Alchip Technologies Sets Another Record

Alchip Technologies Sets Another Record
by Daniel Nenni on 10-14-2024 at 10:00 am

Alchip Q2 2024

The ASIC business has always been a key enabler of the semiconductor industry but it is a difficult business. In my 40 years I have seen many ASIC companies come and go but I have never seen one like Alchip.

Alchip Technologies Ltd. was founded more than 20 years ago, about half way through my career.  I know one of the founders, a fiercely… Read More


CEO Interview: Tobias Ludwig of LUBIS EDA

CEO Interview: Tobias Ludwig of LUBIS EDA
by Daniel Nenni on 10-11-2024 at 6:00 am

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Tobias began his journey with a strong academic foundation in electronic design automation, studying at a leading university in Germany that specialized in formal verification. After graduating, Tobias gained hands-on experience in the semiconductor industry, where he quickly recognized the challenges and inefficiencies… Read More


Webinar: When Failure in Silicon Is Not an Option

Webinar: When Failure in Silicon Is Not an Option
by Daniel Nenni on 10-10-2024 at 6:00 am

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If the thought of a silicon respin keeps you awake at night, you’re not alone. Re-fabricating a chip can cost tens of millions of dollars. An unplanned respin also risks a delay in getting a product to market, which adds tremendous costs in terms of lost business.

Undoubtedly, adding to your sleep loss is the recent rise in respins.… Read More


CEO Interview: Nikhil Balram of Mojo Vision

CEO Interview: Nikhil Balram of Mojo Vision
by Daniel Nenni on 10-04-2024 at 6:00 am

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Dr. Nikhil Balram has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor and display industries. Past executive roles include CEO of EyeWay Vision Inc., a startup developing immersive AR glasses, Head of the Display Group at Google, responsible for developing display systems for all Google consumer hardware, including AR and … Read More


5 Expectations for the Memory Markets in 2025

5 Expectations for the Memory Markets in 2025
by Daniel Nenni on 10-01-2024 at 10:00 am

Expectations for the Memory Markets in 2025

TechInsights has a new memory report that is worth a look. It is free if you are a registered member which I am. HBM is of great interest and there is a section on emerging and embedded memories for chip designers. Even though I am more of a logic person, memory is an important part of the semiconductor industry. In fact, logic and memory

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CEO Interview: Doug Smith of Veevx

CEO Interview: Doug Smith of Veevx
by Daniel Nenni on 09-27-2024 at 6:00 am

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Douglas Smith has focused his career on optimizing advanced technologies for high volume ASIC applications. He has led elite design teams at Motorola SPS then Broadcom for over 25 years. With 200+ successful tape outs generating $10B+ in revenue. Douglas left Broadcom to self-fund a startup focused on advanced memory technologies.… Read More


TSMC 16th OIP Ecosystem Forum First Thoughts

TSMC 16th OIP Ecosystem Forum First Thoughts
by Daniel Nenni on 09-26-2024 at 6:00 am

TSMC Advanced Technology Roadmap 2024

Even though this is the 16th OIP event please remember that TSMC has been working closely with EDA and IP companies for 20+ years with reference flows and other design enablement and silicon verification activities. The father of OIP officially is Dr. Morris Chang who named it the Grand Alliance. However, Dr. Cliff Hou is the one … Read More


CEO Interview: Adam Khan of Diamond Quanta

CEO Interview: Adam Khan of Diamond Quanta
by Daniel Nenni on 09-20-2024 at 6:00 am

Adam Khan Bio Profile

Adam Khan is a pioneer in diamond semiconductor technology, renowned for his foresight and expertise. As the founder of AKHAN Semiconductor, he played a crucial role in innovating lab-grown diamond thin-films for various applications, such as enhancing smartphone screens and lenses with Miraj Diamond Glass® and improving… Read More


TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum Preview 2024

TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum Preview 2024
by Daniel Nenni on 09-19-2024 at 10:00 am

TSMC OIP 2024

The 2024 live conferences have been well attended thus far and there are many more to come. The next big event in Silicon Valley is the TSMC Global OIP Ecosystem Forum on September 25th at the Santa Clara Convention Center. I expect a big crowd filled with both customers and partners.

This is the 16th year of OIP and it has been an honor… Read More


Semiconductor Industry Update: Fair Winds and Following Seas!

Semiconductor Industry Update: Fair Winds and Following Seas!
by Daniel Nenni on 09-16-2024 at 10:00 am

Malcolm Penn Four Horsemen

Malcolm Penn did a great job on his semiconductor update call. This is about the whole semiconductor industry (Logic and Memory) versus what I track which is mostly logic based on design starts and the foundries. Malcolm has been doing this a lot longer than I have and he has a proven methodology, but even then, semiconductors are … Read More