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See Autonomous Chip Design in Action with ChipAgents at DAC 2026

See Autonomous Chip Design in Action with ChipAgents at DAC 2026
by Daniel Nenni on 07-07-2026 at 2:00 pm

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Making the AI wave at DAC 2026 in Long Beach

DAC comes to Long Beach for the first time in 2026, with artificial intelligence expected to be one of the central topics across the conference program and exhibition floor.

For semiconductor design and verification teams, the discussion has moved beyond whether AI can assist engineers.… Read More


The Packaging PDK Is the Missing Layer for Co-Packaged Optics

The Packaging PDK Is the Missing Layer for Co-Packaged Optics
by Moh Kolb on 07-07-2026 at 10:00 am

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From Photonic Device Design to Electro-Optical Realization

Co-packaged optics will not scale through photonic device performance alone.

As AI infrastructure pushes bandwidth, power, latency, and reach to new limits, optics is moving closer to the compute engine. The industry is no longer asking only whether a photonic device… Read More


Demonstrating the EasyAI ECO Suite – An AI-Powered Functional ECO Solution at DAC 2026

Demonstrating the EasyAI ECO Suite – An AI-Powered Functional ECO Solution at DAC 2026
by Daniel Nenni on 07-07-2026 at 6:00 am

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Easy-Logic, a leading provider of high-performance Engineering Change Order (ECO) solutions in Electronic Design Automation (EDA), will showcase its latest innovation — the EasyAI ECO Suite — at DAC in Los Angeles, July 27–29, 2026. This intelligent ECO solution integrates AI engines into the entire ECO workflow and systematically… Read More


The Accidental Infrastructure: How Crypto Miners Built the Foundation of the AI Boom

The Accidental Infrastructure: How Crypto Miners Built the Foundation of the AI Boom
by Jonah McLeod on 07-06-2026 at 2:00 pm

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Most crypto forty-niners died broke in a warehouse full of their computing rigs. Former Ethereum miner CoreWeave took its gold to Wall Street. On June 22, 2026, it joined the Nasdaq-100 — fifteen months after its IPO, nine years after its founders assembled their first GPU rig in a New Jersey office.

The people who built the physical… Read More


From Detection to Safety: Reframing Fault Simulation for Functional Safety

From Detection to Safety: Reframing Fault Simulation for Functional Safety
by Lauro Rizzatti on 07-06-2026 at 10:00 am

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In the early 1980s, when computer-aided engineering (CAE), the precursor to modern electronic design automation (EDA), was just taking shape, my professional trajectory shifted in a way that would prove foundational. I joined Teradyne, the Boston-based leader in automated test equipment (ATE), and I encountered for the firstRead More


Executive Interview with Chris Morrison, VP Product Marketing at Agile Analog

Executive Interview with Chris Morrison, VP Product Marketing at Agile Analog
by Daniel Nenni on 07-06-2026 at 6:00 am

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Chris Morrison is VP Product Marketing at Agile Analog, the customizable analog IP company. He has over 18 years’ experience of developing strong relationships with key partners across the semiconductor industry and delivering innovative analog, digital, power management and audio products, working for international companies… Read More


CEO Interview with Brice Cruchon, CEO of Dracula Technologies

CEO Interview with Brice Cruchon, CEO of Dracula Technologies
by Daniel Nenni on 07-05-2026 at 4:00 pm

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Brice Cruchon is the Founder and CEO of Dracula Technologies, a company he established in 2011 to develop and industrialize organic photovoltaic (OPV) technologies for indoor energy harvesting. He holds a Master’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Nantes (France) and has built a career spanning chemistry, intellectual… Read More


Executive Interview with Genta Taniguchi of Kyocera

Executive Interview with Genta Taniguchi of Kyocera
by Daniel Nenni on 07-05-2026 at 2:00 pm

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Genta Taniguchi serves as Executive Officer and Head of the Corporate Ceramic Materials Semiconductor Components Group at Kyocera Corporation. He leads initiatives in advanced ceramics and semiconductor-related technologies, supporting the company’s global business in electronic and communication components.

With… Read More


Podcast EP353: What Real-Time Visibility Is and Why it Matters with yieldHUB’s John O’Donnell

Podcast EP353: What Real-Time Visibility Is and Why it Matters with yieldHUB’s John O’Donnell
by Daniel Nenni on 07-03-2026 at 2:00 pm

Daniel is joined by John O’Donnell, Founder and CEO of yieldHUB, a pioneering leader in advanced data analytics for the semiconductor industry. Since establishing the company in 2005 he has transformed it from a two-person startup into a trusted multinational partner that empowers some of the world’s leading semiconductor … Read More


Driving the Future through the “Talent Empowering Program”: Why TSMC Charity Foundation’s Youth Career Initiative Matters

Driving the Future through the “Talent Empowering Program”: Why TSMC Charity Foundation’s Youth Career Initiative Matters
by Daniel Nenni on 07-03-2026 at 10:00 am

Driving the Future through the “Talent Empowering Program” Why TSMC Charity Foundation’s Youth Career Initiative Matters

The future of work will not be shaped by technology alone. It will be shaped by whether young people are given the confidence, skills, and guidance to participate in that future. This is why the TSMC Charity Foundation’s “Technical and Vocational Talent Empowerment Program” matters. By connecting schools, industry partners,… Read More