Compliance Program

MIPI Alliance Accelerates Automotive AI Connectivity with A-PHY Compliance Program
by Daniel Nenni on 06-17-2026 at 8:00 am

MIPI Alliance Accelerates Automotive AI Connectivity with A PHY Compliance Program

The automotive semiconductor industry is undergoing a major architectural transition as vehicles evolve into centralized, software-defined computing platforms capable of supporting advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous driving, and AI-enabled cockpit applications. This shift is driving demand for… Read More


PowerArtist RTL Power Estimation Folds into Keysight

PowerArtist RTL Power Estimation Folds into Keysight
by Bernard Murphy on 06-17-2026 at 6:00 am

PowerArtist exploring and fixing hotspots in a GPU

Back in the late 1990s, Sente launched a product called WattWatcher to estimate power from design RTL and simulation activity. This was revolutionary for its time since alternatives, while very accurate, only offered power analysis at the gate level. Gate-level analysis is great for fine-tuning power but is unhelpful for achieving… Read More


Intel Foundry Expands the 18A Platform with 18A-P and Demonstrates Long-Term Technology Leadership at VLSI 2026

Intel Foundry Expands the 18A Platform with 18A-P and Demonstrates Long-Term Technology Leadership at VLSI 2026
by Daniel Nenni on 06-16-2026 at 2:00 pm

Intel Foundry Trust 2026

At the 2026 VLSI Symposium, Intel Foundry provided a detailed update on its process technology roadmap, highlighting the continued maturation of Intel 18A, the introduction of Intel 18A-P, and several advanced research initiatives that extend beyond current gate-all-around (GAA) transistor architectures. The presentation… Read More