– SPIE EUV & Photomask conference well attended with great talks
– Chip industry focused on next gen High NA EUV & what it impacts
– Do big chips=big masks? Another Actinic tool?
– AI & chip tools, a game changer- China pre-empting more sanctions




Podcast EP186: The History and Design Impact of Glass Substrates with Intel’s Dr. Rahul Manepalli
Dan is joined by Dr. Rahul Manepalli. Rahul is an Intel Fellow and Sr. Director of Module Engineering in the Substrate Package Technology Development Organization. Rahul and his team are responsible for developing the next generation of materials, processes and equipment for Intel’s package substrate pathfinding and development… Read More
McKinsey & Company Shines a Light on Domain Specific Architectures
When we hear McKinsey & Company, we may think of one of the “Big Three” management consultancies. While that’s true, this firm has a reach and impact that goes far beyond management consulting. According to its website, the firm accelerates sustainable and inclusive growth. While this is an inspirational statement, the… Read More
CEO Interview: Sanjeev Kumar – Co-Founder & Mentor of Logic Fruit Technologies
Sanjeev is a renowned technopreneur in the semiconductor industry. With more than 20+ years of experience, he is known for his enormous resilience and deep tech knowledge that sets him apart from others in the industry.
Sanjeev started his career as a hardware designer and then forayed into the FPGA domain due to his love for configurable… Read More
proteanTecs On-Chip Monitoring and Deep Data Analytics System
State-of-the-art electronics demand high performance, low power consumption, small footprint and high reliability from their semiconductor products. While this imperative is true across many different market segments, it is critical for applications such as the automotive/autonomous driving and data centers. As electronic… Read More
Pairing RISC-V cores with NoCs ties SoC protocols together
Designers have many paths for differentiating RISC-V solutions. One path launches into various RISC-V core customizations and extensions per the specification. Another focuses on selecting and assembling IP blocks in a complete system-on-chip (SoC) design around one or more RISC-V cores. A third is emerging: interconnecting… Read More
The Quest for Bugs: “Verification is a Data Problem!”
Verification Data Analytics
Hardware Verification is a highly data-intensive or data-heavy problem. Verification Engineers recognise this and spend much of their time dealing with large and complex datasets arising from verification processes.
In “The Dilemmas of Hardware Verification” we explored the key challenges … Read More
Samtec Increases Signal Density Again with Analog Over Array™
Samtec is well-known for its innovative signal channel solutions. Whether the application requires copper or fiber, Samtec can deliver incredible performance and flexibility. The quality of the company’s models, eval kits and design support are well-known. There is another aspect of Samtec’s innovation. I touched on it in… Read More
Transformers Transforming the Field of Computer Vision
Over the last few years, transformers have been fundamentally changing the nature of deep learning models, revolutionizing the field of artificial intelligence. Transformers introduce an attention mechanism that allows models to weigh the importance of different elements in an input sequence. Unlike traditional deep learning… Read More
Lowering the DFT Cost for Large SoCs with a Novel Test Point Exploration & Implementation Methodology
With the increasing on-chip integration capabilities, large scale electronic systems can be integrated into a single System-on-Chip or SoC. New manufacturing test challenges are raised for more advanced technology nodes where both quality and cost during testing are affected. A typical parameter is test coverage which impacts… Read More
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