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CEO Interview: John Mortensen of Comcores

CEO Interview: John Mortensen of Comcores
by Daniel Nenni on 02-18-2022 at 6:00 am

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John Mortensen is the CEO & CCO of Comcores. He has been with Comcores since 2019, and has been leading the commercial function since 2020 and was appointed CEO in early 2021. John is focused on creating the best possible customer experience when you do business with Comcores. An experience where you, as a customer, sense how … Read More


Tower Semi Buyout Tips Intel’s Hand

Tower Semi Buyout Tips Intel’s Hand
by Doug O'Laughlin on 02-17-2022 at 2:00 pm

Tower Semiconductor Fabs 2022

The rationale behind the Tower Semi acquisition and things to watch out for at Intel’s investor day.

Intel bids for Tower Semi
First I have to quote myself because Tower was an error of omission. In November in a piece that was likely too long for its own good, I mentioned that trailing edge fabs are in a huge position of strength… Read More


CEVA Fortrix™ SecureD2D IP: Securing Communications between Heterogeneous Chiplets

CEVA Fortrix™ SecureD2D IP: Securing Communications between Heterogeneous Chiplets
by Kalar Rajendiran on 02-17-2022 at 10:00 am

Fortrix Controller Block Diagram

Discussions of chiplets has been on the rise, ever since the slowdown of Moore’s law benefits. Gartner Research projects semiconductor revenue from systems using chiplets to grow from $3.3 billion in 2020, to $50.5 billion in 2024. With any market opportunity, there are always challenges to overcome in order to realize the full… Read More


Semiconductor Growth Moderating

Semiconductor Growth Moderating
by Bill Jewell on 02-17-2022 at 6:00 am

Top Semiconductor Company Revenue 2022

The global semiconductor market in 2021 was $555.9 billion, according to WSTS data released by the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). 2021 increased 26.2% from 2020, the largest annual increase since 31.8% in 2010, eleven years ago. We at Semiconductor Intelligence track publicly available semiconductor market forecasts… Read More


Podcast EP62: Exploring the VSORA architecture

Podcast EP62: Exploring the VSORA architecture
by Daniel Nenni on 02-16-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Jan Pantzar, VP sales and marketing of VSORA, a provider of high-performance silicon intellectual property (IP) and chip solutions for artificial intelligence, digital communications and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) applications based in France.

Dan and Jan explore the VSORA architecture… Read More


Dynamic Coherence Verification. Innovation in Verification

Dynamic Coherence Verification. Innovation in Verification
by Bernard Murphy on 02-16-2022 at 6:00 am

Innovation New

We know about formal methods for cache coherence state machines. What sorts of tests are possible using dynamic coherence verification? Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO) and I continue our series on research ideas. As always, feedback welcome.… Read More


Intel buys Tower – Best way to become foundry is to buy one

Intel buys Tower – Best way to become foundry is to buy one
by Robert Maire on 02-15-2022 at 10:00 am

Intel Tower Semiconductor Acquisition

-Intel jumpstarts foundry model with Tower semi buy @$54B Gets complementary tech to round out offerings
-Approval based on satisfying China’s needs as well
-Margin concerns overblown- Will it be allowed to flourish?

Intel pays up to get foundry and technology….

Intel announced a $5.4B acquisition of Tower Semiconductor… Read More


The Intel Foundry Ecosystem Explained

The Intel Foundry Ecosystem Explained
by Daniel Nenni on 02-15-2022 at 5:00 am

Intel Tower Semiconductor Acquisition

Exciting times for the semiconductor industry! Last week Intel announced a billion dollar fund to build a foundry ecosystem and today Intel announced they are acquiring foundry Tower Semiconductor for $5.6 billion dollars, WOW! Some people doubted Intel’s commitment to the foundry market this time. I think we can now put that… Read More


Intel Embraces the RISC-V Ecosystem: Implications as the Other Shoe Drops

Intel Embraces the RISC-V Ecosystem: Implications as the Other Shoe Drops
by Richard Wawrzyniak on 02-14-2022 at 6:00 am

Intel Foundry Ecosystem

On Monday, February 7, 2022, Intel Foundry Services (IFS), made a series of major announcements regarding the RISC-V architecture and ecosystem:

  • Intel will be joining the RISC-V International association with a Premier Membership, and Bob Brennan, Vice President of Customer Solutions Engineering for Intel Foundry Services,
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The Rising Tide of Semiconductor Cost

The Rising Tide of Semiconductor Cost
by Doug O'Laughlin on 02-13-2022 at 6:00 am

Moores Law Slowing Down

It Isn’t Transistory

There’s a quiet upheaval happening in the semiconductor industry. The rules that have always governed the industry are fraying, undoing assumptions that we took for granted, that was pounded into us in school. The irreproachable Moore’s Law, that exponential progress will make things cheaper, better,… Read More