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CEO Interview: Sivakumar P R of Maven Silicon

CEO Interview: Sivakumar P R of Maven Silicon
by Daniel Nenni on 06-25-2021 at 6:00 am

CEO Profile Photo

Sivakumar P R is the Founder and CEO of Maven Silicon. He is responsible for the company’s vision, overall strategy, business, and technology. He is also the Founder and CEO of Aceic Design Technologies.

Sivakumar is a seasoned engineering professional who has worked in various fields, including electrical engineering,… Read More


Silicon Catalyst and Cornell University Are Expanding Opportunities for Startups Like Geegah

Silicon Catalyst and Cornell University Are Expanding Opportunities for Startups Like Geegah
by Mike Gianfagna on 06-24-2021 at 6:00 am

Silicon Catalyst and Cornell University Are Expanding Opportunities

SemiWiki has covered many aspects of Silicon Catalyst, from their business model to notable industry events and profiles of promising startups. You can get some perspective on the breadth and depth of Silicon Catalyst here. In this post, I’ll explore an aspect of the broader collaboration the organization is engaging in. It is… Read More


 Semiconductor CapEx strong in 2021

 Semiconductor CapEx strong in 2021
by Bill Jewell on 06-23-2021 at 10:00 am

Semiconductor CAPEX spending versus change 2021

Semiconductor manufacturers are expanding capital spending in 2021 and beyond to help alleviate shortages. In addition, many governments around the world are proposing funding to support semiconductor manufacturing in their countries.

The United States Senate this month approved a bill which includes $52 billion to fund… Read More


Life in a Formal Verification Lane

Life in a Formal Verification Lane
by Shinavi Shah on 06-22-2021 at 6:00 am

New image for semiwiki

This summer, I got the opportunity to work as a Formal Verification Intern with Axiomise for six weeks. I’m a keen designer and love working in design and architecture. Although, I’ve not started my professional career yet, I have done most of my projects as a designer in my undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

Having said that,… Read More


Alchip is Painting a Bright Future for the ASIC Market

Alchip is Painting a Bright Future for the ASIC Market
by Mike Gianfagna on 06-17-2021 at 10:00 am

Alchip is Painting a Bright Future for the ASIC Market

I’ve spent most of my career in the ASIC business. In 2003, Gartner predicted the ASIC market would grow to $16.9B. During that time, there were a number of startups building ASICs, but the applications were a bit specialized and aimed at new markets. Consequently, there was a lot of risk to build a chip startup and many ASICs either… Read More


Ferroelectric Hafnia-based Materials for Neuromorphic ICs

Ferroelectric Hafnia-based Materials for Neuromorphic ICs
by Raisul Islam on 06-17-2021 at 6:00 am

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The ferroelectric effect in materials has been exploited to fabricate (fab) reliable Ferroelectric Random Access Memories (FRAM) Non-Volatile Memory (NVM) ICs for over 20 years. Recent years have seen have seen a breakthrough in discovering ferroelectric properties in Hafnium Oxide (HfO2 or “hafnia”), a fab-friendly… Read More


Podcast EP24: ASIC Design at the Leading Edge

Podcast EP24: ASIC Design at the Leading Edge
by Daniel Nenni on 06-11-2021 at 10:00 am

Dan and Mike are joined by Graham Curren, founder and CEO of ASIC specialist Sondrel. Graham discusses the challenges of designing ASICs at the leading edge from a technology, design team and customer perspective. He explores where the real challenges are in building these types of chips and how Sondrel meets those challenges.… Read More


Silicon Catalyst is Bringing Its Unique Startup Platform to the UK

Silicon Catalyst is Bringing Its Unique Startup Platform to the UK
by Mike Gianfagna on 06-08-2021 at 10:00 am

Silicon Catalyst is Bringing Its Unique Startup Platform to the UK

Silicon Catalyst is a unique startup incubator / accelerator that focuses exclusively on accelerating solutions in silicon (including chips, IP, MEMS & sensors). The organization has an extensive support infrastructure that includes preferred access to IP, design tools, business infrastructure and fab/assembly. … Read More


Chips for America Act – Funding Failures & Foreigners or Saving Semiconductors?

Chips for America Act – Funding Failures & Foreigners or Saving Semiconductors?
by Robert Maire on 06-06-2021 at 6:00 am

Government Bailout

-A repeat of the auto industry bailout of self inflicted issues?
-Not just money but systemic change is needed
-Perhaps chips need an Elon led revolution like autos & space
-Govt $ need focus not thrown into existing spend avalanche.

 

Are chips a replay of the auto industry bailout a decade ago? Deja Vu all over again.

The… Read More


CEO Interview: Prakash Murthy of Atonarp

CEO Interview: Prakash Murthy of Atonarp
by Daniel Nenni on 06-04-2021 at 6:00 am

Prakash Murthy of Atonarp

Prakash Murthy is the co-founder & CEO of Atonarp, a leading molecular diagnostics company HQ in Tokyo Japan. Murthy has two decades of experience in engineering management and entrepreneurial ventures. Murthy also co-founded Inspiration Technologies and C2Silicon Software and served as the CEO of Core Solutions Inc.… Read More