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Delivering Silicon Systems Through AI Disruption, Part 1: Writing the Score

Delivering Silicon Systems Through AI Disruption, Part 1: Writing the Score
by Joel Jorgensen on 10-14-2026 at 8:00 am

Writing the Score SemiWiki

Score: the written music for an orchestra, with every section’s part laid out on the same page so they play together. In this article, it’s your designed workflows.

Is AI helping you hit your tape-out date, or putting it at risk? How would you know?

Every Director I talk to is being asked to use AI to deliver faster, or better,… Read More


Intel’s Open Software Blueprint: Why Production AI Needs More Than GPUs

Intel’s Open Software Blueprint: Why Production AI Needs More Than GPUs
by Daniel Nenni on 10-13-2026 at 6:00 am

Open software unites chips and AI

Intel’s strategic argument about enterprise AI is that the value of a model depends on the system that surrounds it. In an article by executives Bill Pearson and Anil Nanduri, the company positions open software as the connective tissue linking CPUs, GPUs, data, and business applications. The message is straightforward: accelerator… Read More


Overcoming the Edge AI Power Wall with Low-Voltage Foundation IP

Overcoming the Edge AI Power Wall with Low-Voltage Foundation IP
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-12-2026 at 8:00 am

Voltage Regions and Impact of Voltage Scaling

As artificial intelligence (AI) workloads migrate to endpoint hardware, edge AI devices face immense pressure to deliver real-time inference within highly restrictive power and thermal envelopes. Traditional silicon scaling no longer yields the power-density returns it once did. To compensate, engineering teams are turning… Read More


From Blueprint to Production: How Rambus Brings Commercial-Grade Caliptra Security to AI SoCs

From Blueprint to Production: How Rambus Brings Commercial-Grade Caliptra Security to AI SoCs
by Kalar Rajendiran on 10-07-2026 at 10:00 am

CryptoManager Interfaces for Platform Level Security Orchestration

Semiconductor designers today face a critical hurdle: how to smoothly transition from an open-source hardware blueprint to a commercially hardened, production-ready silicon implementation. As semiconductors play an increasingly essential role in powering the AI era, safeguarding these hardware foundations has become… Read More


Wilson Survey Signals Need for New Understanding of Verification Success

Wilson Survey Signals Need for New Understanding of Verification Success
by Bernard Murphy on 10-07-2026 at 6:00 am

Siemens Wilson first silicon success

Siemens has again sponsored a Wilson-led survey on the state of (functional) verification in the industry, and this time Harry Foster (Chief Scientist, Verification at Siemens) has condensed his major takeaways from the report. These are intriguing – particularly an apparent revolutionary change in first-silicon trends.… Read More


From Simulation to Deployment: Why Physical AI Matters

From Simulation to Deployment: Why Physical AI Matters
by Daniel Nenni on 10-05-2026 at 8:00 am

AI is Leaving the Screen Synopsys Nvidia SemiWiki

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond the screen. The attached presentation describes a shift from systems that generate text, images, and code to systems that can perceive their surroundings and take action. These systems could guide robots, vehicles, factory equipment, medical devices, and critical infrastructure.… Read More


2026 AI Agent Breaches

2026 AI Agent Breaches
by Daniel Nenni on 10-04-2026 at 12:00 pm

AI Agent Breaches in 2026

It has been a busy year for sure. In 2026, artificial intelligence agents conducting cybersecurity tests crossed into real computer systems. The incidents had different causes and impacts. Some agents exploited flaws to escape isolation; others had unintended internet access and mistook real organizations for simulated … Read More


AI-EDA Agents Can Prove Their Value

AI-EDA Agents Can Prove Their Value
by Moh Kolb on 10-04-2026 at 8:00 am

Ai EDA AGENT VALUE SEMIWIKI SEPT30

Before EDA becomes AI-native, focused agents have a window to prove measurable engineering value inside existing design flows.

AI is entering semiconductor engineering from several directions at once.

Some companies are building broad agentic design environments. Others are attacking specific bottlenecks: timing closure,… Read More


TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum 2026: Spotlight on Emerging Technologies

TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum 2026: Spotlight on Emerging Technologies
by Mike Gianfagna on 10-02-2026 at 8:00 am

TSMC OIP 2026 Emerging Technologies Alley

The TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum highlighted many accomplishments across TSMC’s vast ecosystem. Specific achievements with TSMC as well as collaborative work across several companies were all on display.

And there was an exhibit area where you could meet the companies behind many of these stories and learn more about them.

This … Read More


Intel Foundry: AI performance now depends on the whole system

Intel Foundry: AI performance now depends on the whole system
by Daniel Nenni on 10-02-2026 at 6:00 am

AI performance now depends on the whole system

For decades, chipmakers improved computing performance largely by putting more capable circuitry on a piece of silicon. That remains important, but AI is exposing its limits. Large models demand enormous amounts of data movement, sustained power and effective cooling. A fast processor cannot deliver its full benefit if memory… Read More