A recent EETimes article about memory IP vendors reminded me to follow up on my blogs about IP companies, which I believe are the best investments in semiconductor design today. It is a fluff piece, Mark LaPedus briefly mentions ARM, Synopsys, Virage Logic, and Denali, but his analysis is right on the mark. There is definitely money… Read More
ChipAgents Expands AI Across Chip Design. The Test Is Faster, Verified ResultsChipAgents is expanding its agentic AI platform across…Read More
Why Synopsys’ Role in AMD’s Instinct MI455X Matters for AI InfrastructureSynopsys’ collaboration with AMD on the Instinct MI455X…Read More
S2C Targets Faster RISC-V Bring-Up With Prototyping and AIS2C showcased FPGA prototyping and AI-assisted debugging at…Read More
Accellera’s FSL 1.0 Gives Functional Safety Data a Common LanguageAccellera Systems Initiative has approved Functional Safety Language…Read More
Inside the Package Powering Modern AITSMC’s CoWoS-S is critical to the artificial intelligence…Read MoreEDA is DEAD
Years ago I bought my ancestral home, the house where my beloved grandparents lived, the place in which I grew up. It was more an emotional investment than a financial one, much more. After completely renovating it with my keyboard hardened hands, reliving much of my childhood, I joined the ranks of the slum lords and rented the house… Read More
Jim Cramer’s CNBC Mad Money on Cadence!
For those of you who follow the market and play EDA stocks this will be a shocker! Jim Cramer, former Hedge Fund Manager, co-founder of TheStreet.com, and host of the CNBC’s Mad Money did a piece last week on Cadence. Apparently he did NOT read my piece on EDA being DEAD:
Cramer’s Wednesday “Tech Spec” pickswas Cadence Design Systems… Read More


TSMC’s Patent and the Harsh Realities of 3D DRAM Competition