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Semiconductor Industry Update: Fair Winds and Following Seas!

Semiconductor Industry Update: Fair Winds and Following Seas!
by Daniel Nenni on 09-16-2024 at 10:00 am

Malcolm Penn Four Horsemen

Malcolm Penn did a great job on his semiconductor update call. This is about the whole semiconductor industry (Logic and Memory) versus what I track which is mostly logic based on design starts and the foundries. Malcolm has been doing this a lot longer than I have and he has a proven methodology, but even then, semiconductors are … Read More


Samsung Adds to Bad Semiconductor News

Samsung Adds to Bad Semiconductor News
by Robert Maire on 09-16-2024 at 6:00 am

Samsung Layoffs Intel
  • Samsung follows Intel in staff reductions due to weakness in chips
  • Chip industry split between haves & have nots (AI & rest of chips)
  • Capital spend under pressure – Facing Eventual China issues
  • Stick with monopolies, avoid commodities

Samsung announces layoffs amid weak chip business and outlook
Samsung announced… Read More


Samtec Demystifies Signal Integrity for Everyone

Samtec Demystifies Signal Integrity for Everyone
by Mike Gianfagna on 09-10-2024 at 6:00 am

Samtec Demystifies Signal Integrity for Everyone

As clock speeds go up, voltages go down and data volumes explode the need for fast, reliable and low latency data channels becomes critical in all kinds of applications. Balancing the requirements of low power and high performance requires the mastery of many skills. At the top of many lists is the need for superior signal integrity,… Read More


The Semiconductor Business will find a way!

The Semiconductor Business will find a way!
by Claus Aasholm on 09-09-2024 at 6:00 am

Endless Loop of Sanctions rotates while China buys more

Embargoes and other fun stuff in the Semiconductor Tools Market

While this post dives into the semiconductor tool market’s Q2 data, it is also about the senseless embargo game currently in place. The post illustration shows what my notebooks look like as embargoes enforce what they are supposed to suppress and are replaced… Read More


Podcast EP246: How Axoimise Provides the Missing Piece of the Verification Puzzle

Podcast EP246: How Axoimise Provides the Missing Piece of the Verification Puzzle
by Daniel Nenni on 09-06-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Adeel Liaquat, a formal verification manager at Axiomise. The company delivers cutting-edge scalable and predictable formal verification solutions shortening the time-to-market, and left-shifting the verification curve.

Dan explores the substantial verification challenges for advanced designs with… Read More


Malcom Penn and the Semiconductor Industry Update Webinar

Malcom Penn and the Semiconductor Industry Update Webinar
by Daniel Nenni on 09-06-2024 at 6:00 am

Future Horizons


If you think my 40 years of semiconductor experience is impressive, Malcolm Penn has been at it for 55 years starting with the first commercial integrated circuit. Malcolm’s company Future Horizons has been providing legendary semiconductor industry forecasts since 1989. I have attended dozens of these both live and … Read More


Accellera and PSS 3.0 at #61DAC

Accellera and PSS 3.0 at #61DAC
by Daniel Payne on 09-03-2024 at 10:00 am

PSS at #61DAC min

Accellera invited me to attend their #61DAC panel discussion about the new Portable Stimulus Standard (PSS) v3.0, and the formal press release was also just announced. The big idea with PSS is to enable seamless reuse of stimulus across simulation, emulation and post-silicon debug and prototyping.

Tom Fitzpatrick from Siemens… Read More


Nvidia Pulled out of the Black Well

Nvidia Pulled out of the Black Well
by Claus Aasholm on 09-03-2024 at 6:00 am

Nvidia Pulled the Quarter out of the Well

Despite a severe setback, Nvidia pulled it off once again

There have been serious concerns about the ROI on AI and yield problems with Blackwell, but Nvidia pulled it off again and delivered a result significantly above guidance.

Beating the revenue guidance of $28B with 2B$ to just above 30B$, representing 15% QoQ and a 122% YoY … Read More


Robust Semiconductor Market in 2024

Robust Semiconductor Market in 2024
by Bill Jewell on 08-21-2024 at 1:30 pm

Semiconductor Market Change 2024

The global semiconductor market reached $149.9 billion in the second quarter of 2024, according to WSTS. 2Q 2024 was up 6.5% from 1Q 2024 and up 18.3% from a year ago. WSTS revised 1Q 2024 up by $3 billion, making 1Q 2024 up 17.8% from a year ago instead of the previous 15.3%.

The major semiconductor companies posted generally strong… Read More


The State of The Foundry Market Insights from the Q2-24 Results

The State of The Foundry Market Insights from the Q2-24 Results
by admin on 08-20-2024 at 10:00 am

TSMC Leads but Challengers Follow 2024

If you work in the Semiconductor or related industry, you know that industry cycles can profoundly impact your business. It is crucial for strategic development to invest at the appropriate time and to rope the sails when necessary.

As a semiconductor investor, you’re accustomed to the ebb and flow of industry cycles. It’s… Read More