Soitec’s “Engineering the Future” Event at Semicon West 2025

Soitec’s “Engineering the Future” Event at Semicon West 2025
by Daniel Nenni on 09-23-2025 at 10:00 am

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As part of the broader Semicon West ecosystem in Phoenix, Arizona, Soitec, a global leader in engineered substrates for semiconductors, hosts an exclusive, invitation-style event titled Engineering the Future: Soitec Substrates Powering Technology Megatrends on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM MST.

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Yes Intel Should Go Private

Yes Intel Should Go Private
by Daniel Nenni on 09-22-2025 at 10:00 am

Lip Bu Tan Intel

Lip-Bu Tan started as Intel CEO on March 18th of this year and some very impressive changes have already taken place. Intel started the year with more than 100,000 employees and will finish the year with around 75,000. Reporting structures have been flattened and the Intel culture is being transformed back into an innovation driven… Read More


MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Unleashes Best-in-Class Performance, AI Experiences, and Power Efficiency for the Next Generation of Mobile Devices

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Unleashes Best-in-Class Performance, AI Experiences, and Power Efficiency for the Next Generation of Mobile Devices
by Daniel Nenni on 09-22-2025 at 6:00 am

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In a bold move to dominate the premium mobile chipset market, MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 9500 on September 22, 2025, from Shenzhen, China. This flagship SoC promises to elevate 5G smartphones with unparalleled performance, on-device AI capabilities, and energy efficiency, positioning MediaTek as the undisputed leader… Read More


CEO Interview with Adam Khan of Diamond Quanta

CEO Interview with Adam Khan of Diamond Quanta
by Daniel Nenni on 09-19-2025 at 6:00 am

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Key Takeaways

  • Diamond Quanta is bringing diamond out of the lab and into manufacturable devices today — converting decades of promise into practical impact for semiconductors, optics, and quantum. What was once thought ‘unavailable’ is becoming inevitable.
  • The company’s platform centers on proprietary doping and annealing
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Rise Design Automation Webinar: SystemVerilog at the Core: Scalable Verification and Debug in HLS

Rise Design Automation Webinar: SystemVerilog at the Core: Scalable Verification and Debug in HLS
by Daniel Nenni on 09-18-2025 at 10:00 am

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Key Takeaways

– High-Level Synthesis (HLS) delivers not only design productivity and quality but also dramatic gains in verification speed and debug – and it delivers them today.
–  Rise Design Automation uniquely enables SystemVerilog-based HLS and SystemVerilog verification, reusing proven verification… Read More


CEO Interview with Barun Kar of Upscale AI

CEO Interview with Barun Kar of Upscale AI
by Daniel Nenni on 09-18-2025 at 10:00 am

Barun Kar Headshot

Barun Kar is CEO of Upscale AI. He is also the co-founder of Auradine and previously served as COO. Barun has over 25 years of experience leading R&D organizations to deliver disruptive products and solutions, resulting in multi-billion-dollar revenue. Barun was on the founding team at Palo Alto Networks and served as the … Read More


Eric Xu’s Keynote at Huawei Connect 2025: Redefining AI Infrastructure

Eric Xu’s Keynote at Huawei Connect 2025: Redefining AI Infrastructure
by Daniel Nenni on 09-18-2025 at 8:00 am

Eric Xu at Huawei Connect 2025

At Huawei Connect 2025, held in Shanghai, Eric Xu, the Rotating Chairman of Huawei, delivered a keynote speech that laid out the company’s ambitious roadmap for AI infrastructure, computing power, and ecosystem development. His speech reflected Huawei’s growing focus on building high-performance systems that can support… Read More


AI Revives Chipmaking as Tech’s Core Engine

AI Revives Chipmaking as Tech’s Core Engine
by Daniel Nenni on 09-17-2025 at 8:00 am

The Economist

A century ago, 391 San Antonio Road in Mountain View, California, housed an apricot-packing shed. Today, it’s marked by sculptures of diodes and a transistor, commemorating the 1956 founding of Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory—the birthplace of Silicon Valley. William Shockley, co-inventor of the transistor, aimed… Read More


Future Horizons Industry Update Webinar IFS 2025

Future Horizons Industry Update Webinar IFS 2025
by Daniel Nenni on 09-16-2025 at 2:00 pm

Four Horsemen of the Semiconductor Apocolypse 2025

The Future Horizons Industry Update Webinar, presented today by Malcolm Penn, provides a comprehensive analysis of the semiconductor industry’s current state and future trajectory. Founded in 1989, Future Horizons leverages over 300 man-years of experience, emphasizing impartial insights from facts (e.g., IMF … Read More


MediaTek Develops Chip Utilizing TSMC’s 2nm Process, Achieving Milestones in Performance and Power Efficiency

MediaTek Develops Chip Utilizing TSMC’s 2nm Process, Achieving Milestones in Performance and Power Efficiency
by Daniel Nenni on 09-16-2025 at 6:00 am

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MediaTek’s first chipset using 2nm technology expected in late 2026

MediaTek, a global leader in fabless semiconductor design, has announced a groundbreaking achievement in its partnership with TSMC. The company has successfully developed a flagship system-on-chip (SoC) utilizing TSMC’s cutting-edge 2nm process technology,… Read More