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Podcast EP300: Next Generation Metalization Innovations with Lam’s Kaihan Ashtiani

Podcast EP300: Next Generation Metalization Innovations with Lam’s Kaihan Ashtiani
by Daniel Nenni on 07-30-2025 at 10:00 am
Categories: Foundries

Dan is joined by Kaihan Ashtiani, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of atomic layer deposition and chemical vapor deposition metals in Lam’s Deposition Business Unit. Kaihan has more than 30 years of experience in technical and management roles, working on a variety of semiconductor tools and processes.

Dan explores… Read More

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Musk’s new job as Samsung Fab Manager – Can he disrupt chip making? Intel outside

Musk’s new job as Samsung Fab Manager – Can he disrupt chip making? Intel outside
by Robert Maire on 07-29-2025 at 6:00 am
Categories: Automotive, Foundries, Samsung Foundry, Semiconductor Advisors, Semiconductor Services
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Elon Musk Samsung Tesla

– Musk chip lifeline to Samsung comes with interesting strings attached
– Musk chose Samsung over Intel-What does that say about Intel?
– Musk will hold sway over Samsung much as Apple/NVDA over TSMC
– Will Musk do a “DOGE” on chip tool makers? How much influence?

Tesla/Samsung $16.5B deal
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Why I Think Intel 3.0 Will Succeed

Why I Think Intel 3.0 Will Succeed
by Daniel Nenni on 07-28-2025 at 6:00 am
Categories: Foundries, Intel Foundry
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Intel 3.0 Logo SemiWiki

Probably one of the most anticipated semiconductor investor calls was held last week and it did not disappoint. It was Lip-Bu Tan’s first full quarter since he took over as CEO. In the resulting discussions on the SemiWiki Forum I am viewed as overly optimistic of Intel’s recent pivot. That is true, I am optimistic, but my observations… Read More

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Alchip Launches 2nm Design Platform for HPC and AI ASICs, Eyes TSMC N2 and A16 Roadmap

Alchip Launches 2nm Design Platform for HPC and AI ASICs, Eyes TSMC N2 and A16 Roadmap
by Daniel Nenni on 07-22-2025 at 6:10 am
Categories: 3D IC, Alchip, Semiconductor Services, TSMC

Alchip TSMC N2 announcement SemiWiki

Alchip Technologies, a global leader in high-performance computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure ASICs, has officially launched its 2nm Design Platform, marking a major advancement in custom silicon design. The company has already received its first 2nm wafers and is collaborating with customers on the development of high-performance… Read More

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Certus Semiconductor at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC

Certus Semiconductor at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC
by Daniel Nenni on 06-15-2025 at 10:00 am
Categories: Certus Semiconductor, Events, IP, TSMC

62nd DAC SemiWiki

Certus Semiconductor Brings High-Performance Custom I/O and ESD IP to DAC 2025

Certus Semiconductor, a trusted leader in custom I/O and ESD solutions, will exhibit at booth #1731 during DAC 2025, June 23–27 in San Francisco. Known for its robust, customer-proven IP tailored for challenging applications, Certus will highlight… Read More

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Anirudh Fireside Chats with Jensen and Lip-Bu at CadenceLIVE 2025

Anirudh Fireside Chats with Jensen and Lip-Bu at CadenceLIVE 2025
by Bernard Murphy on 06-04-2025 at 6:00 am
Categories: AI, Cadence, EDA, Intel Foundry

Anirudh with Jensen and Lip Bu

Anirudh (Cadence President and CEO) had two fireside chats during CadenceLIVE 2025, the first with Jensen Huang (Founder and CEO of NVIDIA) to kick off the show, and later in the day with Lip-Bu Tan (CEO of Intel). Of course Jensen and Lip-Bu also turn up for other big vendor shows but I was reminded that there is something special about… Read More

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Design-Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) Accelerates Market Readiness of Angstrom-Scale Process Technologies

Design-Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) Accelerates Market Readiness of Angstrom-Scale Process Technologies
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-28-2025 at 10:00 am
Categories: 3D IC, Chiplet, EDA, Foundries, Intel Foundry, IP, Synopsys

Sassine Holding an 18A Test chip

Design-Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) has been a foundational concept in semiconductor engineering for years. So, when Synopsys referenced DTCO in their April 2025 press release about enabling Angstrom-scale chip designs on Intel’s 18A and 18A-P process technologies, it may have sounded familiar—almost expected. … Read More

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Alchip’s Technology and Global Talent Strategy Deliver Record Growth

Alchip’s Technology and Global Talent Strategy Deliver Record Growth
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-20-2025 at 10:00 am
Categories: 3D IC, AI, Alchip, Chiplet, FinFET, GAA, IP, Semiconductor Services, TSMC
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Alchip TSMC 2nm N2

Alchip Technologies Ltd., a global leader in high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) ASIC design and production services, continues its trajectory of rapid growth and technical leadership by pushing the boundaries of advanced-node silicon, expanding its global design capabilities, and building… Read More

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Analog Bits Steals the Show with Working IP on TSMC 3nm and 2nm and a New Design Strategy

Analog Bits Steals the Show with Working IP on TSMC 3nm and 2nm and a New Design Strategy
by Mike Gianfagna on 05-09-2025 at 8:00 am
Categories: Analog Bits, Events, Foundries, IP, TSMC

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