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CEO Interview with Mike Noonen of Swave Photonics

CEO Interview with Mike Noonen of Swave Photonics
by Daniel Nenni on 03-07-2025 at 6:00 am

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Mike Noonen is CEO of Swave Photonics and has 30 years of experience leading technology businesses resulting in two IPOs and multiple acquisitions. Most recently he was the CEO of MixComm acquired by Sivers Semiconductor in early 2022.

Noonen was the Chairman and co-founder of Silicon Catalyst, the world’s first semiconductor… Read More


DVCon 2025: AI and the Future of Verification Take Center Stage

DVCon 2025: AI and the Future of Verification Take Center Stage
by Lauro Rizzatti on 03-06-2025 at 10:00 am

DVCon 2025

The 2025 Design and Verification Conference (DVCon) was a four-day event packed with insightful discussions, cutting-edge technology showcases, and thought-provoking debates. The conference agenda included a rich mix of tutorial sessions, a keynote presentation, a panel discussion, and an exhibit hall with Electronic… Read More


AlphaDesign AI Experts Wade into Design and Verification

AlphaDesign AI Experts Wade into Design and Verification
by Bernard Murphy on 03-06-2025 at 6:00 am

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I mentioned in an earlier blog that multiple presentations at DVCon 2025 went all-in on AI-assisted design and verification. The presentation was one such example, looking very much at top-down AI-expert application of agentic flows to design and verification. AlphaDesign is a new startup out of UC Santa Barbara headed by William… Read More


CEO Interview with Pradyumna (Prady) Gupta of Infinita Lab

CEO Interview with Pradyumna (Prady) Gupta of Infinita Lab
by Daniel Nenni on 03-05-2025 at 10:00 am

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Dr. Pradyumna (Prady) Gupta is the Founder and Chief Scientist at Infinita Lab and Infinita Materials, pioneering advancements in materials testing and specialized chemicals for cutting-edge industries. A passionate advocate for onshoring critical manufacturing industries, such as semiconductors, back to America, Prady… Read More


An Imaginative Approach to AI-based Design

An Imaginative Approach to AI-based Design
by Bernard Murphy on 03-05-2025 at 6:00 am

Rise DA advantages min

DVCon 2025 was unquestionably a forum for pulling out all the stops in AI-based (RTL) design and verification, particularly around generative AI and agentic methods. I heard three product pitches and a keynote and have been told that every AI talk was standing room only. A pitch from Rise-DA particularly appealed to me because … Read More


Executive Interview: Steve Howington of the Protective, Marine & High Performance Flooring Division of Sherwin-Williams

Executive Interview: Steve Howington of the Protective, Marine & High Performance Flooring Division of Sherwin-Williams
by Daniel Nenni on 03-04-2025 at 10:00 am

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Steve Howington is Global Vice President of Marketing for the Protective, Marine and High Performance Flooring Division of The Sherwin-Williams Company. During his 22 years with the company, Steve has held multiple commercial and business leadership roles in both the architectural and industrial groups within Sherwin-Williams.… Read More


Unlocking the cloud: A new era for post-tapeout flow for semiconductor manufacturing

Unlocking the cloud: A new era for post-tapeout flow for semiconductor manufacturing
by Bassem Riad on 03-04-2025 at 6:00 am

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As semiconductor chips shrink and design complexity skyrockets, managing post-tapeout flow (PTOF) jobs has become one of the most compute-intensive tasks in manufacturing. Advanced computational lithography demands an enormous amount of computing power, putting traditional in-house resources to the test. Enter the … Read More


SemiWiki Outlook 2025 with yieldHUB Founder & CEO John O’Donnell

SemiWiki Outlook 2025 with yieldHUB Founder & CEO John O’Donnell
by Daniel Nenni on 03-03-2025 at 10:00 am

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What was the most exciting high point of 2024 for your company?

One of the most exciting milestones in 2024 was the further expansion of our data science team, which allowed us to take a bold step toward fully integrating AI into our solutions. This not only is enhancing our offerings but also helped us grow within our existing customer… Read More


Powering the Future: How Engineered Substrates and Material Innovation Drive the Semiconductor Revolution

Powering the Future: How Engineered Substrates and Material Innovation Drive the Semiconductor Revolution
by Kalar Rajendiran on 03-03-2025 at 6:00 am

Substrate Vision Summit Engineered Substrate Panel Session

Engineered substrate technology is driving an evolution within the semiconductor industry. As Moore’s Law reaches its limits, the focus is shifting from traditional planar wafer scaling to innovative material engineering and 3D integration. Companies like Soitec, Intel and Samsung are pioneering this transition, unlocking… Read More


Podcast EP276: How Alphawave Semi is Fueling the Next Generation of AI Systems with Letizia Giuliano

Podcast EP276: How Alphawave Semi is Fueling the Next Generation of AI Systems with Letizia Giuliano
by Daniel Nenni on 02-28-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Letizia Giuliano, Vice President of Product Marketing and Management at Alphawave Semi. She specializes in architecting cutting-edge solutions for high-speed connectivity and chiplet design architecture. Prior to her role at Alphawave Semi, Letizia held the position of Product Line Manager at Intel, where… Read More