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What’s all the Noise in the AI Basement?

What’s all the Noise in the AI Basement?
by Claus Aasholm on 06-05-2024 at 8:00 am

Nvidia is HUGE 2024

My dog yawns every time I say Semiconductor or Semiconductor Supply Chain. Most clients say, “Yawn…. Don’t pontificate – pick the Nasdaq winners for us!”

Will Nvidia be overtaken by the new AI players?

If you follow along with me, you might gain some insights into what is happening in AI hardware. I will leave others to do the… Read More


Arm Client 2024 Growing into AI Phones and AI PCs

Arm Client 2024 Growing into AI Phones and AI PCs
by Bernard Murphy on 06-05-2024 at 6:00 am

AI phone

I wrote last year about the challenge Arm Client/Mobile faces in growing in a saturated phone market and how they put a big focus on mobile gaming to stimulate growth. The gaming direction continues but this year they have added (of course) an AI focus, not just to mobile but also to other clients, notably PCs. It would be easy to be cynical… Read More


Is it time for PCB auto-routing yet?

Is it time for PCB auto-routing yet?
by Daniel Payne on 06-04-2024 at 10:00 am

PCB routing min

PCB designers have been using manual routing for decades now, so when is it time to consider adding interactive routing technologies to become more productive? Manually routing traces to connect components will take time from a skilled team member and involves human judgement that will introduce errors. When a design change … Read More


Silicon Creations is Enabling the Chiplet Revolution

Silicon Creations is Enabling the Chiplet Revolution
by Mike Gianfagna on 06-04-2024 at 6:00 am

Silicon Creations is Enabling the Chiplet Revolution

The multi-die chiplet-based revolution is upon us. The ecosystem will need to develop various standards and enabling IP to make the “mix and max” concept a reality. UCIe, or Universal Chip Interconnect express is an open, multi-protocol on-package die-to-die interconnect and protocol standard that promises to pave the way … Read More


Unlocking the Future: Join Us at RISC-V Con 2024 Panel Discussion!

Unlocking the Future: Join Us at RISC-V Con 2024 Panel Discussion!
by Daniel Nenni on 06-03-2024 at 10:00 am

Software Panel pix (1)

Are you ready to dive into the heart of cutting-edge computing? RISC-V Con 2024 is just around the corner, and we’re thrilled to invite you to a riveting panel discussion that promises to reshape your understanding of advanced computing. On June 11th, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM, at the prestigious DoubleTree Hotel in San Jose, California,… Read More


The Case for U.S. CHIPS Act 2

The Case for U.S. CHIPS Act 2
by Admin on 06-03-2024 at 8:00 am

America CHIPs ACT

Despite murky goals and moving targets, the recent CHIPS Act sets the stage for long term government incentives.

Authored by Jo Levy and Kaden Chaung

On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the fourth, and most likely final, grant under the current U.S. CHIPS Act for leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing.… Read More


Follow the Leader – Synopsys Provides Broad Support for Processor Ecosystems

Follow the Leader – Synopsys Provides Broad Support for Processor Ecosystems
by Mike Gianfagna on 06-03-2024 at 6:00 am

Follow the Leader – Synopsys Provides Broad Support for Processor Ecosystems

Synopsys has expanded its ARC processor portfolio to include a family of RISC-V processors. This was originally reported on SemiWiki last October. There is also a recent in-depth article on the make-up of the ARC-V family on SemiWiki here. This is important and impactful news; I encourage you to read these articles if you haven’t… Read More


Podcast EP226: Lumotive’s Disruptive Optical Beamforming Technology With Dr. Sam Heidari

Podcast EP226: Lumotive’s Disruptive Optical Beamforming Technology With Dr. Sam Heidari
by Daniel Nenni on 05-31-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Sam Heidari. Sam brings three decades of extensive management experience in the semiconductor sector. He currently holds the position of CEO at Lumotive, serves as Chairman at Arctic Semiconductor, and advises multiple technology startups. Previously, he served as CEO and Chairman at Quantenna Communications,… Read More


CEO Interview: Dr. Nikos Zervas of CAST

CEO Interview: Dr. Nikos Zervas of CAST
by Daniel Nenni on 05-31-2024 at 6:00 am

Nikos Zervas CAST 2022

Dr. Nikos Zervas joined CAST company in 2010, having previously served as VP of Marketing and Engineering and as COO. Prior to working at CAST, Nikos co-founded Alma Technologies and served as its Chairman and CEO for nine years.  Under his leadership Alma Technologies bootstrapped to become a reputable IP provider, developing… Read More


How does your EDA supplier ensure software quality?

How does your EDA supplier ensure software quality?
by admin on 05-30-2024 at 10:00 am

fig1 anacov components

In the fast-paced world of electronic design automation (EDA) software development, maintaining high code quality while adhering to tight deadlines is a significant challenge. Code coverage, an essential metric in software testing, measures the extent to which a software’s source code is executed in tests. High code… Read More