Tarun Verma, Managing Partner of Silicon Catalyst, delivered a keynote at Verification Futures Austin titled “Revitalizing Semiconductor StartUps.” Drawing from his role in the world’s only accelerator focused on the global semiconductor industry, Tarun outlined the sector’s resurgence, persistent… Read More
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Revitalizing Semiconductor StartUps
Jensen Huang Drops Donald Trump Truth Bomb on Joe Rogan Podcast
How’s that for a clickable title? It really should be called Jensen Huang’s origin story but who is going to click on that?
As podcaster myself I can say without a doubt that this was the best podcast I have listened to all year. During my 30+ EDA and IP career Nvidia was a customer on many different occasions. I do know how… Read More
Cerebras AI Inference Wins Demo of the Year Award at TSMC North America Technology Symposium
This is a clear reminder of how important the semiconductor ecosystem is and how closely TSMC works with customers. The TSMC Symposium started 30 years ago and I have been a part of it ever since. This event is attended by TSMC’s top customers and partners and is the #1 semiconductor networking event of the year, absolutely.… Read More
CEO Interview with Pere Llimós Muntal of Skycore Semiconductors
Pere Llimós Muntal is the CEO and co-founder of Skycore Semiconductors, driving the strategy, business development, and growth of the company as it delivers next-generation power integrated circuit (IC) solutions for applications with extreme power density, efficiency, and form factor demands, such as data center power… Read More
WEBINAR: Defacto’s SoC Compiler AI: Democratizing SoC Design with Human Language
Modern chip design has reached unprecedented levels of complexity. Today’s System-on-Chip (SoC) designs integrate multiple processors, complex memory hierarchies, sophisticated interconnects, and much more. All requiring orchestration using complex EDA tool flows. Months are routinely lost to configuration… Read More
Accelerating SRAM Design Cycles: MediaTek’s Adoption of Siemens EDA’s Additive AI Technology at TSMC OIP 2025
In the competitive vertical of mobile System-on-Chip development, SRAM plays a pivotal role, occupying nearly 40% of chip area and directly impacting yield and performance. The presentation “Accelerating SRAM Design Cycles With Additive AI Technology,” co-delivered by Mohamed Atoua of Siemens EDA and Deepesh… Read More
United Micro Technology and Ceva Collaborate for 5G RedCap SoC and Why it Matters
In the ultra competitive automotive technology race the integration of advanced connectivity is no longer a luxury but a necessity. As vehicles transition from isolated machines to intelligent nodes in a vast ecosystem, seamless, reliable communication becomes paramount. On November 11, 2025, Ceva, Inc., a leading licensor… Read More
Synopsys + NVIDIA = The New Moore’s Law
NVIDIA and Synopsys, two titans of the semiconductor ecosystem, announced a landmark multi-year strategic partnership backed by a $2 billion investment from NVIDIA into Synopsys-led initiatives. The collaboration aims to fuse NVIDIA’s GPU-accelerated computing platform with Synopsys’ industry-leading electronic … Read More
CEO Interview with Brandon Lucia of Efficient Computer
Brandon Lucia is the CEO and co-founder of Efficient Computer, the company building the world’s most energy-efficient general-purpose processors, and a Full Professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He is an extensively published author, and his research has appeared… Read More
TSMC Formally Sues Ex-SVP Over Alleged Transfer of Trade Secrets to Intel
The big semiconductor news this week is the legal action TSMC is taking against former Senior Vice President Wei-Jen Lo. This looks to be a serious game of 3D chess between CC Wei and Lip-Bu Tan so it is worth a look. I got this notice in my inbox early Tuesday morning:
Immediately following, there was an interesting discussion on SemiWiki… Read More
Jensen Huang Drops Donald Trump Truth Bomb on Joe Rogan Podcast