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What Winemakers and Chip Designers Have in Common

What Winemakers and Chip Designers Have in Common
by Daniel Nenni on 05-22-2026 at 7:00 am

What Winemakers and Chip Designers Have in Common

Consider this a standout presentation at the Silicon Catalyst Spring Portfolio Update Meeting held yesterday at the Computer History Museum. Mahesh Tirupattur, CEO of Analog Bits, is a modern-day, multidimensional semiconductor hero and one of my trusted few. Analog Bits is a premier member of the semiconductor ecosystem,… Read More


Semiconductors Historic Start to 2026

Semiconductors Historic Start to 2026
by Bill Jewell on 05-21-2026 at 2:00 pm

2026 Semiconductor Revenue Forecast

The global semiconductor market grew 25% in the 1st quarter of 2026 from the 4th quarter of 2025 to reach $299 billion, according to WSTS. The 1st quarter of 2026 was up 79% from a year earlier. The 25% quarter-to-quarter growth was the highest in the over 40-year history of WSTS data, surpassing the 20% growth in the 2nd quarter of 2009.… Read More


AI Chip Design Moves Beyond Monolithic Silicon with Alchip 3DIC

AI Chip Design Moves Beyond Monolithic Silicon with Alchip 3DIC
by Daniel Nenni on 05-18-2026 at 6:00 am

AI Chip Design Moves Beyond Monolithic Silicon with Alchip 3DIC

Artificial intelligence processors are entering a new era. For more than two decades, semiconductor innovation was driven primarily by transistor scaling and process node shrinks. Today, however, AI infrastructure demands are growing faster than traditional Moore’s Law improvements can sustain. The industry is now shifting… Read More


Podcast EP346: How EMD Electronics Bridges the “Lab to Fab” Gap With Ganesh Panaman

Podcast EP346: How EMD Electronics Bridges the “Lab to Fab” Gap With Ganesh Panaman
by Daniel Nenni on 05-15-2026 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Ganesh Panaman, the President of Intermolecular Services at EMD Electronics. In his current role, Ganesh is dedicated to accelerating product time-to-market, securing first-mover advantages on disruptive technologies, and actively engaging with the dynamic startup ecosystem in the Silicon Valley. … Read More


The Semiconductor Growth Numbers are Insane but the Real World Doesn’t Tally!

The Semiconductor Growth Numbers are Insane but the Real World Doesn’t Tally!
by Malcolm Penn on 05-14-2026 at 8:00 am

The Chip Growth Numbers Are Insane

May’s WSTS Report saw March’s total monthly semiconductor sales up 88.1 percent vs. March 2025, albeit down 8.5 percent from February 2026.  This month-on-month decline needs to put in the context of February’s record-breaking 25.7 percent monthly growth.

This growth, however, was solely attributable to ICs, up 99.5 percent… Read More


Sensing. A Quantum Tech Ready for Market?

Sensing. A Quantum Tech Ready for Market?
by Bernard Murphy on 05-13-2026 at 6:00 am

Quantum sensor analyzing a chip

While the quantum world revolves around quantum computing, (QC) there are a couple of other quantum technologies of note. I covered one of these, quantum communication, in a recent blog. Here I’ll introduce the other, quantum sensing. The goal is to use the high sensitivity of an individual quantum state to external factors such… Read More


Panel Discission: Beyond Moore’s Law and the Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing

Panel Discission: Beyond Moore’s Law and the Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing
by Daniel Nenni on 05-11-2026 at 6:00 am

Beyond Moore's Law Future of Manufacturing

The semiconductor industry is entering a post-Moore’s Law era in which scaling transistor density alone is no longer sufficient to sustain historical performance growth. As discussed in the panel Beyond Moore’s Law: The Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing, the industry is increasingly dependent on advanced manufacturing… Read More


RISC-V: From Niche Architecture to Strategic Foundation

RISC-V: From Niche Architecture to Strategic Foundation
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-07-2026 at 10:00 am

The RISC V Inflection Point

At the recent RISC-V Now by Andes conference, Aion Silicon’s presentation made one thing clear: RISC-V is no longer an emerging alternative but rather rapidly becoming foundational to modern silicon design. This conviction is not theoretical says Oliver Jones, CEO of Aion Silicon, who gave the talk. It is grounded in Aion Silicon’s… Read More


Bringing mathematical rigour in the world of hardware – a journey into Formal Verification

Bringing mathematical rigour in the world of hardware – a journey into Formal Verification
by Daniel Nenni on 05-07-2026 at 6:00 am

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This interview presents the first steps of Robert Simpson (R.S.), a Maths graduate who found an unexpected, but natural home in Formal Verification (FV) at Axiomise. Drawn by a desire to apply rigorous logic to real-world problems, he shares how abstract mathematical thinking translates into ensuring hardware correctness … Read More


Rethinking ECAD IT Infrastructure: From Fragmentation to an Engineering Platform

Rethinking ECAD IT Infrastructure: From Fragmentation to an Engineering Platform
by Kalar Rajendiran on 05-04-2026 at 6:00 am

The semiconductor industry is entering a new phase of complexity. Advanced nodes, heterogeneous integration, and AI-driven design workflows are placing unprecedented demands on engineering teams. While much of the focus remains on tools and methodologies, an equally critical constraint is emerging beneath the surface:… Read More