Many of you are already familiar with Silicon Catalyst and the value it brings to semiconductor startups, the industry and the electronics industry at large. Silicon Catalyst is an organization that supports early-stage semiconductor startups with an ecosystem that provides tools and resources needed to design, create, and… Read More
EVs, Silicon Carbide & Soitec’s SmartSiC™: The High-Tech Spark Driving the Future (with a Twist!)
Silicon Carbide (SiC) is the superhero EV converters need, boosting efficiency, shrinking component sizes, and letting your car charge faster while handling heat like a pro. Even Tesla’s like, “Yep, we’re using it,” because who doesn’t want more range and less sweating under the hood?
By Jerome Fohet
Get ready for… Read More
Maximizing 3DIC Design Productivity with 3DBlox: A Look at TSMC’s Progress and Innovations in 2024
At the 2024 TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum, one of the technical talks by TSMC focused on maximizing 3DIC design productivity and rightfully so. With rapid advancements in semiconductor technology, 3DICs have become the next frontier in improving chip performance, energy efficiency, and density. TSMC’s focus on streamlining the… Read More
SPIE Monterey- ASML, INTC – High NA Readiness- Bigger Masks/Smaller Features
– SPIE Photomask -all about High NA and bigger masks
– High NA will ramp very fast & is ramping fast – two already at Intel
– Doubling size of photomask will offset High NA exposure size problem
– Assembling litho tools at customer saves time/money- “Scanner Kits”
Christophe Fouquet
… Read MorePodcast EP252: A Review of the Q2 2024 SEMI Electronic Design Market Data report with Wally Rhines
Dan is joined by Dr. Walden Rhines. Wally is a lot of things, CEO of Cornami, board member, advisor to many and friend to all. Today he is the Executive Sponsor of the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data Report.
Wally reviews the latest report with Dan. Overall growth was strong at 18.2% vs. Q2 2023. Employment for the sector was also … Read More
Podcast EP251: An Overview of DVCon Europe with Jakob Engblom
Dan is joined by Jakob Engblom this year’s vice chair and keynote chair for DVCon Europe. He’s been in the virtual platforms field since 2002, most recently as director of simulation technology ecosystem at Intel. His interests include simulation technologies, software and hardware testing and validation, programming… Read More
Podcast EP250: The Inner Workings of RISC-V International and Details About the RISC-V Summit with Andrea Gallo
Dan is joined by Andrea Gallo, Vice President of Technology at RISC-V International. Andrea heads up the Technical Activities in collaboration with RISC-V members across workgroups and committees in growing the adoption of the RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture. Prior to RISC-V International, Andrea held multiple roles… Read More
CEO Interview: Nikhil Balram of Mojo Vision
Dr. Nikhil Balram has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor and display industries. Past executive roles include CEO of EyeWay Vision Inc., a startup developing immersive AR glasses, Head of the Display Group at Google, responsible for developing display systems for all Google consumer hardware, including AR and … Read More
The Immensity of Software Development and the Challenges of Debugging (Part 3 of 4)
Part 3 of this 4-part series analyzes methods and tools involved in debugging software at different layers of the software stack.
Software debugging involves identifying and resolving issues ranging from functional misbehaviors to crashes. The essential requirement for validating software programs is the ability to monitor… Read More
SystemVerilog Functional Coverage for Real Datatypes
Functional coverage acts as a guide to direct verification resources by identifying the tested and untested portions of a design. Functional coverage is a user-defined metric that assesses the extent to which the design specification, as listed by the test plan’s features, has been used. It can be used to estimate the presence… Read More
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