CEO Interview: Dr. Tung-chieh Chen of Maxeda

CEO Interview: Dr. Tung-chieh Chen of Maxeda
by Daniel Nenni on 09-22-2023 at 6:00 am

Dr. Tung chieh Chen of Maxeda

Dr. Tung-chieh Chen has been serving as the CEO of Maxeda Technology since 2015. In 2021, at DAC, the largest EDA conference, Dr. Chen was honored with the Under-40 Innovators Award in recognition of his exceptional achievements and contributions to EDA development. He is the infrastructure designer of NTUplace, a circuit placer… Read More


The TSMC OIP Backstory

The TSMC OIP Backstory
by Daniel Nenni on 09-18-2023 at 6:00 am

TSMC OIP 2023

This is the 15th anniversary of the TSMC Open Innovation Platform (OIP). The OIP Ecosystem Forum will kick off on September 27th in Santa Clara, California and continue around the world for the next two months in person and on-line in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Taiwan, and Israel. These are THE most attended semiconductor… Read More


CEO Interview: Koen Verhaege, CEO of Sofics

CEO Interview: Koen Verhaege, CEO of Sofics
by Daniel Nenni on 09-15-2023 at 6:00 am

CEO Interview Koen Verhaege, CEO of Sofics

Koen Verhaege, CEO of Sofics (“Solutions for ICs”), has developed his career first as an engineer, later as a business leader and entrepreneur, working on IP development and valorisation. Koen’s technical accomplishments, publications and patents are in the field of on-chip ESD protection design.

Today, Koen… Read More


WEBINAR: Understanding TSN and its use cases for Aviation, Aerospace and Defence

WEBINAR: Understanding TSN and its use cases for Aviation, Aerospace and Defence
by Daniel Nenni on 09-13-2023 at 10:00 am

Ethernet TSN Profiles

This webinar will introduce Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) and unveil how TSN can provide value in aviation, aerospace and defence.

TSN is a new set of standard extensions based on the IEEE 802.1 and IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards. It is designed to provide deterministic guarantees on Quality of Service (QoS) metrics and reliability… Read More


The TSMC Pivot that Changed the Semiconductor Industry!

The TSMC Pivot that Changed the Semiconductor Industry!
by Daniel Nenni on 09-11-2023 at 6:00 am

Don Brooks Interview 2000

During my research I found an interview with Don Brooks from February 2000. It was very interesting and confirmed some of the things I knew about Don and brought up a few things I did not know. It’s an hour but it is a video of Don telling his story and is definitely worth a look. One of the things that was not mentioned however is the… Read More


ViShare’s Rapid Market Entry with FPGA-Based Prototyping Solution from S2C

ViShare’s Rapid Market Entry with FPGA-Based Prototyping Solution from S2C
by Daniel Nenni on 09-07-2023 at 10:00 am

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ViShare Technology, a fabless semiconductor company focusing on video codec, developed a chip for 8K60 video streaming with the help of S2C FPGA-based prototyping solution. This solution enables ViShare to accelerate its verification process and time-to-market by 6 months.

Since its establishment in 2012, ViShare has been… Read More


Former TSMC President Don Brooks

Former TSMC President Don Brooks
by Daniel Nenni on 09-04-2023 at 6:00 am

Don Brooks

Don Brooks is well known to many long time semiconductor insiders, like myself, but most SemiWiki readers have probably never heard of him. Don is a semiconductor legend and here is his story. This will be in two parts since he had a big impact on the semiconductor industry and TSMC. From 1991 to 1997 Don served as President of TSMC and… Read More


The First TSMC CEO James E. Dykes

The First TSMC CEO James E. Dykes
by Daniel Nenni on 08-25-2023 at 6:00 am

James Dykes TSMC CEO (1)

Most people ( including ChatGPT) think Morris Chang was the first TSMC CEO but it was in fact Jim Dykes, a very interesting character in the semiconductor industry.

According to his eulogy: Jim came from the humblest of beginnings, easily sharing that he grew up in a house without running water and never had a bed of his own. But because… Read More


Using Linting to Write Error-Free Testbench Code

Using Linting to Write Error-Free Testbench Code
by Daniel Nenni on 08-23-2023 at 10:00 am

AMIQ EDA Design and Verification

In my job, I have the privilege to talk to hundreds of interesting companies in many areas of semiconductor development. One of the most fun things for me is interviewing customers—hands-on users—of specific electronic design (EDA) tools and chip technologies. Cristian Amitroaie, CEO of AMIQ EDA, has been very helpful in introducing… Read More


How Philips Saved TSMC

How Philips Saved TSMC
by Daniel Nenni on 08-21-2023 at 6:00 am

TSMC Philips

TSMC and Philips have deep historical ties. In fact, TSMC may not have existed without Philips. In the 1980s TSMC was established as a joint venture with Philips Electronics, the government of Taiwan, and other private investors. Several semiconductor companies were approached by Morris Chang for funding including semiconductor… Read More