Hopefully we all know what memes are, if not, ask one of your children or grandchildren. Having four grown children of my own I see memes posted on my FaceBook page now and again in support of my superior parenting skills. Remember when EETimes used to run a picture and readers would send in funny captions? An early form of meme, not that… Read More
Author: Daniel Nenni
IP Reuse and Management in Monterey!
One of the benefits of being part of SemiWiki is building relationships with a wide variety of companies covering every semiconductor design application imaginable. We are blessed, absolutely. Another benefit of being part of SemiWiki are the invitations to attend, participate, and even organize events such as EDPS. Last year… Read More
SerDes: Four Wires Are Better Than Two
Kandou Bus SA has recently been proposing the technique ENRZ (Ensemble Non Return to Zero) for use as the next generation interconnect standard for the 56 Gb/s generation of interconnect interfaces at the OIF (Optical Interconnect Forum). ENRZ is technique where three bits are orthogonally modulated over four correlated wires.… Read More
Dinner with Dr. Walden C. Rhines!
You are cordially invited to have dinner with my favorite EDA CEO, Dr. Walden C. Rhines (the C stands for Clark by the way). Wally will be the dinner keynote speaker at the Electronic Design Process Symposium on April 17[SUP]th[/SUP] at the Yacht Club in Monterey. When registering use Promo Code: SemiWikiGofor $50 off. Such a deal!… Read More
What is Next for GLOBALFOUNDRIES?
In response to changing industry dynamics, AMD announced in October 2008 a new strategy to focus exclusively on the design phase of semiconductor product development. To achieve that strategy, AMD partnered with Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) of Abu Dhabi to create a new joint venture company designed to become… Read More
A Brief History of Mobiveil
Semiconductor IP is a relatively established frontier for innovation in Silicon Valley but it is not as easy as it looks. It certainly is not as easy as the two year old start-up Mobiveil has made it look. With a team of more than 100, led by experienced Semiconductor IP professionals, Mobiveil already has a portfolio of silicon proven… Read More
eSilicon on Semiconductor IP Challenges
On April 18, 2014 in Monterey California there will be a series of discussions on the challenges of IP reuse. These discussions are part of the 2014 Electronic Design Process Symposium (EDPS). Representatives from IP, ASIC, foundry and EDA will weigh in the challenges and issues. Here is a preview of one of the presentations from… Read More
IP Challenges, FinFET, 3D-IC, and FD-SOI Updates
Semiwiki is proud to be a sponsor of EDPS 2014:
April 17 & 18, 2014
Monterey Beach Hotel, Monterey, CA
Sponsored by:
IEEE Computer Society of Silicon Valley (CS-SCV)
IEEE Computer Society
Design Automation Technical Committee (DATC)
Council on Electronic Design Automation (CEDA)
The Electronic Design Processes Symposium… Read More
The CAD Team – Unsung Heroes in a Successful Tapeout
For most of my career, I worked as a CAD and design flow engineer. In the fall of 2012, I moved to a different role, as an applications and support manager at ClioSoft Inc. In my opinion, this was a very good opportunity for me to work with other CAD engineers and teams.
Having worked with different CAD teams in my career, I have often felt… Read More
Synchronizer Reliability Metrics
As an example of the need for real-world reliability metrics, consider a modern automobile. We can already buy a car with parking assistance, collision avoidance, autonomous braking and adaptive cruise control features. These new features depend on video image processing that requires high-performance SoC components where… Read More
Rapidus, IBM, and the Billion-Dollar Silicon Sovereignty Bet