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
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PowerArtist RTL Power Estimation Folds into Keysight
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
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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
GPU-native mask rule checking eliminates the curvilinear mask rule check bottleneck
As semiconductor manufacturing pushes toward advanced nodes with tighter feature sizes, the optical proximity correction (OPC) workflow is adopting curvilinear masks to achieve the larger process windows that traditional Manhattan geometries cannot deliver.
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A tower-like heterogeneous packaging architecture for the AI era
For years, advanced packaging has been described mostly in planar terms: chiplets placed side by side, connected through interposers, bridges, redistribution layers, substrates, and short-reach electrical links. This view remains important. It supports today’s GPU, HBM, chiplet, and 2.5D integration architectures.… Read More
Akeana Collaborates with Samsung Electronics, Fast-Tracking RISC-V Customers and Ecosystem for Server and Agentic AI Silicon
The momentum behind RISC-V continues to accelerate as Akeana announced a strategic collaboration with Samsung Electronics aimed at reducing time-to-market for next-generation server and agentic AI silicon. The partnership combines Akeana’s high-performance RISC-V compute platform with Samsung Foundry’s advanced process… Read More
Chips&Media’s Next-Generation Video CODEC IP Powers Ambarella’s Expanding Edge AI Portfolio
Chips&Media has announced a strategic licensing agreement with Ambarella for its latest-generation video CODEC intellectual property (IP), marking a significant milestone in the evolution of edge AI, computer vision, and physical AI systems. The agreement follows an extensive technical evaluation process and further… Read More
Agentic AI and the Future of Chip Design: From Productivity Tool to Engineering Partner
Highlights from a recent panel session moderated by Ed Sperling (Semiconductor Engineering) featuring Walden Rhines (Silvaco), Vincent Wong (Verific), Dave Kelf (Breker Verification Systems), Shelly Henry (MooresLab AI), Ann Wu (Silimate), and Cindy Cui (ChipAgents). The panel session was hosted by Electronic System … Read More
CEO Interview with Suresh Vasudevan of Clockwork.io
Suresh Vasudevan is CEO of Clockwork.io, pioneering Software-Driven AI Fabrics™ that recover the 60-80% of cluster capacity that today goes completely unutilized. Previously, he led Nimble Storage to IPO and HPE acquisition, and served as CEO of Sysdig. Prior to that, he was at NetApp and McKinsey & Co.
His focus: making … Read More



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