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2026 Outlook with Mathew Burns of Samtec

2026 Outlook with Mathew Burns of Samtec
by Daniel Nenni on 01-29-2026 at 8:00 am

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We have been working with Matt and Samantec for the past 5 years. Samtec is a billion dollar privately-held manufacturer with a wide range of electronic interconnect products that are critical in high-speed and high-reliability systems.

Matt has been with Samtec for more than 10 very important year developing go-to-market strategies… Read More


2026 Outlook with Dave Hwang of Alchip

2026 Outlook with Dave Hwang of Alchip
by Daniel Nenni on 01-26-2026 at 8:00 am

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Dr. Dave Hwang joined Alchip in 2021 as General Manager of Alchip’s North America Business Unit.  He also serves as Senior Vice President, Business Development.  Prior to join Alchip, Dave served as Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing for Global Unichip and in a variety of management and technical roles at TSMC.

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Podcast EP327: Third Quarter 2025 Electronic Design Market Data Report Overview and More with Dr. Walden Rhines

Podcast EP327: Third Quarter 2025 Electronic Design Market Data Report Overview and More with Dr. Walden Rhines
by Daniel Nenni on 01-16-2026 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Wally Rhines, CEO of Silvaco, about the Electronic Design Market Data report that was just released. Wally is the industry coordinator for the EDA data collection program called EDMD. SEMI and the Electronic System Design Alliance collect data from almost all of the electronic design automation companies … Read More


AI Bubble?

AI Bubble?
by Bill Jewell on 01-15-2026 at 12:00 pm

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The currently strong semiconductor market is being driven by AI applications. A McKinsey survey showed 88% of businesses used AI in 2025 compared to just 55% in 2023. According to Inc.com, 306 of the S&P 500 companies mentioned AI in their third quarter 2025 earnings conference calls, up from only 53 citations three years earlier… Read More


Silicon Catalyst: Searching for the Next Great Start-up

Silicon Catalyst: Searching for the Next Great Start-up
by Daniel Nenni on 01-04-2026 at 2:00 pm

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Silicon Catalyst has emerged as a distinctive force in the global start-up ecosystem, positioning itself not merely as an accelerator, but as a launchpad for deep-technology innovation. Focused primarily on semiconductor and hardware-based start-ups, Silicon Catalyst addresses a long-standing gap in the venture landscape:… Read More


Kirin 9030 Hints at SMIC’s Possible Paths Toward >300 MTr/mm2 Without EUV

Kirin 9030 Hints at SMIC’s Possible Paths Toward >300 MTr/mm2 Without EUV
by Fred Chen on 12-28-2025 at 2:00 pm

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Earlier this month, TechInsights did a teardown of the Kirin 9030 chip found in Huawei’s Mate 80 Pro Max [1]. Two clear statements were made on the findings: (1) the transistor density of SMIC’s “N+3” process was definitely below that of the earlier 5nm processes from Samsung and TSMC, and (2) metal pitch was aggressively scaled

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The 10 Practical Steps to Model and Design a Complex SoC: Insights from Aion Silicon

The 10 Practical Steps to Model and Design a Complex SoC: Insights from Aion Silicon
by Daniel Nenni on 12-24-2025 at 6:00 am

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In the fast-evolving world of semiconductor design, creating a complex System-on-Chip (SoC) requires meticulous planning to ensure performance, power efficiency, and cost-effectiveness. Aion Silicon’s white paper, authored by Piyush Singh, outlines a streamlined methodology that leverages advanced modeling… Read More


Cost, Cycle Time, and Carbon aware TCAD Development of new Technologies

Cost, Cycle Time, and Carbon aware TCAD Development of new Technologies
by Daniel Nenni on 12-18-2025 at 10:00 am

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Our good friend Scotten Jones wrote a paper on a product that has been in joint development with Synopsys and is now available. Scott is currently President Semiconductor Manufacturing Economics and Senior Fellow at TechInsights. Scott and I have discussed this product many times and I feel it is ground breaking technology for… Read More


imec on the Benefits of ASICs and How to Seize Them

imec on the Benefits of ASICs and How to Seize Them
by Daniel Nenni on 12-14-2025 at 2:00 pm

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In an era where product differentiation increasingly depends on performance, power efficiency, and form factor, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) have become the ultimate competitive weapon for innovative companies. Unlike off-the-shelf processors, FPGAs, or even ASSPs, a full- or semi-custom ASIC is… Read More


Revitalizing Semiconductor StartUps

Revitalizing Semiconductor StartUps
by Daniel Nenni on 12-09-2025 at 6:00 am

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Tarun Verma, Managing Partner of Silicon Catalyst, delivered a keynote at Verification Futures Austin titled “Revitalizing Semiconductor StartUps.” Drawing from his role in the world’s only accelerator focused on the global semiconductor industry, Tarun outlined the sector’s resurgence, persistent… Read More