The recent Chiplet Summit at the Santa Clara Convention Center was buzzing with many enabling technologies for chiplet-based design. Collaboration was also on display during many parts of the show. A presentation in the Siemens booth was a perfect example of both of those trends. In the Siemens booth, Perforce presented an excellent… Read More
2026 Outlook with Kamal Khan of Perforce
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company.
Kamal Khan, Vice President North America Automotive/Semiconductor at Perforce. Perforce is trusted by the world’s leading brands to drive quality, security, compliance, collaboration, and speed across the technology lifecycle. Our global footprint spans more than 80 … Read More
What’s New with IP Lifecycle Management (IPLM)
I’ve blogged about Methodics before they were acquired by Perforce back in 2020, so I wanted to get an update on Perforce IPLM (IP Lifecycle Management) by attending their recent webinar. Hassan Ali Shah, Senior Product Manager and Rien Gahlsdor, Perforce IPLM Product Owner were the two webinar presenters. Their IPLM enables … Read More
5 Lessons the Semiconductor Industry Can Learn from Gaming
By Kamal Khan
The semiconductor world has always been the beating heart of tech innovation, powering everything from our smartphones to the latest AI breakthroughs. However, as chip complexity increases and market demands accelerate, adherence to traditional development cycles may be stagnating design teams and slowing … Read More
Why IP Quality and Governance Are Essential in Modern Chip Design
By Kamal Khan
In today’s semiconductor industry, success hinges not only on innovation but also on discipline in managing complexity. Every system-on-chip (SoC) is built from hundreds of reusable IP blocks—standard cells, memories, interfaces, and analog components. These IPs are the foundation of the design. But if the foundation… Read More
IPLM Today and Tomorrow from Perforce
Today, Perforce IPLM stands at the intersection of data management, automation, and collaboration, shaping the way companies design the next generation of chips and systems. Looking ahead, its evolution will reflect the growing convergence of hardware, software, and AI-driven engineering.
Perforce and Siemens at #62DAC
Wednesday was the last day at #62DAC for me and I attended an Exhibitor Session entitled, Engineering the Semiconductor Digital Thread, which featured Vishal Moondhra, VP Solutions Engineering of Perforce IPLM and Michael Munsey, VP Semiconductor Industry at Siemens Digital Industries. Instead of just talking from slides,… Read More
Perforce Webinar: Can You Trust GenAI for Your Next Chip Design?
GenAI is certainly changing the world. Every day there are new innovations in the use of highly trained models to do things that seemed impossible just a short while ago. As GenAI models take on more tasks that used to be the work of humans, there is always a nagging concern about accuracy and bias. Was the data used to train the model … Read More
Perforce and Siemens: A Strategic Partnership for Digital Threads in EDA
On July 9, 2025, Michael Munsey, VP of Semiconductor Industry at Siemens, and Vishal Moondhra, VP of Solutions at Perforce, presented a DACtv session announcing their strategic partnership, as seen in the YouTube video. This collaboration integrates Siemens’ digital twin and digital thread technologies with Perforce’s version… Read More
Building Trust in AI-Generated Code for Semiconductor Design
On July 9, 2025, a compelling session at DACtv by Vishal Moondrha of Perfroce addressed a critical challenge in the semiconductor industry: building trust in AI-generated code. The speaker highlighted the unique hurdles of integrating generative AI into semiconductor design, emphasizing issues like data provenance, quality,… Read More

