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Curvilinear OPC and next-gen photomask optimization

Curvilinear OPC and next-gen photomask optimization
by Admin on 11-09-2026 at 8:00 am

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A vector-based approach for semiconductor manufacturing

By Sagar Saxena is a Senior Product Engineer at Siemens EDA

Curvilinear OPC transforms advanced semiconductor manufacturing

Modern semiconductor manufacturing is experiencing a fundamental shift in the way photomasks are created and optimized. As the industry pushes… Read More


Who Owns the Voice in Your Head?

Who Owns the Voice in Your Head?
by Jonah McLeod on 11-09-2026 at 6:00 am

Her, in the ear

On May 13, 2024, OpenAI demonstrated GPT-4o, a model that could carry on a spoken conversation with the timing and inflection of a person. One of its voices, called Sky, was warm, quick and more than a little flirtatious. After the demo, Sam Altman posted a single word on X: “her.” Nobody in the industry needed the reference… Read More


Podcast EP377: Aion Silicon’s Growth and Impact Across Multiple Markets with Oliver Jones

Podcast EP377: Aion Silicon’s Growth and Impact Across Multiple Markets with Oliver Jones
by Daniel Nenni on 11-06-2026 at 12:00 pm

Daniel is joined by Oliver Jones, CEO of Aion Silicon, a global semiconductor design and engineering company delivering custom silicon solutions for the AI age. He leads the company’s strategy and growth as it continuously helps technology companies bring advanced SoC designs to market from architecture through production,… Read More


CEO Interview with Mark Rushworth of Finchetto

CEO Interview with Mark Rushworth of Finchetto
by Daniel Nenni on 11-06-2026 at 12:00 pm

Mark Rushworth Using Light to Control Light

Mark Rushworth is CEO of the all-optical network switch company, Finchetto, a photonics startup developing fully optical network switching technology for AI and hyperscale data centers. He specializes in integrated photonics and optical networking, with a focus on reducing the power consumption and latency of modern computing… Read More


CEO Interview With Trey Closson of Amplio

CEO Interview With Trey Closson of Amplio
by Daniel Nenni on 11-06-2026 at 11:00 am

Turning Surplus Into Value

Trey Closson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Amplio, an AI-powered industrial asset recovery company helping manufacturers recover value from surplus equipment and inventory. With over a decade of experience in global logistics, supply chain strategy, and operations, Trey previously led international logistics at Georgia-Pacific… Read More


CEO Interview with Albert Liu of Kneron

CEO Interview with Albert Liu of Kneron
by Daniel Nenni on 11-06-2026 at 10:00 am

Albert Liu on private edge AI

Albert Liu founded Kneron in 2015 with a mission to bring on-device Edge AI and machine learning to mass-market devices and usher in the age of AI everywhere. His vision for Kneron is to realize the Edge AI Net, democratizing AI by moving inferencing away from the centralized cloud “brain” and onto devices everywhere.

Liu previously… Read More


ChipNexus Brings Agentic AI into Established Analog Design Flows

ChipNexus Brings Agentic AI into Established Analog Design Flows
by Daniel Nenni on 11-06-2026 at 10:00 am

Agentic AI for Analog Chip Design

ChipNexus has introduced its NEX Analog Agent, bringing conversational automation to analog engineering workflows built around Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre simulation and Siemens Calibre physical verification. Available now, the software operates with customers’ installed tools, licenses and process design kits, giving… Read More


CEO Interview with Moshiel Biton of Addionics

CEO Interview with Moshiel Biton of Addionics
by Daniel Nenni on 11-06-2026 at 9:00 am

Powering the autonomous era

Dr. Moshiel Biton is the CEO and Founder of Addionics, a pioneer in battery innovation. Under his leadership, the company has raised over $85 million, built partnerships with global industry leaders, and established the world’s first manufacturing facility for its 3D Current Collectors. With a Ph.D. in materials science, Moshiel… Read More


CEO Interview with Brett Walker of Electroninks

CEO Interview with Brett Walker of Electroninks
by Daniel Nenni on 11-06-2026 at 8:00 am

Rethinking thin film metallization

S. Brett Walker, Ph.D. is the Co-Founder and CEO of Electroninks and has extensive Materials Science experience.  Dr. Walker built Electroninks, Inc. to over $1M in revenue after 1 year in business. He has also successfully introduced Circuit Scribe, a consumer electronic prototyping product via wildly successful kick starter… Read More


Delivering Silicon Systems Through AI Disruption, Part 2: The Conductor

Delivering Silicon Systems Through AI Disruption, Part 2: The Conductor
by Joel Jorgensen on 11-06-2026 at 8:00 am

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Conductor: the person who keeps every section of the orchestra in time without playing an instrument. In this article, it’s your operating model.

In Part 1, I wrote about the score, your designed workflows across the three layers Gene Kim and Steven Spear describe in Wiring the Winning Organization: the technical work, … Read More