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Calibre IC Manufacturing papers at SPIE 2023

Calibre IC Manufacturing papers at SPIE 2023
by Daniel Nenni on 03-07-2023 at 6:00 am

SPIE 2023 San Jose

The Siemens Calibre group was very busy last week at SPIE. Calling Calibre industry leading really is an understatement. Calibre is one of the reasons Moore’s Law has continued to this day. This tool is legendary. You can get more information on the Calibre landing page including product information, resource guide, blogs

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Report from SPIE- EUV’s next 15 years- AMAT “Sculpta” braggadocio rollout

Report from SPIE- EUV’s next 15 years- AMAT “Sculpta” braggadocio rollout
by Robert Maire on 03-06-2023 at 10:00 am

EUV DUV Lithography

-We attended the SPIE lithography Conference in San Jose
-No significant news or announcements on EUV
-Focus on 500WPM target and High & Hyper NA rollout
-AMAT overblown Sculpta-Not exactly what its cracked up to be

SPIE Lithography 2023

We have been attending SPIE for many years now and are happy to see a return to pre Covid levels… Read More


Semiconductors and Mobile Communications: 5G and Beyond

Semiconductors and Mobile Communications: 5G and Beyond
by Kalar Rajendiran on 03-06-2023 at 6:00 am

RF Front End Increasing in Complexity

Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the world’s largest gathering of mobile industry innovators where one can hear the latest on advanced technologies and solutions. This year, it took place from February 27 through March 2. Soitec was there to share their insights on how mobile communications are going to evolve with 5G and beyond … Read More


Podcast EP146: How Rapid Silicon Will Change Innovation with Naveed Sherwani

Podcast EP146: How Rapid Silicon Will Change Innovation with Naveed Sherwani
by Daniel Nenni on 03-03-2023 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Naveed Sherwani, a well-known semiconductor industry veteran with over 35 years of entrepreneurial, engineering, and management experience. He is widely recognized as an innovator and leader in the field of design automation of ASICs and microprocessors. Naveed now serves as CEO of Rapid Silicon, aiming… Read More


The Billion Dollar Question – Single or Double Digit Semiconductor Decline

The Billion Dollar Question – Single or Double Digit Semiconductor Decline
by Malcolm Penn on 03-03-2023 at 6:00 am

Market Forecasts Feb 2023

In 2021, we shocked the industry with our predictions of a double-digit ‘supercycle’ in 2022, followed by a crash in 2023. Despite industry skepticism, bordering on outright disbelief, our predictions were on point, based on decades of semiconductor experience and data analysis.

Now, as the industry finally accepts the impending… Read More


Resolution vs. Die Size Tradeoff Due to EUV Pupil Rotation

Resolution vs. Die Size Tradeoff Due to EUV Pupil Rotation
by Fred Chen on 03-02-2023 at 10:00 am

Resolution vs. Die Size Tradeoff Due to EUV Pupil Rotation

The many idiosyncrasies of EUV lithography affect the resolution that can actually be realized. One which still does not get as much attention as it should is the cross-slit pupil rotation [1-3]. This is a fundamental consequence of using rotational symmetry in ring-field optical systems to control aberrations in reflective… Read More


Defacto’s SoC Compiler 10.0 is Making the SoC Building Process So Easy

Defacto’s SoC Compiler 10.0 is Making the SoC Building Process So Easy
by Daniel Nenni on 03-02-2023 at 6:00 am

SoC Integration IP XACT RTL

We have been working with Defacto since 2016 and it has been quite a journey. Putting an entire system on a chip is a driving force in the semiconductor industry. With the complexity of designing a modern SoC constantly increasing, new tools and methodologies are required and it all starts with RTL.

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IoT in Distress at MWC 2023

IoT in Distress at MWC 2023
by Roger C. Lanctot on 03-01-2023 at 10:00 am

MWC 2023 IoT in Distress

The talk of the table – or at least my end of the table – at the annual Cybersecurity Dinner – hosted by Copper Horse Ltd. – was the dismal state of IoT. Millions of devices are being connected – but no one is making money.

Of course that isn’t absolutely accurate. There are organizations that are able to make money in IoT,… Read More


Modern Automotive Electronics System Design Challenges and Solutions

Modern Automotive Electronics System Design Challenges and Solutions
by Rahul Razdan on 03-01-2023 at 6:00 am

Automotive Life Cycle

Over the last decade, automobiles have been morphing from stand-alone mechanical objects to highly connected systems with ever-increasing usage of electronics.  Semiconductor supply disruptions (OEM factory shutdowns) caused by the recent situation with Covid and the political tensions and China have demonstrated the… Read More


HFSS Leads the Way with Exponential Innovation

HFSS Leads the Way with Exponential Innovation
by Matt Commens on 02-28-2023 at 10:00 am

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As engineers continue to design more complex systems with increasing frequency, the need for speed and capacity to solve these structures also increases. Over the years, HFSS has come a very long way and can now solve exponentially large structures with millions of unknowns. Ansys HFSS never stopped advancing,  continuing … Read More