In the fast-evolving world of semiconductor design, creating a complex System-on-Chip (SoC) requires meticulous planning to ensure performance, power efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Aion Silicon’s white paper, authored by Piyush Singh, outlines a streamlined methodology that leverages advanced modeling… Read More
Author: Daniel Nenni
The 10 Practical Steps to Model and Design a Complex SoC: Insights from Aion Silicon
A Brief History of TSMC Through 2025
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, has transformed from a modest startup into a global technology powerhouse. Founded on February 21, 1987, by Morris Chang, a veteran of Texas Instruments, TSMC pioneered the “pure-play” foundry model. … Read More
CEO Interview with Gopi Sirineni of Axiado
Gopi Sirineni is a Silicon Valley veteran with four startups and over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor, software and systems industries. As a senior executive, he has demonstrated exceptional skills in building highly efficient, cost-effective organizations, managing them in rapidly changing environments, and… Read More
Google’s Road Trip to RISC-V at Warehouse Scale: Insights from Google’s Martin Dixon
In an engaging presentation at a recent RISC-V summit, Martin Dixon, Google’s Director of Data Center Performance Engineering, took the audience on a metaphorical “road trip” to explore the company’s vision for integrating RISC-V into its massive warehouse-scale computing infrastructure. Drawing… Read More
Bridging Embedded and Cloud Worlds: AWS Solutions for RISC-V Development
In a compelling keynote at the RISC-V Summit North America 2025, Jeremy Dahan from AWS explored the challenges of embedded systems development and how cloud technologies can bridge the gap between local hardware tinkering and scalable, shareable environments. Drawing from his experience as an engineer, Dahan highlighted … Read More
CEO Interview with Masha Petrova of Nullspace
Dr. Masha Petrova is CEO and co-founder of Nullspace Inc., a venture-backed company developing next-generation electromagnetic simulation software for RF and quantum computing applications. She brings 25 years of engineering software experience from executive roles at MSC Software, Altium, and Ansys, and several computational… Read More
Cost, Cycle Time, and Carbon aware TCAD Development of new Technologies
Our good friend Scotten Jones wrote a paper on a product that has been in joint development with Synopsys and is now available. Scott is currently President Semiconductor Manufacturing Economics and Senior Fellow at TechInsights. Scott and I have discussed this product many times and I feel it is ground breaking technology for… Read More
Navigating SoC Tradeoffs from IP to Ecosystem
Building a complex SoC is a risky endeavor that demands careful planning, strategic decisions, and collaboration across hardware and software domains. As highlighted in Darren Jones’ RISC-V Summit presentation from Andes Technology, titled “From Blueprint to Reality: Navigating SoC Tradeoffs, IP, and Ecosystem,”… Read More
S2C, MachineWare, and Andes Introduce RISC-V Co-Emulation Solution to Accelerate Chip Development
MachineWare, and Andes Technology today announced a collaborative co-emulation solution designed to address the increasing complexity of RISC-V-based chip design. The solution integrates MachineWare’s SIM-V virtual platform, S2C’s Genesis Architect and Prodigy FPGA Prototyping Systems, and Andes’ high-performance… Read More
Aerial 5G Connectivity: Feasibility for IoT and eMBB via UAVs
In the evolving landscape of telecommunications, uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) are emerging as innovative platforms for extending 5G networks, particularly in areas lacking terrestrial infrastructure. Dr. Jyrki T. J. Penttinen’s paper, presented at the First International Conference on AI-enabled Unmanned … Read More
Quantum Computing Technologies and Challenges