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Podcast EP370: An Overview of PDF Solution’s New AI Platform and Upcoming CONNECT Event with Kimon W. Michaels

Podcast EP370: An Overview of PDF Solution’s New AI Platform and Upcoming CONNECT Event with Kimon W. Michaels
by Daniel Nenni on 10-02-2026 at 12:00 pm
Categories: Analytics, EDA, PDF Solutions

Daniel is joined by Kimon W. Michaels, a prominent figure in the semiconductor industry, currently serving as the Executive Vice President of Products and Solutions at PDF Solutions, Inc. He co-founded the company and has held various leadership roles, including Vice President of Design for Manufacturability since June 2007.… Read More

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CEO Interview Greene Tweed

CEO Interview Greene Tweed
by Daniel Nenni on 10-02-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: Greene Tweed, Semiconductor

Greene Tweed

Magen Buterbaugh was appointed President and CEO of Greene Tweed in January 2023. A seasoned leader, with broad industry expertise, Magen has led multiple chemicals & materials-based businesses – spanning from startups to multibillion-dollar enterprises. She led and scaled new innovative research and development platforms… Read More

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TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum 2026: Spotlight on Emerging Technologies

TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum 2026: Spotlight on Emerging Technologies
by Mike Gianfagna on 10-02-2026 at 8:00 am
Categories: 3D IC, Agentrys, AI, ChipAgents AI, EDA, Events, Semiconductor, Silimate, TSMC, Vinci

TSMC OIP 2026 Emerging Technologies Alley

 

The TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum highlighted many accomplishments across TSMC’s vast ecosystem. Specific achievements with TSMC as well as collaborative work across several companies were all on display.

And there was an exhibit area where you could meet the companies behind many of these stories and learn more about them.… Read More

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Intel Foundry: AI performance now depends on the whole system

Intel Foundry: AI performance now depends on the whole system
by Daniel Nenni on 10-02-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: AI, Chiplet, Intel Foundry, Semiconductor

AI performance now depends on the whole system

For decades, chipmakers improved computing performance largely by putting more capable circuitry on a piece of silicon. That remains important, but AI is exposing its limits. Large models demand enormous amounts of data movement, sustained power and effective cooling. A fast processor cannot deliver its full benefit if memory… Read More

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TSMC’s AI Design Kit: Bringing Agentic AI Into Chip Design

TSMC’s AI Design Kit: Bringing Agentic AI Into Chip Design
by Daniel Nenni on 10-01-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: AI, Events, Semiconductor, TSMC

TSMC’s AI Design Kit Bringing Agentic AI Into Chip Design

TSMC is introducing an AI Design Kit, or ADK, to help artificial intelligence tools make better use of its semiconductor manufacturing knowledge. The idea is to give AI agents that run chip-design workflows a technology-specific foundation, so they can adjust designs toward performance, power and area targets with less manual… Read More

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OpenAI and Synopsys Announce GPT-Synopsys: Why AI-Powered Chip Design Matters

OpenAI and Synopsys Announce GPT-Synopsys: Why AI-Powered Chip Design Matters
by Daniel Nenni on 10-01-2026 at 8:00 am
Categories: AI, EDA, Synopsys

Synopsys OpenAI

Wow, OpenAI and Synopsys just announced a multiyear partnership to develop GPT-Synopsys, a specialized artificial intelligence model for semiconductor design. The agreement combines OpenAI’s frontier models with Synopsys’ electronic design automation software and engineering expertise. Its ambition is to help engineers… Read More

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Why the energy sector must plan for post-quantum cyber security now

Why the energy sector must plan for post-quantum cyber security now
by Daniel Nenni on 10-01-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: PQShield, Security

Why ASML Is Racing to Build 110 EUV Machines

In a September 2026 World Economic Forum article, Ali El Kaafarani argues that energy companies should begin preparing their systems for post-quantum cryptography now. The reason is practical: power infrastructure lasts for decades, while replacing its security can take years. Equipment purchased today may still be operating… Read More

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TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum 2026: Broadcom’s View of ASICs and Ecosystems

TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum 2026: Broadcom’s View of ASICs and Ecosystems
by Mike Gianfagna on 09-30-2026 at 12:00 pm
Categories: 3D IC, AI, Events, Semiconductor, TSMC

TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum 2026 Broadcom’s View of ASICs and Ecosystems

I spent a significant part of my career in the ASIC business. This segment of semiconductors has always been challenging, difficult and invigorating. There is something special about delivering a working custom chip that enables your customer to bring a world-changing product to market. It has always been a highly competitive… Read More

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The Pivotal Moments That Gave Rise to Silicon Valley

The Pivotal Moments That Gave Rise to Silicon Valley
by Admin on 09-30-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: Semiconductor
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IMAGE 1 Robert Noyce with microscope

The little-known decisions and breakthroughs—and the remarkable role of Robert Noyce—that helped shape the modern semiconductor industry

by Sunil Mehta

When people tell the story of how Silicon Valley came into being, they usually begin with a familiar sequence of events.

The transistor was invented at Bell Labs. William Shockley… Read More

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SiFive and AMD Bring ROCm to RISC-V Datacenter Servers—and Why It Matters

SiFive and AMD Bring ROCm to RISC-V Datacenter Servers—and Why It Matters
by Daniel Nenni on 09-30-2026 at 8:00 am
Categories: Events, IP, SiFive

BigSky 2U + Full Rack Render

SiFive and AMD demonstrated an AI workload that brings together two open technologies: the RISC-V processor architecture and AMD’s ROCm GPU software platform. At the AI Infra Summit on September 15, 2026, the companies showed ROCm 10.0 running on SiFive’s BigSky datacenter development server. SiFive P870-D CPUs served as the… Read More