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ASML-Strong Results & Guide Prove China Concerns Overblown-Chips Slow to Recover

ASML-Strong Results & Guide Prove China Concerns Overblown-Chips Slow to Recover
by Robert Maire on 07-21-2023 at 8:00 am

ASML 2023 Results

-ASML reports better results & guide despite China restrictions
-Supports our view of China issues not that impactful longer term
-Industry recovery seems very far off with more delays
-ASML remains the best, most robust story in a weak industry

ASML reports nice beat despite China concerns

ASML reported revenues of Euro6.9B… Read More


Upskill Your Smart Soldiers and Conquer the Chip War in Style!

Upskill Your Smart Soldiers and Conquer the Chip War in Style!
by Sivakumar PR on 07-21-2023 at 6:00 am

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My recent article, ‘Chip War without Soldiers’ explained the importance of upskilling and preparing the chip design workforce in this current scenario, and it also explained how it will lead to ‘Fabs without Chips’ if we don’t prioritize it. VLSI Engineers are the pillars of the semiconductor industry, and they can only transform… Read More


The Efabless Generative AI Challenges and Why They Matter

The Efabless Generative AI Challenges and Why They Matter
by Daniel Nenni on 07-20-2023 at 10:00 am

Efabless Banner for SemiWiki

Last week, Efabless announced the second edition of its AI Generated Open-Source Silicon Design Challenge series.  As we discussed in earlier blogs, the first challenge was a great success with twelve submissions and six successful designs created in just three weeks. The contestants used natural language prompts to create… Read More


Has Electronics Bottomed?

Has Electronics Bottomed?
by Bill Jewell on 07-19-2023 at 6:00 pm

Electronics Bottomed 2023 1

The current slump in the electronics market began in 2021. Smartphone shipments versus a year earlier turned negative in 3Q 2021. The smartphone market declines in 2020 were primarily due to COVID-19 related production cutbacks. The current smartphone decline is due to weak demand. According to IDC, smartphone shipments were… Read More


SEMICON West 2023 Summary – No recovery in sight – Next Year?

SEMICON West 2023 Summary – No recovery in sight – Next Year?
by Robert Maire on 07-15-2023 at 6:00 am

Semicon west 2023

-SEMICON well attended but bouncing along the biz bottom
-Recovery seems at least a year away with memory even more
-AI creates hope but not impactful- Disconnect tween stocks & reality
-AMAT me too platform- Back end benefits from chiplets

SEMICON busy but subdued

SEMICON is certainly back to pre-covid levels or perhaps better.… Read More


Sondrel Extends ASIC Turnkey Design to Supply Services From Europe to US

Sondrel Extends ASIC Turnkey Design to Supply Services From Europe to US
by Bernard Murphy on 07-12-2023 at 6:00 am

Sondrel scaling

It’s no secret that system companies are driving a lot of new silicon. Google, AWS, Tesla and others have well-established design teams delivering differentiated servers, AI engines and other technologies. I’m sure NVIDIA suspects sub rosa projects are already underway in many of these hyperscalers to design out their GPUs.… Read More


Semiconductor CapEx down in 2023

Semiconductor CapEx down in 2023
by Bill Jewell on 06-28-2023 at 2:00 pm

Semiconductor Capex 2021 2022 2023

Semiconductor capital expenditures (CapEx) increased 35% in 2021 and 15% in 2022, according to IC Insights. Our projection at Semiconductor Intelligence is a 14% decline in CapEx in 2023, based primarily on company statements. The biggest cuts will be made by the memory companies, with a 19% drop. CapEx will drop 50% at SK Hynix… Read More


Efabless Celebrates AI Design Challenge Winners!

Efabless Celebrates AI Design Challenge Winners!
by Daniel Nenni on 06-23-2023 at 6:00 am

Efabless AI Challenge SemiWiki

The first AI Generated Open-Source Silicon Design Challenge invited participants to use generative AI to design an open-source silicon chip and tape it out in just three weeks. The contestants were required to create Verilog code from natural language prompts, and then implemented their designs using the chipIgnite platform… Read More


Optimism Prevailed at CEO Outlook, though Downturn Could Bring Unpredictable Challenges

Optimism Prevailed at CEO Outlook, though Downturn Could Bring Unpredictable Challenges
by Nanette Collins on 06-22-2023 at 10:00 am

CEO Outlook #2

Chances are anyone who attended the CEO Outlook will say it was an engaging, entertaining and enlightening view of the chip design space, though CEO Outlook may be a misnomer as four of the seven panelists had C-Suite titles other than CEO.

Regardless, the collective view was optimistic, though caution prevailed as the economic… Read More


Intel Internal Foundry Model Webinar

Intel Internal Foundry Model Webinar
by Scotten Jones on 06-21-2023 at 12:00 pm

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Intel held a webinar today to discuss their IDM2.0 internal foundry model. On the call were Dave Zinsner Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Jason Grebe Corporate Vice President and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Group.

On a humorous note, the person moderating the attendee questions sounded … Read More