To me this is going to be one of the bigger Chicken Little moments in the history of semiconductors. Mostly because we are now a click driven society and the media is plagued by so called influencers that live and die by clicks. In my 40+ years as a semiconductor professional I have witnessed many of these Chicken Little moments with … Read More
Author: Daniel Nenni
Elon Musk Needs to Put His Fab Money Where his Mouth is!
TSMC Technology Symposium 2026 Overview
Yes, it is that time of year again, the 2026 TSMC Technology Symposium kick-off event in Silicon Valley. TSMC has never been in a better position to forecast the future of semiconductor technology and the industry itself. TSMC closely collaborates with the top semiconductor companies around the world and the top players in the … Read More
Transitioning Voltage Regulator Design From Unidirectional To Bidirectional
An interesting article by Nazzareno Rossetti, published in How2Power Today, explores the transition from designing traditional unidirectional voltage regulators to bidirectional converters essential for modern energy management systems (EMSs). These systems optimize energy flow and storage among electric vehicles,… Read More
Disaggregating LLM Inference: Inside the SambaNova Intel Heterogeneous Compute Blueprint
SambaNova Systems and Intel have introduced a blueprint for heterogeneous inference that reflects a significant shift in how modern large language model (LLM) workloads are deployed. Instead of relying on a single accelerator type, the proposed architecture assigns different phases of inference to specialized hardware:… Read More
CEO Interview with Johan Wadenholt Vrethem of Voxo
With over two decades of experience bridging technology and business, Johan Wadenholt Vrethem focused on harnessing AI to transform how organizations operate and engage with their customers. After leading critical digital initiatives and client engagements in the banking and finance sectors at CGI, Johan co-founded Voxo… Read More
TSMC to Elon Musk: There are no Shortcuts in Building Fabs!
The opening of the TSMC 2026 earning call series brought no surprises. CC Wei has done more than 30 such calls since taking the CEO position in 2018 and he never fails to disappoint. Once again, CC Wei reported numbers above guidance driven by strong demand and flawless execution. This illustrates the benefit of TSMC’s close collaborations… Read More
WEBINAR: Beyond Moore’s Law and The Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence
This is a live panel with industry experts who are on the leading edge of AI in semiconductor manufacturing. This is a must attend event for all levels of semiconductor professionals. I hope to see you there.
The semiconductor industry faces unprecedented challenges as it pushes toward advanced nodes below 3nm, managing exponential… Read More
Hardening the Silicon: Why Analog Anti-Tamper IP is the New Security Baseline
In today’s increasingly connected world, there are billions of SoCs, powering everything from automotive ECUs to industrial IoT sensors and processing sensitive data. While software-level security is taken seriously, hardware-level vulnerabilities have often been an afterthought. As hackers are now using more complex… Read More
Renesas Scalable Automotive SoC Design Using Arteris NoC
The increasing complexity of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving architectures has driven a transition from traditional bus-based interconnects to scalable Network-on-Chip (NoC) fabrics. Renesas’ next-generation R-Car automotive SoC platforms adopt Arteris FlexNoC interconnect intellectual… Read More
NoC Matters: Designing the Backbone of Next-Gen AI SoCs
Modern SoC design for artificial intelligence workloads has fundamentally shifted the role of the network-on-chip (NoC) from a simple connectivity fabric to a primary architectural determinant of system performance, power, and scalability. As compute density increases and heterogeneous accelerators proliferate, data… Read More
Siemens U2U 3D IC Design and Verification Panel