Synopsys virtual events are high on my list for three reasons:
- They are very well organized and professionally
Digital Design Technology Symposium!
Intel's Commitment to Corporate Responsibility: Driving Innovation and SustainabilityIntroduction by Lip-BU Tan: I’m an engineer at…Read More
Cadence's Strategic Leap: Acquiring Hexagon's Design & Engineering BusinessIn a bold move that underscores the accelerating…Read More
TSMC 2025 Update: Riding the AI Wave Amid Global ExpansionWelcome to the second half of a very…Read More
Alchip’s 3DIC Test Chip: A Leap Forward for AI and HPC InnovationToday Alchip Technologies, a Taipei-based leader in high-performance…Read More
WEBINAR: Functional ECO Solution for Mixed-Signal ASIC DesignThis webinar, in partnership with Easy-Logic Technology, is…Read More
Webinar: Addressing the Challenges of Hyper-scaling within Data Centers with Advanced Node Embedded Sensing Fabrics
I had a chance to preview the subject webinar recently. Yes, it’s a long title, but a very important topic. When it comes to hyper-scale data centers, there are substantial challenges associate with thermal management, power distribution and processing performance. Moortec explores approaches to these issues using their … Read More
Arm Neoverse. Central to NVIDIA Strategy?
I’ve covered Arm Neoverse updates a few times already, a span of products with application from the cloud through infrastructure to the edge. Logical strategy of course but Arm has been delivering some impressive wins suggesting this is more than just a loose marketing concept. Overlap with NVIDIA in datacenters and supercomputing… Read More
EDA Appears to Have COVID Immunity – ESD Alliance Reports Strong Q2 2020
The ESD Alliance tracks revenue growth for a large number of EDA companies. Their recent report paints a positive picture in a landscape dotted with challenges and not-so-good news. The report cites 12.6% overall revenue growth for Q2 2020 vs. Q2 2019. Furthermore, the overall most recent four quarter revenue average has increased… Read More
SMIC China Sanctions – Headwinds For Applied Materials And Lam Research
On September 26 there were media reports that the U.S. Commerce Department has added China’s largest chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) , to its entity list, after it determined there an “unacceptable risk” that equipment SMIC received could be used for military purposes
U.S. firms would… Read More
Will the U.S. and China go to War for TSMC?
The semiconductor industry has never been more exciting than it is today and that is a mouthful given what we have accomplished over the last 50 years. From mainframe computers to a supercomputer in our pockets or on our wrists. Even if you don’t believe in miracles, semiconductor technology comes really close, absolutely.
Painful IoT Security Lessons Highlighted by a Digital Padlock
The first warning sign was “hackproof” in the 360Lock marketing materials. As it turns out, with no surprise to any security professional, the NFC and Bluetooth enabled padlock proved to be anything but secure.
Straightforward penetration testing revealed horrible logical and physical security for a padlock that promotes… Read More
5G, Hyperscaling and the Resurgence of Consumer Silicon
At the recent TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum and Technology virtual events, TSMC re-affirmed their previous prediction that 5G is going to be a multi-year silicon mega-trend with the biggest drivers being the ramp up of 5G handsets, supporting infrastructure and the continued growth of high performance computing (HPC).
We all want… Read More
CEO Interview: Dean Drako of IC Manage
Dean founded IC Manage in 2003, a company that he has helped expand to become the IC/SoC design and IP management technology leader. Dean was also founder, President and CEO of Barracuda Networks from 2003 to 2012, where he built and expanded Barracuda from a spam and virus firewall provider to a broad line enterprise technology … Read More
Veriest Meetup Provides Insights on Safety, Deadlocks
I wasn’t familiar with Veriest, I’m guessing you may not be either. They are a design and verification services company based in the Tel Aviv area (Israel). The CEO, Moshe Zalcberg, was earlier GM for Cadence in Israel. Echoes for me of the early days working with Ajoy Bose in Interra. Veriest have a big emphasis in verification, for… Read More
Rapidus, IBM, and the Billion-Dollar Silicon Sovereignty Bet