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Semiconductor Services

Podcast EP340: A Review of the Q4 2025 Electronic Design Market Data Report with Wally Rhines

Podcast EP340: A Review of the Q4 2025 Electronic Design Market Data Report with Wally Rhines
by Daniel Nenni on 04-13-2026 at 8:00 am
Categories: ESD Alliance, Semiconductor Services

Daniel is joined by Dr. Wally Rhines, CEO of Silvaco, to discuss 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 electronic design automation companies… Read More

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Accellera Updates at DVCon 2026

Accellera Updates at DVCon 2026
by Bernard Murphy on 04-08-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: Accellera, AI, Semiconductor Services

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Lu Dai (chair of Accellera) and I had our regular chat at DVCon U.S. 2026. Accellera also hosted a reception in the exhibits hall, with free snacks and drinks, very well attended. We talked about what’s new in Accellera, with a particular emphasis on the recently released standard for CDC and RDC tool interoperability, also Lu’s … Read More

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Samtec’s Strong Presence at embedded world 2026

Samtec’s Strong Presence at embedded world 2026
by Mike Gianfagna on 04-03-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: AI, Events, Samtec, Semiconductor Services

Samtec’s Strong Presence at embedded world 2026

The embedded world Exhibition & Conference recently concluded. The event is held annually in Nuremberg, Germany and has become one of the most influential gatherings for the global embedded systems community. Since its inception in 2003, the event has grown from a modest technical meeting into a large-scale international… Read More

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Silicon Catalyst and Microelectronics US 2026

Silicon Catalyst and Microelectronics US 2026
by Daniel Nenni on 04-02-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: Semiconductor Services, Silicon Catalyst

Silicon Catalyst Microelectronics US 2026 Conference

The designation of Silicon Catalyst as the exclusive strategic partner for Microelectronics US 2026 represents a significant alignment between a leading semiconductor startup ecosystem and a rapidly growing U.S. microelectronics industry event. This partnership reflects broader trends in semiconductor innovation, … Read More

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Alchip’s Leadership in ASIC Innovation: Advancing Toward 2nm Semiconductor Technology

Alchip’s Leadership in ASIC Innovation: Advancing Toward 2nm Semiconductor Technology
by Daniel Nenni on 04-01-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: 3D IC, Alchip, Chiplet, Semiconductor Services

Alchip’s Leadership in ASIC Innovation

Alchip Technologies has recently reported significant progress in the development of advanced 2nm  ASICs, positioning itself as a leader in next-generation semiconductor design for AI and HPC. The announcement highlights Alchip’s efforts to commercialize cutting-edge chip technologies and deliver highly customized … Read More

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CapEx Up for Foundry, Memory

CapEx Up for Foundry, Memory
by Bill Jewell on 04-01-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: Semiconductor Intelligence, Semiconductor Services

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Semiconductor Intelligence estimates total semiconductor industry capital spending (CapEx) was $166 billion in 2025, up 7% from 2024. We estimate 2026 CapEx will be $200 billion, up 20% from 2025. TSMC was the largest spender in 2024 with $40.9 billion in CapEx, 25% of the total. TSMC projects 2026 CapEx will be between $52 billion… Read More

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Post-Silicon Validating an MMU. Innovation in Verification

Post-Silicon Validating an MMU. Innovation in Verification
by Bernard Murphy on 03-25-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: Cadence, EDA, Semiconductor Services, Silicon Catalyst

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Some post-silicon bugs are unavoidable, but we’re getting better at catching them before we ship. Here we look at a method based on a bare-metal exerciser to stress-test the MMU. Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO and lecturer at Stanford, EE292A)… Read More

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GTC 2026: Agentic AI for Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing

GTC 2026: Agentic AI for Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing
by Daniel Nenni on 03-24-2026 at 8:00 am
Categories: NetApp, Semiconductor Services

Agentic AI is emerging as a transformative paradigm in semiconductor design and manufacturing, driven by the exponential growth in data, system complexity, and performance demands. Modern semiconductor fabs generate massive volumes of heterogeneous data at unprecedented velocity. For instance, a single minute of operation

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Axiomise Introduces nocProve to Transform NoC Design Verification

Axiomise Introduces nocProve to Transform NoC Design Verification
by Daniel Nenni on 03-12-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: Axiomise, Semiconductor Services

Axiomise Launches nocProve for NoC Verification

Axiomise has recently launched a new verification tool called nocProve which will transform how Network-on-Chip designs are validated in modern hardware development, absolutely.

The tool is designed to be the first configurable formal verification application specifically created for NoC implementations. It addresses… Read More

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Qnity and Silicon Catalyst Light a Path to Success at the Chiplet Summit

Qnity and Silicon Catalyst Light a Path to Success at the Chiplet Summit
by Mike Gianfagna on 03-11-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: 3D IC, Chiplet, Events, Semiconductor Services, Silicon Catalyst

Qnity and Silicon Catalyst Light a Path to Success at the Chiplet Summit

The Chiplet Summit recently concluded. Multi-die heterogeneous design is a hot topic these days and chiplets are a key enabler for this trend. The conference was noticeably larger this year. There were many presentations and exhibits that focused on areas such as how to design chiplets, what standards are important, how to integrate… Read More