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MIN PULSE WIDTH (MPW) TIMING CHECK The Silent Timing Trap Lurking in Every Sub-5nm Design

MIN PULSE WIDTH (MPW) TIMING CHECK The Silent Timing Trap Lurking in Every Sub-5nm Design
by Admin on 10-05-2025 at 10:00 am

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By Zameer Mohammed

This article claims to provide clear key insights of Min Pulse Width (MPW) timing signoff check, proactive closure strategies for faster time-to-market, and effective methods to prevent silicon failures.

Min Pulse Width (MPW) check for timing signoff has become an important design constraint at the sub-5nmRead More


CEO Interview with Gary Spittle of Sonical

CEO Interview with Gary Spittle of Sonical
by Daniel Nenni on 10-05-2025 at 8:00 am

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British-born, California-based entrepreneur, Gary Spittle, is the founder of Sonical – a disruptive, forward-thinking audio brand that is currently on the cusp of delivering something quite remarkable: think immersive, wireless, and completely lossless.

Gary holds a PhD. He investigated the use of binaural audio for improving… Read More


Podcast EP309: The State of RISC-V and the Upcoming RISC-V Summit with Andrea Gallo

Podcast EP309: The State of RISC-V and the Upcoming RISC-V Summit with Andrea Gallo
by Daniel Nenni on 10-03-2025 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Andrea Gallo, CEO of RISC-V International. Before joining RISC-V he worked in leadership roles at Linaro for over a decade and before Linaro he was a fellow at STMicroelectronics.

Dan explores the current state of the RISC-V movement with Andrea, who describes the focus and history of this evolving standard.… Read More


Thalia and X-FAB Forge Strategic Partnership to Safeguard Supply and Accelerate IP Migration

Thalia and X-FAB Forge Strategic Partnership to Safeguard Supply and Accelerate IP Migration
by Daniel Nenni on 10-03-2025 at 8:28 am

Thalia and X FAB

In a move that underscores the semiconductor industry’s push toward resilient supply chains and agile innovation, Thalia Design Automation and X-FAB Silicon Foundries have announced a strategic partnership aimed at safeguarding supply continuity and accelerating intellectual property (IP) migration. This collaboration,… Read More


Scaling Debug Wisdom with Bronco AI

Scaling Debug Wisdom with Bronco AI
by Bernard Murphy on 10-03-2025 at 8:00 am

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In the business press today I still find a preference for reporting proof-of-concept accomplishments for AI applications: passing a bar exam with a top grade, finding cancerous tissue in X-rays more accurately than junior radiologists, and so on. Back in the day we knew that a proof-of-concept, however appealing, had to be followed… Read More


CEO Interview with David Zhi LuoZhang of Bronco AI

CEO Interview with David Zhi LuoZhang of Bronco AI
by Daniel Nenni on 10-03-2025 at 8:00 am

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David Zhi LuoZhang is Co-Founder and CEO of Bronco AI with extensive experience in building AI systems for mission-critical high-stakes applications. Previously while at Shield AI, he helped train AI pilots that could beat top human F-15 and F-16 fighter pilots in aerial combat. There, he created techniques to improve ML interpretability… Read More


Webinar – The Path to Smaller, Denser, and Faster with CPX, Samtec’s Co-Packaged Copper and Optics

Webinar – The Path to Smaller, Denser, and Faster with CPX, Samtec’s Co-Packaged Copper and Optics
by Mike Gianfagna on 10-02-2025 at 10:00 am

Webinar – The Path to Smaller, Denser, and Faster with CPX, Samtec’s Co Packaged Copper and Optics

For markets such as data center, high-performance computing, networking and AI accelerators the battle cry is often “copper is dead”. The tremendous demands for performance and power efficiency often lead to this conclusion. As is the case with many technology topics, things are not always the way they seem. It turns out a lot … Read More


Thermal Sensing Headache Finally Over for 2nm and Beyond

Thermal Sensing Headache Finally Over for 2nm and Beyond
by Admin on 10-02-2025 at 6:00 am

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By Nir Sever, Senior Director Business Development, proteanTecs

Silicon-proven LVTS for 2nm: a new era of accuracy and integration in thermal monitoring

Effective thermal management is crucial to prevent overheating and optimize performance in modern SoCs. Inadequate temperature control due to inaccurate thermal sensing… Read More


Synopsys and TSMC Unite to Power the Future of AI and Multi-Die Innovation

Synopsys and TSMC Unite to Power the Future of AI and Multi-Die Innovation
by Daniel Nenni on 10-01-2025 at 10:00 am

UNDER EMBARGO 1PM PT Sept 24 Synopsys TSMC OIP 2025 (1)

In a rapidly evolving semiconductor landscape, where AI demands unprecedented computational power and efficiency, Synopsys has deepened its partnership with TSMC to pioneer advancements in AI-driven designs and multi-die systems. Announced during the TSMC OIP Ecosystem Summit last week, this collaboration leverages … Read More


Revolutionizing AI Infrastructure: Alchip and Ayar Labs’ Co-Packaged Optics Breakthrough at TSMC OIP 2025

Revolutionizing AI Infrastructure: Alchip and Ayar Labs’ Co-Packaged Optics Breakthrough at TSMC OIP 2025
by Daniel Nenni on 10-01-2025 at 6:00 am

Alchip TSMC OIP 2025

In the relentless race to power next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) systems, data connectivity has emerged as the critical bottleneck. As AI models balloon in size—from billions to trillions of parameters—compute resources alone are insufficient. According to Ayar Labs, approximately 70% of AI compute time is … Read More