WEBINAR: Chipmakers can leverage generative AI to speed up RTL design and verification

WEBINAR: Chipmakers can leverage generative AI to speed up RTL design and verification
by Daniel Nenni on 02-29-2024 at 2:00 pm

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The subjects of Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) permeate businesses and the public conversation.  It’s not without good reason!  While this emergent field of AI develops, it is now seen at a minimum as a valuable assistant, or, often, a dramatic accelerant to productivity, even to technical workflows.

As we’re … Read More


2024 Outlook with Adam Olson of Perforce

2024 Outlook with Adam Olson of Perforce
by Daniel Nenni on 02-29-2024 at 10:00 am

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Perforce is a company that provides software solutions primarily focused on version control, especially for large-scale development projects. Version control systems manage changes to documents, computer programs, large web sites, or other collections of information. Perforce’s main product is Helix Core, formerly… Read More


WEBINAR: Enabling Long Lasting Security for Semiconductors

WEBINAR: Enabling Long Lasting Security for Semiconductors
by Daniel Nenni on 02-29-2024 at 6:00 am

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Today we live in a world where technology is a part of our everyday lives, not only our personal data, but all devices we rely on on a daily basis including our automobiles, cell phones, and home devices. Hackers have found creative and novel ways to corrupt these products, disable systems, steal secrets and threaten our identities.… Read More


CEO Interview: Michael Sanie of Endura Technologies

CEO Interview: Michael Sanie of Endura Technologies
by Daniel Nenni on 02-28-2024 at 8:00 am

Michael Sanie

Michael Sanie is a veteran of the semiconductor and EDA industries. His career spans several executive roles in diverse businesses with multifunctional responsibilities. He is a passionate evangelist for disruptive technologies.

Most recently, he was the chief marketing executive and senior VP of Enterprise Marketing and… Read More


2024 Signal & Power Integrity SIG Event Summary

2024 Signal & Power Integrity SIG Event Summary
by Daniel Nenni on 02-27-2024 at 10:00 am

SIG Event Synopsys

It was a dark and stormy night here in Silicon Valley but we still had a full room of semiconductor professionals. I emceed the event. In addition to demos, customer and partner presentations, we did a Q&A which was really great. One thing I have to say is that Intel really showed up for both DesignCon and the Chiplet Summit. Quite… Read More


A Candid Chat with Sean Redmond About ChipStart in the UK

A Candid Chat with Sean Redmond About ChipStart in the UK
by Daniel Nenni on 02-23-2024 at 6:00 am

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When I first saw the Silicon Catalyst business plan 10 years ago I had very high hopes. Silicon Valley design starts were falling and Venture Capital Firms were distracted by software companies even though without silicon there would be no software.

Silicon Catalyst is an organization focused on accelerating silicon-based startups.… Read More


Handling Preprocessed Files in a Hardware IDE

Handling Preprocessed Files in a Hardware IDE
by Daniel Nenni on 02-20-2024 at 10:00 am

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For several years now, I’ve been meeting with AMIQ EDA co-founder Cristian Amitroaie every few months to discuss the state of the industry, key trends in design and verification, and the ways that they help facilitate and accelerate chip development. I noticed an interesting new feature mentioned in their latest press releaseRead More


2024 Outlook with Laura Long of Axiomise

2024 Outlook with Laura Long of Axiomise
by Daniel Nenni on 02-15-2024 at 10:00 am

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Axiomise pioneered the adoption of formal verification in the semiconductor industry since 2017.  Led by visionary CEO, Dr. Ashish Darbari, who has 63 patents in formal verification, and Neil Dunlop an industry veteran with 40 years of experience, Axiomise has helped twenty customers over the last six years by providing them… Read More


2024 Outlook with Coby Hanoch of Weebit Nano

2024 Outlook with Coby Hanoch of Weebit Nano
by Daniel Nenni on 02-14-2024 at 10:00 am

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Weebit Nano is an Israeli semiconductor company that specializes in the development and commercialization of silicon oxide-based ReRAM (Resistive Random Access Memory) technology. ReRAM is a type of non-volatile memory that holds great promise for future computing and storage applications due to its potential for high density,… Read More


2024 Outlook with Stephen Fairbanks of Certus Semiconductor

2024 Outlook with Stephen Fairbanks of Certus Semiconductor
by Daniel Nenni on 02-13-2024 at 10:00 am

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Certus Semiconductor is a unique company. Their customer centric business model ensures customer success at many levels. Certus is staffed by a team of IO and ESD experts that go above and beyond what you can get from free libraries, protecting your designs and your customers products from the risks of electrostatic discharge.… Read More