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MCUs Are Now Embracing Mainstream NoCs

MCUs Are Now Embracing Mainstream NoCs
by Bernard Murphy on 01-16-2025 at 6:00 am

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The moral of today’s story is that to succeed in a late-adopter market, sometimes you just have to wait for the market to catch up (assuming you have a strong early adopter market to buy your product today). I have been working with Arteris for 6+ years now promoting their NoC technology, and there was never any question that they offer… Read More


CES 2025: All In on AI and Proposed Tariffs

CES 2025: All In on AI and Proposed Tariffs
by Bill Jewell on 01-15-2025 at 2:00 pm

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CES 2025 was held last week in Las Vegas. We at Semiconductor Intelligence attended for our tenth CES. The event had over 140,000 attendees and over 4,500 exhibitors.

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Brian Comiskey of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) presented on technology trends in 2025. The key theme was advances… Read More


Chiplet integration solutions from Keysight at Chiplet Summit

Chiplet integration solutions from Keysight at Chiplet Summit
by Don Dingee on 01-15-2025 at 10:00 am

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Chiplets continue gaining momentum, fueled in large part by applications for AI and 5G/6G RFICs. Keysight has a strong presence at this year’s Chiplet Summit in Santa Clara, which includes Simon Rance in a super panel discussing “Chiplets: The Key to Solving the AI Energy Gap” and Nilesh Kamdar with a keynote… Read More


A Deep Dive into SoC Performance Analysis: What, Why, and How

A Deep Dive into SoC Performance Analysis: What, Why, and How
by Lauro Rizzatti on 01-15-2025 at 6:00 am

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Part 1 of 2 – Essential Performance Metrics to Validate SoC Performance Analysis

Part 1 provides an overview of the key performance metrics across three foundational blocks of System-on-Chip (SoC) designs that are vital for success in the rapidly evolving semiconductor industry and presents a holistic approach to optimizeRead More


2025 Outlook with Dr. Chouki Aktouf of Innova

2025 Outlook with Dr. Chouki Aktouf of Innova
by Daniel Nenni on 01-14-2025 at 10:00 am

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Chouki Aktouf is Founder & CEO of Defacto Technologies and Co-Founder of Innova Advanced Technologies.  Prior to founding Defacto in 2003, Dr. Aktouf was an associate professor of Computer Science at the University of Grenoble – France and leader of a dependability research group. He holds a PhD in Electric Engineering from… Read More


WEBINAR: Reconcile Design Cost Reduction & Eco-design Criteria for Complex Chip Design Projects

WEBINAR: Reconcile Design Cost Reduction & Eco-design Criteria for Complex Chip Design Projects
by Daniel Nenni on 01-14-2025 at 6:00 am

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As chip design complexity keeps increasing, the challenge of managing costs becomes a pressing concern for companies of all sizes. Efficient resource management is emerging as a critical lever for controlling design expenses and ensuring project success.

The chip design market increasingly demands automated solutions for… Read More


Averting Hacks of PCIe® Transport using CMA/SPDM and Advanced Cryptographic Techniques

Averting Hacks of PCIe® Transport using CMA/SPDM and Advanced Cryptographic Techniques
by Kalar Rajendiran on 01-13-2025 at 10:00 am

CMA:SPDM Flow for Establishing a Secure Connection

In today’s digital landscape, data security has become an indispensable feature for any data transfer protocol, including Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe). With the rising frequency and sophistication of digital attacks, ensuring data integrity, confidentiality, and authenticity during PCIe transport… Read More


2025 Outlook with Mahesh Tirupattur of Analog Bits

2025 Outlook with Mahesh Tirupattur of Analog Bits
by Daniel Nenni on 01-13-2025 at 6:00 am

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Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company. 

I’m Mahesh Tirupattur. I’ve been with the company for over 20 years. Recently I took the role of CEO, where I drive business partnerships, IP licensing, and joint venture development. This change was a mutual decision between Alan Rogers and I. Alan wants to focus on technology… Read More


Podcast EP269: A Broad View of Semiconductor Market Dynamics with Rajiv Khemani

Podcast EP269: A Broad View of Semiconductor Market Dynamics with Rajiv Khemani
by Daniel Nenni on 01-10-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Rajiv Khemani, a serial entrepreneur and an industry leader with 25 years of experience in building and scaling businesses. He is currently co-founder & CEO of Auradine. He is also an investor and board member in the data infrastructure, AI and software/platforms space. Previously, Rajiv was co-founder &… Read More


CEO Interview: Dr. Zeynep Bayram of 35ELEMENTS

CEO Interview: Dr. Zeynep Bayram of 35ELEMENTS
by Daniel Nenni on 01-10-2025 at 6:00 am

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Zeynep is a co-founder and the Chief Executive Officer of 35ELEMENTS Corp., the GaN solutions company, which spun off from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. She worked in small and large semiconductor companies, and managed operations of an equipment manufacturing business. She completed her B.S. and M.S. in EE,… Read More