Security will be an important topic at DAC this year. The hardware root of trust is the foundation of all security for complex systems implementing AI workloads. Thanks to new and sophisticated techniques the hardware root of trust is now vulnerable and must be protected. But adding deep security verification to existing design… Read More
Author: Mike Gianfagna
Caspia Technologies at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC
Synopsys Addresses the Test Barrier for Heterogeneous Integration
The trend is clear, AI and HPC is moving to chiplet-based, or heterogenous design to achieve the highest levels of performance, while traditional monolithic system-on-chip (SoC) designs struggle to scale. What is also clear is the road to this new design style is not a smooth one. There are many challenges to overcome. Some are … Read More
Infinisim Enables a Path to Greater Profitability and a Competitive Edge
Improved profitability and competitiveness are at the very heart of every enterprise. Achievements like this are usually attributed to corporate culture. Sometimes, it’s just being in the right place at the right time. Some organizations make huge investments with top-tier consulting companies to help find their way.
Recently… Read More
The Road to Innovation with Synopsys 224G PHY IP From Silicon to Scale: Synopsys 224G PHY Enables Next Gen Scaling Networks
The explosive growth of large language models (LLMs) has created substantial new requirements for chip-to-chip interconnects. These very large models are trained in high-performance data centers. Multiple accelerators need to work seamlessly to make all this possible as the bandwidth between accelerators directly impacts… Read More
Webinar – Achieving Seamless 1.6 Tbps Interoperability with Samtec and Synopsys
It is well-known that AI is upending conventional wisdom for system design. Workload-specific processor configurations are growing at an exponential rate. Along with this is an exponential growth in data bandwidth needs, creating an urgency for 1.6T Ethernet. A recent SemiWiki webinar dove into these issues. Synopsys and … Read More
How Arteris is Revolutionizing SoC Design with Smart NoC IP
Recently, Design & Reuse held its IP-SoC Days event at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara. Advanced IP drives a lot of the innovation we are seeing in chip design. This event provides a venue for IP providers to highlight the latest products and services and share a vision of the future. IP consumers are anxious to hear about all the… Read More
Analog Bits Steals the Show with Working IP on TSMC 3nm and 2nm and a New Design Strategy
The TSMC Technology Symposium recently kicked off in Santa Clara, with a series of events scheduled around the world. This event showcases the latest TSMC technology. It is also an opportunity for TSMC’s vast ecosystem to demonstrate commercial application on TSMC’s technology. There is a lot to unpack at an event like this. There… Read More
Silicon Creations Presents Architectures and IP for SoC Clocking
Design & Reuse recently held its IP-SoC Days event at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara. Advanced IP is now the fuel for a great deal of innovation in semiconductor design. This popular event allows IP providers to highlight the latest products and services and share a vision of the future. IP consumers can easily get updates on… Read More
TSMC Describes Technology Innovation Beyond A14
The inaugural event for the 2025 TSMC Technology Symposium recently concluded in Santa Clara, California. This will be followed by events around the world over the next two months. We have summarized information from this event regarding process technology innovation and advanced packaging innovation. Overall, the A14 process… Read More
Siemens Describes its System-Level Prototyping and Planning Cockpit
We all know semiconductor design is getting harder. Much harder when you consider the demands of AI workloads and heterogeneous integration of many chiplets in a single package. This class of system demands co-optimization across the entire design flow. For example, functional verification, thermal analysis, signal and power… Read More
Intel Foundry is a Low Risk Aternative to TSMC