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Webinar – Achieving Seamless 1.6 Tbps Interoperability with Samtec and Synopsys

Webinar – Achieving Seamless 1.6 Tbps Interoperability with Samtec and Synopsys
by Mike Gianfagna on 05-15-2025 at 6:00 am

Webinar Achieving Seamless 1.6 Tbps Interoperability with Samtec and Synopsys

It is well-known that AI is upending conventional wisdom for system design. Workload-specific processor configurations are growing at an exponential rate. Along with this is an exponential growth in data bandwidth needs, creating an urgency for 1.6T Ethernet. A recent SemiWiki webinar dove into these issues. Synopsys and … Read More


Semiconductor Tariff Impact

Semiconductor Tariff Impact
by Bill Jewell on 04-22-2025 at 3:00 pm

US Semiconductor Imports 2024 SemiWiki

President Donald Trump has initially excluded semiconductors from his latest round of U.S. tariffs. However, he could put tariffs on semiconductors in the future. If tariffs are placed on semiconductors imported to the U.S., how would that affect U.S.-based semiconductor companies? The chart below shows U.S. semiconductor… Read More


Achieving Seamless 1.6 Tbps Interoperability for High BW HPC AI/ML SoCs: A Technical Webinar with Samtec and Synopsys

Achieving Seamless 1.6 Tbps Interoperability for High BW HPC AI/ML SoCs: A Technical Webinar with Samtec and Synopsys
by Daniel Nenni on 04-17-2025 at 10:00 am

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HPC Bandwidth Explosion and 1.6T Ecosystem Interop Need

The exponential growth in data bandwidth requirements driven by HPC systems, AI, and ML applications has set the stage for an ever-increasing need for 1.6Tbps Ethernet. As data centers strive to manage vast data transfers with maximum efficiency, the urgency for interoperability… Read More


Design IP Market Increased by All-time-high: 20% in 2024!

Design IP Market Increased by All-time-high: 20% in 2024!
by Eric Esteve on 04-14-2025 at 10:00 am

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Design IP revenues achieved $8.5B in 2024 and this is an all-time-high growth of 20%. Wired Interface is still driving Design IP growth with 23.5% but we see the Processor category also growing by 22.4% in 2024. This is consistent with the Top 4 IP companies made of ARM (mostly focused on processor) and a team leading wired interface… Read More


Elon Musk Given CHIPS Act & AI Oversight – Mulls Relocation of Taiwanese Fabs

Elon Musk Given CHIPS Act & AI Oversight – Mulls Relocation of Taiwanese Fabs
by Robert Maire on 04-01-2025 at 8:00 am

Trump Elon Doge

– Trump gives CHIPS Act & AI oversight to DOGE/Musk-“Tech Support”
– CHIPS Act to switch from incentive based to tariff/punitive based
– Musk to be responsible for US AI policy & security- Will rule ChatGPT
– Talks underway to relocate Taiwan fabs & staff to avoid China threat… Read More


Semiconductor CapEx Down in 2024 up in 2025

Semiconductor CapEx Down in 2024 up in 2025
by Bill Jewell on 03-30-2025 at 8:00 am

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Semiconductor Intelligence (SC-IQ) estimates semiconductor capital expenditures (CapEx) in 2024 were $155 billion, down 5% from $164 billion in 2023. Our forecast for 2025 is $160 billion, up 3%. The increase in 2025 is primarily driven by two companies. TSMC, the largest foundry company, plans between $38 billion and $42 billion… Read More


Cutting Through the Fog: Hype versus Reality in Emerging Technologies

Cutting Through the Fog: Hype versus Reality in Emerging Technologies
by Kalar Rajendiran on 03-14-2025 at 8:00 am

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Silicon Catalyst is an organization that supports early-stage semiconductor startups with an ecosystem that provides tools and resources needed to design, create, and market semiconductor solutions. It is the only incubator + accelerator focused on the Global Semiconductor Industry and operates with the motto “It’s about… Read More


Accellera at DVCon 2025 Updates and Behavioral Coverage

Accellera at DVCon 2025 Updates and Behavioral Coverage
by Bernard Murphy on 03-11-2025 at 6:00 am

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As usual I check in on Accellera activities each year at DVCon. Lu Dai (chair) gave an opening talk at the Accellera lunch, with contributions from other speakers on a few topics. In the afternoon I heard an update on PSS 3.0. What follows is a quick summary with my own musings on behavioral coverage.

Notable non-PSS topics

Karsten … Read More


CHIPS Act dies because employees are fired – NIST CHIPS people are probationary

CHIPS Act dies because employees are fired – NIST CHIPS people are probationary
by Robert Maire on 02-23-2025 at 6:00 am

Donald Trump CHIPs Act Cancelled

– NIST to lose 100’s of mainly CHIPS Act people
– If no people are left to administer CHIPS Act it dies by default
– Following USAID play book to kill an unwanted program
– Using the “probationary” clause as excuse to fire recent CHIPS hires

Trump will kill CHIPS Act by gutting NIST employees
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Weak Semiconductor Start to 2025

Weak Semiconductor Start to 2025
by Bill Jewell on 02-19-2025 at 6:00 pm

Semiconductor Market Change 2025

WSTS reported the global semiconductor market in 4th quarter 2024 was $170.9 billion, up 17% from a year earlier and up 3% from 3rd quarter 2024. The full year 2024 market was $628 billion, up 19.1% from 2023.

We at Semiconductor Intelligence give a virtual award for the most accurate semiconductor market forecast for the year. The… Read More