RISC-V cores are popping up everywhere. The growth of this open instruction set architecture (ISA) was quite evident at the recent RISC-V summit. You can check out some of the RISC-V buzz on SemiWiki here. While all this is quite exciting and encouraging, there are hurdles to face before true prime-time, ubiquitous application… Read More



CEO Interview: Ollie Jones of Sondrel
Sondrel has just appointed a new CEO, Ollie Jones, so we had a chat with him to find out his vision for the company.
Ollie is a highly driven, commercially astute senior leader with 20+ years Commercial and Business Development experience across Technology and Engineering sectors.
Ollie has worked extensively across Europe, North… Read More
Podcast EP263: The Current and Future Impact of the CHIPS and Science Act with Sanjay Kumar
Dan is joined by Sanjay Kumar. Most recently, Sanjay was senior director at the Department of Commerce on the team implementing the CHIPS and Science Act. Before that, he was in the industry for more than 20 years, up and down the semiconductor value chain working at systems companies such as Meta, fabless companies such as Infineon,… Read More
CEO Interview: Dr. Yunji Corcoran of SMC Diode Solutions
Dr. Yunji Corcoran is the Chairwoman and CEO of SMC Diode Solutions. Dr. Corcoran has managed a successful career in the power semiconductor field for over 30 years, specializing in design, manufacturing, and global sales. She holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Nanjing University and a PhD in semiconductor materials from… Read More
CEO Interview: Rajesh Vashist of SiTime
Rajesh Vashist is SiTime’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and has served in this role since September 2007. Prior to joining SiTime, Mr. Vashist served as CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Ikanos Communications, Inc., a semiconductor and software development company, from July 1999 to October 2006. Mr. Vashist… Read More
CEO Interview: Dr. Greg Newbloom of Membrion
Greg Newbloom, Ph.D., is the founder & CEO of Membrion, a cleantech startup focused on recycling wastewater from harsh industrial processes. Membrion makes electro-ceramic desalination (ECD) membranes out of the same material as the silica gel desiccant packets found in the bottom of a beef jerky package. Dr. Newbloom’s… Read More
MZ Technologies is Breaking Down 3D-IC Design Barriers with GENIO
3D-IC design can be both exciting and frustrating. It’s exciting because it opens a new world of innovation possibilities – opportunities that aren’t constrained by the rules of monolithic chip scaling. It can be frustrating because of the large array of complex technical challenges that must be overcome to make this new paradigm… Read More
Compiler Tuning for Simulator Speedup. Innovation in Verification
Modern simulators map logic designs into software to compile for native execution on target hardware. Can this compile step be further optimized? Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO and now Silvaco CTO) and I continue our series on research ideas.… Read More
Scaling AI Data Centers: The Role of Chiplets and Connectivity
Artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized data center infrastructure, requiring a reimagining of computational, memory, and connectivity technologies. Meeting the increasing demand for high performance and efficiency in AI workloads has led to the emergence of innovative solutions, including chiplets, advanced… Read More
One Thousand Production Licenses Means Silicon Creations PLL IP is Everywhere
If you sell sneakers, 1,000 pair is called a humble beginning. On the other hand, selling 1,000 licenses for specialized analog IP is a home run. Silicon Creations celebrated a home run for a critical piece of analog IP that finds its way into a diverse array of applications. Succeeding in so many markets is noteworthy, and I want … Read More
Flynn Was Right: How a 2003 Warning Foretold Today’s Architectural Pivot