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Accelerating Static ESD Simulation for Full-Chip and Multi-Die Designs with Synopsys PathFinder-SC

Accelerating Static ESD Simulation for Full-Chip and Multi-Die Designs with Synopsys PathFinder-SC
by Kalar Rajendiran on 02-17-2026 at 10:00 am

SNPS PathFinder SC ESD Verification

As analog and mixed-signal designs become increasingly complex, parasitic effects dominate both design time and cost, consuming 30–50% of engineers’ effort in debugging and reanalyzing circuits. Addressing these multiphysics effects requires early verification strategies and reliable simulation solutions. Modern … Read More


The 71st International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2025)

The 71st International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM 2025)
by Daniel Nenni on 02-03-2026 at 6:00 am

IEDM 2025 SemiWiki

It is hard to believe this conference is older than most all of the participants, including myself. The amount of history behind this conference is amazing. Back in 1955 the meeting began as the Electron Devices Meeting (EDM), organized by what later became the IEEE Electron Devices Society. Its core purpose was to bring together… Read More


The Chronicle of TSMC CoWoS

The Chronicle of TSMC CoWoS
by Daniel Nenni on 01-28-2026 at 10:00 am

Chronical of CoWoS

As semiconductor scaling slowed and system performance became increasingly constrained by data movement rather than raw compute, advanced packaging emerged as a decisive lever. Among these technologies, TSMC’s CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate) represents a turning point in how high-performance systems are … Read More


Hierarchical Device Planning as an Enabler of System Technology Co-Optimization

Hierarchical Device Planning as an Enabler of System Technology Co-Optimization
by Kalar Rajendiran on 01-27-2026 at 6:00 am

Connectivity in a Hierarchical IC Package Floorplan

AI, hyperscale data centers, and data-intensive workloads are driving unprecedented demands for performance, bandwidth, and energy efficiency. As the economic returns of traditional transistor scaling diminish, advanced IC packaging and heterogeneous integration have become the primary levers for system-level scaling.… Read More


Where is Quantum Error Correction Headed Next?

Where is Quantum Error Correction Headed Next?
by Bernard Murphy on 01-14-2026 at 6:00 am

quantum computer and QEC coprocessor min

I have written earlier in this series that quantum error correction (QEC), a concept parallel to ECC in classical computing, is a gating factor for production quantum computing (QC). Errors in QC accumulate much faster than in classical systems, requiring QEC methods that can fix errors fast enough to permit production applications.… Read More


TSMC based 3D Chips: Socionext Achieves Two Successful Tape-Outs in Just Seven Months!

TSMC based 3D Chips: Socionext Achieves Two Successful Tape-Outs in Just Seven Months!
by Daniel Nenni on 12-31-2025 at 6:00 am

Synopsys Socionext 3d IC

Socionext’s recent run of rapid 3D-IC tape-outs is a noteworthy milestone for the industry with two successful tape-outs in just seven months for complex, multi-die designs aimed at AI and HPC workloads. That pace of iteration highlights how advanced packaging, richer EDA toolchains, and closer foundry-ecosystem collaboration… Read More


Podcast EP324: How Dassault Systèmes is Creating the Next Generation of Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing with John Maculley

Podcast EP324: How Dassault Systèmes is Creating the Next Generation of Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing with John Maculley
by Daniel Nenni on 12-26-2025 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by John Maculley, Global High-Tech Industry Strategy Consultant at Dassault Systèmes. John has over 20 years of experience advancing innovation across the semiconductor and electronics sectors. Based in Silicon Valley, he works with leading foundries, OSATs, design houses, and research institutes worldwide… Read More


Podcast EP323: How to Address the Challenges of 3DIC Design with John Ferguson

Podcast EP323: How to Address the Challenges of 3DIC Design with John Ferguson
by Daniel Nenni on 12-19-2025 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by John Ferguson, senior director of product management for the Calibre products in the 3DIC space at Siemens EDA. He manages the vision and product offerings in the Calibre domain for 3DIC design solutions.

Dan explores the challenges of 3DIC and chiplet-based design with John, who describes the broad range of… Read More


Quantum Computing Technologies and Challenges

Quantum Computing Technologies and Challenges
by Bernard Murphy on 12-18-2025 at 6:00 am

superconducting and trapped ion quantum computers min

There’s more than one way to build a quantum computer (QC) though it took me a while to find a good reference. I finally settled on Building Quantum Computers: A Practical Introduction. Excellent book but designed only for those who will enjoy lots of quantum math. I’m going to spare you that and instead describe a couple of the more… Read More


3D ESD verification: Tackling new challenges in advanced IC design

3D ESD verification: Tackling new challenges in advanced IC design
by Admin on 12-17-2025 at 10:00 am

fig1 3d structures

By Dina Medhat

Three key takeaways

  • 3D ICs require fundamentally new ESD verification strategies. Traditional 2D approaches cannot address the complexity and unique connections in stacked-die architectures.
  • Classifying external and internal IOs is essential for robust and cost-efficient ESD protection. Proper differentiation
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