On the latest investor call the big story was the increase in CAPEX for 2026 and the expected CAPEX for 2027. TSMC raised the CAPEX ceiling for 2026 from US$56 billion to US$64 billion. My guess would be US$64 billion will be spent if not more. We have been discussing this in the SemiWiki Forum and my guess for 2027 TSMC CAPEX is and incredible… Read More
Consolidation and Competition: Who is Winning the $4.5 Billion Interface IP Race?The semiconductor landscape is currently undergoing a structural…Read More
SemiAnalysis EDA Market Primer - Market Dynamics, Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens, China EDA RiseElectronic Design Automation, or EDA, is the software…Read MoreAgentrys a New Paradigm for Semiconductor Engineering at 2026 DAC
Agentrys is pioneering Agentic Design Automation (ADA), a new paradigm for semiconductor engineering. Electronic Design Automation (EDA) has transformed the industry by automating engineering algorithms. Today, frontier AI can automate many engineering tasks by understanding specifications, generating RTL and … Read More
WAVE-P: Hardware Acceleration for the APV Professional Video Codec
Professional video workflows demand a difficult combination of image quality, editing responsiveness, high throughput, and manageable silicon cost. Chips&Media’s WAVE-P addresses that combination as a dedicated hardware IP core for the Advanced Professional Video, or APV, codec. Designed for professional and prosumer… Read More
PCIe 7 Switch IP with Time Division Multiplexing: Powering the Next Generation of AI Connectivity
PCI Express (PCIe), PCIe switches, Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), Network Interface Cards (NICs), and SmartNICs are all well-established technologies that have formed the backbone of computing and networking systems for years. More recently, SuperNICs have emerged as the next generation of networking devices optimized… Read More
DAC 2026 See Analog Bits TSMC N2P IP portfolio and meet with its engineering experts!
Analog Bits, Inc. is an established provider of mixed-signal semiconductor IP that integrates into advanced system-on-chip (SoC) designs to enable intelligent energy and power management. Its full portfolio of IP blocks includes precision clocking macros, power and temperature sensors including LDO and regulators, programmable… Read More
Perforce Enabling Innovation Without Introducing Risk at DAC 2026
Perforce delivers a DevOps Tech Stack for teams building and running high-stakes software systems and revenue-critical applications, where failure is not an option. As a trusted partner helping organizations govern software delivery for AI, Perforce solutions enforce guardrails across code quality, infrastructure, and… Read More
Arteris at DAC 2026 Connecting Innovation for Silicon Success
The semiconductor industry has entered a new era as AI workloads, chiplets, heterogeneous computing, software-defined vehicles, and intelligent edge devices are transforming how chips are designed.
Silicon success is no longer determined by transistor counts alone, but by how efficiently data moves across increasingly… Read More
DAC 2026: Certus Semiconductor Brings Two New I/O Libraries to GlobalFoundries 12nm
Certus Semiconductor, a trusted leader in custom I/O and ESD solutions, will exhibit at Booth 839 during DAC 2026, July 27–29 in Long Beach. This year, Certus is announcing two new developments in GlobalFoundries 12LP and 12LP+ Processes: one I/O library built for commercial SoC and ASIC design teams, and one library purpose-built… Read More
DAC 2026 Mach42: A new generation of physics-driven AI models for analog circuit verification
Mach42 spun out of the Department of Physics at the University of Oxford in 2019 with a mission to establish software tools capable of drastically accelerating expensive physics simulations while supporting complex computational workflows. The prototype tools were successfully applied in the emulation of extreme states … Read More
Synopsys at Design Automation Conference 2026
Synopsys is catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence with comprehensive engineering solutions spanning silicon design, IP, and simulation and analysis. At this year’s Design Automation Conference (DAC), the company will showcase innovations transforming silicon and systems development for a wide range of applications… Read More




Consolidation and Competition: Who is Winning the $4.5 Billion Interface IP Race?