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The Role of Clock Gating

The Role of Clock Gating
by Steve Hoover on 11-28-2022 at 10:00 am

The Role of Clock Gating

Perhaps you’ve heard the term “clock gating” and you’re wondering how it works, or maybe you know what clock gating is and you’re wondering how to best implement it. Either way, this post is for you.

Why Power Matters

I can’t help but laugh when I watch a movie where the main characters are shrunk… Read More


Ant Colony Optimization. Innovation in Verification

Ant Colony Optimization. Innovation in Verification
by Bernard Murphy on 11-28-2022 at 6:00 am

Innovation New

Looking for better ways to search a huge state space in model checking, Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) is one possible approach. Paul Cunningham (Senior VP/GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO and now Silvaco CTO) and I continue our series on research ideas. As always,… Read More


A Crash Course in the Future of Technology

A Crash Course in the Future of Technology
by Vivek Wadhwa on 11-27-2022 at 2:00 pm

A crash course in the future of technology

One of the harshest lessons we learned during the recent pandemic is the power of exponentials. As human beings, we are linear thinkers and can’t fathom how doublings of viruses — or technologies — can be destructive and disrupt everything. In my university classes and talks to business executives, I have always had to explain… Read More


Podcast EP126: Unifying RF and Optics with POET’s Optical Interposer Platform

Podcast EP126: Unifying RF and Optics with POET’s Optical Interposer Platform
by Daniel Nenni on 11-25-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Suresh Venkatesan, chairman and CEO, POET Technologies. Suresh joined POET Technologies from GLOBALFOUNDRIES where he served as senior vice president, Technology Development. He is an industry veteran with over 22 years of experience in semiconductor technology development. Prior to joining GLOBALFOUNDRIES,… Read More


TSMC OIP – Enabling System Innovation

TSMC OIP – Enabling System Innovation
by Daniel Payne on 11-25-2022 at 6:00 am

TSMC OIP roadmap min

On November 10th I watched the presentation by L.C. Lu, TSMC Fellow & VP, as he talked about enabling system innovation with dozens of slides in just 26 minutes. TSMC is the number one semiconductor foundry in the world, and their Open Innovation Platform (OIP) events are popular and well attended as the process technology and… Read More


Mobility is Dead; Long Live Mobility

Mobility is Dead; Long Live Mobility
by Roger C. Lanctot on 11-24-2022 at 10:00 am

Mobility is Dead Long Live Mobility

What the hell is going on in the automotive industry. Every automotive executive is talking mobility, mobility, mobility while simultaneously divesting every mobility asset that has been amassed over the past 10 years of surging mobility mania.

The latest spinoff of a mobility asset was Volkswagen’s sale of its WeShare car … Read More


AMAT and Semitool Deja Vu all over again

AMAT and Semitool Deja Vu all over again
by Robert Maire on 11-24-2022 at 6:00 am

Lam SemiWiki SemiSysco

-Lam/Semisysco is a repeat of AMAT/Semitool
-Adds wet processing that larger companies lack
-Semisysco tools amazingly similar to those made by Semitool
-Lightning strikes twice for Ray Thompson

Deja Vu all over again

In a clear example of history repeating itself, Lam Research bought Semisysco, a company founded by Ray Thompson,… Read More


Podcast EP125: How NXP is Helping to Build Software-Defined Vehicles

Podcast EP125: How NXP is Helping to Build Software-Defined Vehicles
by Daniel Nenni on 11-23-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Brian Carlson, Brian is responsible for global marketing of automotive processors and solutions at NXP Semiconductors. He focuses on enabling new innovations that can create new automotive industry business opportunities. He has over 30 years’ experience driving leading-edge, computing and communications… Read More


Micron- “The first cut isn’t the deepest”- Chops production & forecast further

Micron- “The first cut isn’t the deepest”- Chops production & forecast further
by Robert Maire on 11-23-2022 at 6:00 am

Micron SemiWiki 2022

-Micron announces more production cuts & lower forecast
-DRAM will be negative- NAND sounds barely flat (for now)
-Capital spending to be cut to near zero- essential only
-Will the rest of the industry follow suit?

“The first cut isn’t the deepest”
(Apologies to Rod Stewart)

When Micron first announced… Read More


A Hardware IDE for VS Code Fans

A Hardware IDE for VS Code Fans
by Daniel Nenni on 11-22-2022 at 10:00 am

VS Code Remote SSH Article Diagram

A few times a year, I check in with AMIQ EDA co-founder Cristian Amitroaie to see what’s new with their company and the integrated development environment (IDE) market for hardware design and verification. Usually he suggests a topic for us to discuss, but this time I specifically wanted to learn more about the version of their Design… Read More