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SystemC Update 2024

SystemC Update 2024
by Daniel Payne on 12-03-2024 at 10:00 am

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SystemC version 1.0 came out in 2000 as a C++ class library for system-level modeling and simulation, and on SemiWiki.com there are some 497 references to the language. I wanted to provide an update in this blog so that engineering teams can become more efficient in using SystemC on their SoC projects, saving time and improving product… Read More


CEO Interview: Ollie Jones of Sondrel

CEO Interview: Ollie Jones of Sondrel
by Daniel Nenni on 12-02-2024 at 6:00 am

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Sondrel has just appointed a new CEO, Ollie Jones, so we had a chat with him to find out his vision for the company.

Ollie is a highly driven, commercially astute senior leader with 20+ years Commercial and Business Development experience across Technology and Engineering sectors.

Ollie has worked extensively across Europe, North… Read More


WEBINAR: Elevate Your Analog Layout Design to New Heights

WEBINAR: Elevate Your Analog Layout Design to New Heights
by Daniel Payne on 11-26-2024 at 10:00 am

learning analog ic layout min

Analog IC layout is a demanding endeavor as it entails conforming to complex layout design rules, interpreting design intentions from the schematics and understanding arcane topics like transistor matching, noise tolerance, parasitics and latch up. These skills are often handed down from one generation to the next, one on … Read More


Semiconductors Slowing in 2025

Semiconductors Slowing in 2025
by Bill Jewell on 11-21-2024 at 2:00 pm

Semiconductor Market Forecasts 2024 SemiWiki

WSTS reported third-quarter 2024 semiconductor market growth of $166 billion, up 10.7 percent from second-quarter 2024. 3Q 2024 growth was the highest quarter-to-quarter growth since 11.6% in 3Q 2016, eight years ago. 3Q 2024 growth versus a year ago was 23.2%, the highest year-to-year growth since 28.3% in 4Q 2021.

Nvidia remained… Read More


Alchip is Paving the Way to Future 3D Design Innovation

Alchip is Paving the Way to Future 3D Design Innovation
by Mike Gianfagna on 11-19-2024 at 6:00 am

Alchip is Paving the Way to Future 3D Design Innovation

At the recent TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum in Santa Clara, there was an important presentation that laid the groundwork for a great deal of future innovation. Alchip and its IP and EDA partner Synopsys presented Efficient 3D Chiplet Stacking Using TSMC SoIC. The concept of 3D, chiplet-based design certainly isn’t new. SemiWiki maintains… Read More


AMAT has OK Qtr but Mixed Outlook Means Weaker 2025 – China & Delays & CHIPS Act?

AMAT has OK Qtr but Mixed Outlook Means Weaker 2025 – China & Delays & CHIPS Act?
by Robert Maire on 11-17-2024 at 8:00 am

Applied Materials

– AMAT has OK QTR but outlook below expectations as 2025 weakens
– Strength in AI cannot offset weakness in the rest of the market
– Increasing headwinds going into 2025 dampen overall outlook
– Weakness combined with regulatory uncertainty reduce valuations

Quarter and year are just OK but outlook is
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More Headwinds – CHIPS Act Chop? – Chip Equip Re-Shore? Orders Canceled & Fab Delay

More Headwinds – CHIPS Act Chop? – Chip Equip Re-Shore? Orders Canceled & Fab Delay
by Robert Maire on 11-15-2024 at 8:00 am

CHIPS Act Semiconductor USA

– CHIPS Act more likely to be maimed & cut than outright killed
– Will Legislators reverse flow of equipment to Reshore from Offshore?
– Recent order cuts, Fab Delay & SMIC comments are all negative
– News flow for semi equipment all bad in front of AMAT

CHIPS Act Chops likely to occur under new administration
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Samtec Paves the Way to Scalable Architectures at the AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit

Samtec Paves the Way to Scalable Architectures at the AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit
by Mike Gianfagna on 11-14-2024 at 6:00 am

Samtec Paves the Way to Scalable Architectures at the AI Hardware & Edge AI Summit

AI is exploding everywhere. We’ve all seen the evidence. The same thing is happening with AI conferences. The conference I will discuss here began in 2018 as the AI Hardware Summit. The initial venue was the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. Like most things AI, this conference has grown substantially in a relatively… Read More


The Convergence of Functional with Safety, Security and PPA Verification

The Convergence of Functional with Safety, Security and PPA Verification
by Nicky Khodadad on 11-05-2024 at 10:00 am

Future is Formal v7

Formal For All!

“Do I need a PhD to use formal verification?”
“Can formal methods really scale?”
“Is it too difficult to write formal properties that actually prove something?”
“If I can’t get a proof, should I just hope for the best?”
“Do formal methods even offer useful coverage metrics?”

Discouraging words to say the least, but… Read More


Notes from DVCon Europe 2024

Notes from DVCon Europe 2024
by Jakob Engblom on 11-04-2024 at 6:00 am

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The 2024 DVCon (Design and Verification) Europe conference took place on October 15 and 16, in its traditional location at the Holiday Inn Munich City Centre. Artificial intelligence and software were prominent topics, along with the traditional DVCon topics like virtual platforms, RTL verification, and validation.

Keynotes:

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