Tarun Verma, Managing Partner of Silicon Catalyst, delivered a keynote at Verification Futures Austin titled “Revitalizing Semiconductor StartUps.” Drawing from his role in the world’s only accelerator focused on the global semiconductor industry, Tarun outlined the sector’s resurgence, persistent… Read More
COMPUTEX 2026: S2C and Andes Technology Showcase Hardcore "EDA+IP" Synergy for the AI EraCOMPUTEX 2026 officially concluded under the theme “AI…Read More
The Wedding of the Year: Why AI Infrastructure Financing Is Becoming a Semiconductor StoryEvery family has that one wedding where, halfway…Read More
All-Embracing Multiphysics Analysis for Chiplet-Based SystemsWhat systems can accomplish by combining semiconductors, AI,…Read More
How Samtec Blazes a Trail to 224/448 Gbps at DesignCon 26I recently covered what Samtec was doing at…Read More
Available Is Not In Control: Balancing Output, Quality, and Risk in High-Volume FabsA deposition chamber drops out of production at…Read MoreWhat’s New with IP Lifecycle Management (IPLM)
I’ve blogged about Methodics before they were acquired by Perforce back in 2020, so I wanted to get an update on Perforce IPLM (IP Lifecycle Management) by attending their recent webinar. Hassan Ali Shah, Senior Product Manager and Rien Gahlsdor, Perforce IPLM Product Owner were the two webinar presenters. Their IPLM enables … Read More
Jensen Huang Drops Donald Trump Truth Bomb on Joe Rogan Podcast
How’s that for a clickable title? It really should be called Jensen Huang’s origin story but who is going to click on that?
As podcaster myself I can say without a doubt that this was the best podcast I have listened to all year. During my 30+ EDA and IP career Nvidia was a customer on many different occasions. I do know how… Read More
Cerebras AI Inference Wins Demo of the Year Award at TSMC North America Technology Symposium
This is a clear reminder of how important the semiconductor ecosystem is and how closely TSMC works with customers. The TSMC Symposium started 30 years ago and I have been a part of it ever since. This event is attended by TSMC’s top customers and partners and is the #1 semiconductor networking event of the year, absolutely.… Read More
CEO Interview with Pere Llimós Muntal of Skycore Semiconductors
Pere Llimós Muntal is the CEO and co-founder of Skycore Semiconductors, driving the strategy, business development, and growth of the company as it delivers next-generation power integrated circuit (IC) solutions for applications with extreme power density, efficiency, and form factor demands, such as data center power… Read More
Podcast EP321: An Overview of Soitec’s Worldwide Leadership in Engineered Substrates with Steve Babureck
Daniel is joined by Steve Babureck, executive vice president of strategy and president of Soitec USA. He joined the company in 2011 and held various positions including head of the finance department of the solar business in the United States, head of strategic marketing, and head of Group investor Relations in San Diego and Singapore.… Read More
ClockEdge Delivers Precision, Visibility and Control for Advanced Node Clock Networks
At advanced nodes, the clock is no longer just another signal. It is the most critical and sensitive electrical network on the chip, and the difference between meeting performance targets and missing the tape-out often comes down to a few picoseconds, buried deep inside the clock distribution network. Yet many design teams still… Read More
CEO Interview with Haber Ma of ADCERAX
Haber Ma is the CEO of ADCERAX and leads the company’s global strategy in advanced ceramic materials for semiconductor and high-performance industrial applications. With a background in engineering, precision manufacturing, and international supply chain development, he has overseen ADCERAX’s transition from a traditional… Read More
WEBINAR: Defacto’s SoC Compiler AI: Democratizing SoC Design with Human Language
Modern chip design has reached unprecedented levels of complexity. Today’s System-on-Chip (SoC) designs integrate multiple processors, complex memory hierarchies, sophisticated interconnects, and much more. All requiring orchestration using complex EDA tool flows. Months are routinely lost to configuration… Read More
An Assistant to Ease Your Transition to PSS
At times it has seemed like any development in EDA had to build a GenAI app that would catch the attention of Wall Street. Now I see more attention to GenAI being used for less glamorous but eminently more practical advances. This recent white paper from Siemens on how to help verification engineers get up to speed faster with PSS is … Read More


Intel 18A vs Intel 18A-P: What Is the Difference and Why Does It Matter?