Systems engineers often want to select the best IC for their projects, yet the time required to search online, buy an Evaluation Kit, waiting to receive it in the mail, then getting it installed and setup for testing can be a barrier and lengthen the project timeline. This is where TenXer Labs comes in, as they have cleverly developed… Read More
Automotive Semiconductor Market Slowing
We at Semiconductor Intelligence estimate the automotive semiconductor market was $67 billion in 2023, up 12% from 2022. The top twelve suppliers accounted for over three-quarters of the market. Infineon Technologies was the largest automotive semiconductor supplier, at $9.2 billion or 13.7% of the market. NXP Semiconductors… Read More
Silicon Catalyst Ventures Launched With 8 Fundings
Silicon Catalyst Inc. is a unique incubator dedicated exclusively to the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2015, SCI provides a comprehensive ecosystem to support semiconductor startups. You can see the full list of available resources on the Silicon Catalyst website.
We recently covered the ground breaking Silicon Catalyst… Read More
CircuitSutra Technologies at the 2024 Design Automation Conference
The Design Automation Conference (DAC) is a premier event that focuses on the design and automation of electronic systems. It is an annual conference that has been held since 1964, making it one of the longest-running and most established events in the field of electronic design automation (EDA).
DAC offers outstanding training,… Read More
Silicon Catalyst Announces Winners of the 2024 Arm Startups Contest
The Silicon Catalyst-Arm start-up contest winners were announced this week. This was the first contest of its kind so there was quite a bit of excitement. SemiWiki has worked closely with Silicon Catalyst for the past four years which has been quite the journey. Out of the one hundred plus companies SemiWiki has worked with over … Read More
Mastering Atomic Precision – ALD’s Role in Semiconductor Advancements
Atomic layer deposition (ALD) is a thin-film deposition method that continues to enable continuous advances in semiconductor device fabrication. Essentially, it involves exposing substrates sequentially to at least two different vapor phase atmospheres in which self-limiting reactions take place on the surface: the first… Read More
Blank Wafer Suppliers are not Totally Blank
AI requires more Silicon capacity
Deep in the supply chain, some wizards turn sand into perfect diamond-structured crystal disks of silicon, which are necessary for the entire semiconductor supply chain.
They are part of the semiconductor supply chain, making Silicon Sand almost a thousand times more valuable.
The glimmer … Read More
What’s all the Noise in the AI Basement?
My dog yawns every time I say Semiconductor or Semiconductor Supply Chain. Most clients say, “Yawn…. Don’t pontificate – pick the Nasdaq winners for us!”
Will Nvidia be overtaken by the new AI players?
If you follow along with me, you might gain some insights into what is happening in AI hardware. I will leave others to do the… Read More
The Case for U.S. CHIPS Act 2
Despite murky goals and moving targets, the recent CHIPS Act sets the stage for long term government incentives.
Authored by Jo Levy and Kaden Chaung
On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the fourth, and most likely final, grant under the current U.S. CHIPS Act for leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing.… Read More
Top three challenges for global semiconductor manufacturing in 2024
Poised for recovery in 2024 and driving toward a historic $1 trillion in revenue, the global semiconductor industry has an incredibly promising future, backed by an unprecedented number of growth drivers, market opportunities, and technology advancements. Nevertheless, amid record greenfield capital investments and government-backed… Read More
Facing the Quantum Nature of EUV Lithography