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Digital Implementation and AI at #62DAC

Digital Implementation and AI at #62DAC
by Daniel Payne on 08-04-2025 at 10:00 am

aprisa at #62dac

My first panel discussion at DAC 2025 was all about using AI for digital implementation, as Siemens has a digital implementation tool called Aprisa  which has been augmented with AI to produce better results, faster. Panelists were from Samsung, Broadcom, MaxLinear, AWS and Siemens. In the past it could take an SoC design team… Read More


Synopsys Webinar – Enabling Multi-Die Design with Intel

Synopsys Webinar – Enabling Multi-Die Design with Intel
by Mike Gianfagna on 08-04-2025 at 6:00 am

Synopsys Webinar – Enabling Multi Die Design with Intel

As we all know, the age of multi-die design has arrived. And along with it many new design challenges. There is a lot of material discussing the obstacles to achieve more mainstream access to this design architecture, and some good strategies to conquer those obstacles. Synopsys recently published a webinar that took this discussion… Read More


Is a Semiconductor Equipment Pause Coming?

Is a Semiconductor Equipment Pause Coming?
by Robert Maire on 08-03-2025 at 10:00 am

John Maire SemiWiki

– Lam put up good numbers but H2 outlook was flat with unknown 2026
– China remains high & exposed at 35% of biz while US is a measly 6%
– Unclear if this is peak, pause, digestion, technology or normal cycle
– Coupled with ASML soft outlook & stock run ups means profit taking

Nice quarter but expected
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CEO Interview with Dr. Avi Madisetti of Mixed-Signal Devices

CEO Interview with Dr. Avi Madisetti of Mixed-Signal Devices
by Daniel Nenni on 08-03-2025 at 6:00 am

Avi Madisetti Headshot

Avi Madisetti is the CEO and Founder of Mixed-Signal Devices, a fabless semiconductor company delivering multi-gigahertz timing solutions. A veteran of Broadcom and Rockwell Semiconductor, Avi helped pioneer DSP-based Ethernet and SerDes architectures that have shipped in the billions. He later co-founded Mobius Semiconductor,… Read More


Alphawave Semi and the AI Era: A Technology Leadership Overview

Alphawave Semi and the AI Era: A Technology Leadership Overview
by Daniel Nenni on 08-03-2025 at 6:00 am

AI Market Silicon Forecast 2025

The explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the data center landscape, pushing the boundaries of compute, connectivity, and memory technologies. The exponential growth in AI workloads—training large language models (LLMs), deploying real-time inference, and scaling distributed applications—has … Read More


Materials Selection Methodology White Paper

Materials Selection Methodology White Paper
by Daniel Nenni on 08-02-2025 at 6:00 am

Materials Selection Methodology ANSYS

The Granta EduPack White Paper on Materials Selection, authored by Harriet Parnell, Kaitlin Tyler, and Mike Ashby, presents a practical and educational guide to selecting materials in engineering design. Developed by Ansys and based on Ashby’s well-known methodologies, the paper outlines a four-step process to help learners… Read More


Formal Verification: Why It Matters for Post-Quantum Cryptography

Formal Verification: Why It Matters for Post-Quantum Cryptography
by Daniel Nenni on 08-01-2025 at 10:00 am

Formal Verification Why does it matter for PQC

Formal verification is becoming essential in the design and implementation of cryptographic systems, particularly as the industry prepares for post-quantum cryptography (PQC). While traditional testing techniques validate correctness over a finite set of scenarios, formal verification uses mathematical proofs to guarantee… Read More


CEO Interview with Bob Fung of Owens Design

CEO Interview with Bob Fung of Owens Design
by Daniel Nenni on 08-01-2025 at 10:00 am

Bob Fung Photo

Bob Fung is the CEO of Owens Design, a Silicon Valley company specializing in the design and build of complex equipment that powers high-tech manufacturing. Over his 22-year tenure, Bob has led the development of more than 200 custom systems for world-class companies across the semiconductor, biomedical, energy, and emerging… Read More


Podcast EP301: Celebrating 20 Years on Innovation with yieldHUB’s John O’Donnell

Podcast EP301: Celebrating 20 Years on Innovation with yieldHUB’s John O’Donnell
by Daniel Nenni on 08-01-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by John O’Donnell, Founder and CEO of yieldHUB, a pioneering leader in advanced data analytics for the semiconductor industry. Since establishing the company in 2005 he has transformed it from a two-person startup into a trusted multinational partner that empowers some of the world’s leading semiconductor companies… Read More


Architecting Your Next SoC: Join the Live Discussion on Tradeoffs, IP, and Ecosystem Realities

Architecting Your Next SoC: Join the Live Discussion on Tradeoffs, IP, and Ecosystem Realities
by Daniel Nenni on 08-01-2025 at 8:00 am

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Designing a system-on-chip (SoC) has never been more complex—or more critical. With accelerating demands across AI, automotive, and high-performance compute applications, today’s SoC architects face a series of high-stakes tradeoffs from the very beginning. Decisions made during the earliest phases of design—regarding… Read More