When a small team at Intel began work on its second-generation 8-bit microcontroller in the summer of 1978, they took lessons from their first effort, the 8048, hoping to create something more flexible and enduring. Approaching five decades later, their creation, the 8051, is still going strong, although the current offerings… Read More
Semiconductor Intellectual Property
COMPUTEX 2026: S2C and Andes Technology Showcase Hardcore “EDA+IP” Synergy for the AI Era
COMPUTEX 2026 officially concluded under the theme “AI Together,” bringing the global semiconductor and computing ecosystem together to showcase the latest advances in artificial intelligence, HPC, and intelligent systems. While AI accelerators and advanced computing platforms dominated the exhibition floor, one collaboration… Read More
Semidynamics Brings Its Full Inference Stack to ISC HPC 2026 — And Why It Matters
AI inference is quickly becoming the real battleground for next-generation computing. Training still gets the headlines, but inference is where AI becomes a business, a service, and an infrastructure problem. Every chatbot response, agentic workflow, code assistant, scientific model, and enterprise copilot depends on … Read More
AION Silicon: Architecting Smarter SoCs with RISC-V: Balancing Performance, Flexibility, and Risk
As semiconductor complexity accelerates across AI, automotive, and edge computing markets, SoC architecture has become a critical determinant of commercial success. Modern silicon programs must simultaneously achieve aggressive performance-per-watt targets, support evolving workloads, and maintain manageable development… Read More
Podcast EP351: A Detailed Overview of the Emerging Standards for 400G with Kent Lusted
Daniel is joined by Kent Lusted, a Distinguished Architect at Synopsys and an integral part of the company’s Ethernet IP design team. He has been an active contributor and member of the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet PHY standards development leadership team for more than 15 years. Prior to Synopsys, Kent worked at Intel for 30+ years, focused… Read More
RISC-V and AI: The Architecture Shift Is Now
The semiconductor industry has experienced several defining transitions over the last three decades. We moved from single-core to multicore processors, from ASIC-centric designs to IP-based SoCs, and from monolithic integration to heterogeneous architectures. Today, another transition is underway, one that may ultimately… Read More
MIPI Alliance Accelerates Automotive AI Connectivity with A-PHY Compliance Program
The automotive semiconductor industry is undergoing a major architectural transition as vehicles evolve into centralized, software-defined computing platforms capable of supporting advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous driving, and AI-enabled cockpit applications. This shift is driving demand for… Read More
Akeana Collaborates with Samsung Electronics, Fast-Tracking RISC-V Customers and Ecosystem for Server and Agentic AI Silicon
The momentum behind RISC-V continues to accelerate as Akeana announced a strategic collaboration with Samsung Electronics aimed at reducing time-to-market for next-generation server and agentic AI silicon. The partnership combines Akeana’s high-performance RISC-V compute platform with Samsung Foundry’s advanced process… Read More
Chips&Media’s Next-Generation Video CODEC IP Powers Ambarella’s Expanding Edge AI Portfolio
Chips&Media has announced a strategic licensing agreement with Ambarella for its latest-generation video CODEC intellectual property (IP), marking a significant milestone in the evolution of edge AI, computer vision, and physical AI systems. The agreement follows an extensive technical evaluation process and further… Read More
Podcast EP350: The Growing Threat of Hardware Security Breaches and What to do About it with Dr. Andreas Kuehlmann
Daniel is joined by Dr. Andreas Kuehlmann, General Manager of Security Solutions at Arteris. He has over 35 years of experience in semiconductor design, software, and cybersecurity, including roles at IBM Research, UC Berkeley, Cadence, and Synopsys. Previously, he was CEO of Cycuity, which was acquired by Arteris.
Dan explores… Read More


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