There is a classical approach to EDA marketing, and semiconductor marketing at times, which aims exclusively at technical customers and the businesspeople immediately around those experts. The style is understandable and necessary. Those folks are the direct influencers and buyers of the products we are promoting, so we must… Read More
Silicon Catalyst: Searching for the Next Great Start-upSilicon Catalyst has emerged as a distinctive force…Read More
Revolutionizing Hardware Design Debugging with Time Travel TechnologyIn the semiconductor industry High-Level Synthesis (HLS) and…Read More
Addressing Silent Data Corruption (SDC) with In-System Embedded Deterministic TestingSilent Data Corruption (SDC) represents a critical challenge…Read More
TSMC's 6th ESG AWARD Receives over 5,800 Proposals, Igniting Sustainability PassionTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has once again demonstrated…Read More
Tiling Support in SiFive's AI/ML Software Stack for RISC-V Vector-Matrix ExtensionAt the 2025 RISC-V Summit North America, Min…Read MoreTessent Streaming Scan Network Brings Hierarchical Scan Test into the Modern Age
Remember when you had to use dial up internet or parallel printer cables connected directly to the printer to print something? Well even if you don’t remember these things, you know that now there is a better way. Regrettably, the prevalent methods used for hierarchical Design for Test (DFT) still look at lot like this – SoC level … Read More
A MIPI CSI-2/MIPI D-PHY Solution for AI Edge Devices
In late September, the MIPI Alliance held their DevCon conference as a virtual event. There were several excellent presentations at the conference. One of those was titled “A MIPI CSI-2/MIPI D-PHY Solution for AI Edge Devices” by Ashraf Takla of Mixel. Looking at the daily volume of technology news about applications moving to… Read More
Revisiting EUV Lithography: Post-Blur Stochastic Distributions
In previous articles, I had looked at EUV stochastic behavior [1-2], primarily in terms of the low photon density resulting in shot noise, described by the Poisson distribution [3]. The role of blur to help combat the randomness of EUV photon absorption and secondary electron generation and migration was also recently considered… Read More
US Supply Chain Data Request Elicits a Range of Responses, from Tight-Lipped to Uptight
TSMC drew the ire of Chinese state media last week after it complied with the US Department of Commerce request to submit supply chain data by the November 8 deadline.
The Chinese reports, which called it an act of “surrender” to US hegemony, were careful in laying blame on Taipei for caving in to Washington, rather than pointing fingers… Read More
Podcast EP48: Wally Rhines on the Morris Chang Award and $50M for Cornami
Dan is joined by Dr. Wally Rhines. Dan discusses the recent announcement that Wally is the newest recipient of the Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award. The meaning of the award and some history of Morris Chang and TSMC are discussed. The recent funding round for Cornami, led by SoftBank, is also discussed. What is Cornami… Read More
Taiwan Semiconductor Outlook May 1988
This is an interesting piece of TSMC history. From 1987 to 1988 James E. Dykes served as the first President and Chief Executive Officer of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Taiwan Semiconductor Outlook
by James E. Dykes
President & Chief Executive Officer
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
Given… Read More
Battery Sipping HiFi DSP Offers Always-On Sensor Fusion
Earbuds are one of the fastest growing market segments, which is creating the need for audio DSPs with higher performance and a smaller energy footprint. More than just being wireless speakers – earbuds, and wearables for that matter, have become a sophisticated extension of the user interface of phones and laptops, etc.… Read More
Minimizing MCU Supply Chain Grief
I doubt there is anyone who hasn’t felt the impact of supply chain problems, from late ecommerce deliveries (weeks) to kitchen appliances (up to 6 months or more). Perhaps no industry has been more affected than auto makers, whose cars are now critically dependent on advanced electronics. According to a white paper recently released… Read More
High-Speed Data Converters Accelerating Automotive and 5G Products
While the trend towards System-on-Chip (SoC) has been gathering momentum for quite some time, the primary driver has been integration of digital components, spurred by Moore’s law. Integrating more and more digital circuitry into a single chip has been consistently beneficial for performance, power, form factor and economic… Read More


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