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Semiconductor Equipment Spending Healthy

Semiconductor Equipment Spending Healthy
by Bill Jewell on 09-24-2025 at 4:00 pm

Semiconductor Equipment Spend 2H 2025

Global spending on semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled $33.07 billion in the 2nd quarter of 2025, according to SEMI and SEAJ. 2Q 2025 spending was up 23% from 2Q 2024. China had the largest spending at $11.36 billion, 34% of the total. However, China spending in 2Q 2025 was down 7% from 2Q 2024. Taiwan had the second largest… Read More


Yuning Liang’s Painstaking Push to Make the RISC-V PC a Reality

Yuning Liang’s Painstaking Push to Make the RISC-V PC a Reality
by Jonah McLeod on 09-24-2025 at 10:00 am

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At Embedded World 2025 in Nuremberg, Germany, on March 11, 2025, Yuning Liang, DeepComputing Founder and CEO walked onto the stage with a mischievous smile and a challenge. “What’s the hardest product to make?” he asked rhetorically. “A laptop. It’s bloody hard… but we did it. You can swap the motherboard, you can upgrade, you can’t… Read More


Arm Lumex Pushes Further into Standalone GenAI on Mobile

Arm Lumex Pushes Further into Standalone GenAI on Mobile
by Bernard Murphy on 09-24-2025 at 6:00 am

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When I first heard about GenAI on mobile platforms – from Arm, Qualcomm and others – I confess I was skeptical. Surely there wouldn’t be enough capacity or performance to deliver more than a proof of concept? But Arm, and I’m sure others, have been working hard to demonstrate this is more than a party trick. It doesn’t hurt that foundation… Read More


Soitec’s “Engineering the Future” Event at Semicon West 2025

Soitec’s “Engineering the Future” Event at Semicon West 2025
by Daniel Nenni on 09-23-2025 at 10:00 am

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As part of the broader Semicon West ecosystem in Phoenix, Arizona, Soitec, a global leader in engineered substrates for semiconductors, hosts an exclusive, invitation-style event titled Engineering the Future: Soitec Substrates Powering Technology Megatrends on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, from 2:30 PM to 6:00 PM MST.

Held… Read More


The Impact of AI on Semiconductor Startups

The Impact of AI on Semiconductor Startups
by Kalar Rajendiran on 09-23-2025 at 6:00 am

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At the AI Infra Summit 2025 was a panel conversation that captured the semiconductor industry’s anxieties and hopes. The session, titled “The Impact of AI on Semiconductor Startups,” examined how artificial intelligence is transforming not just what chips can do, but how we design them.

The backdrop is stark. Developing a leading-edge… Read More


Yes Intel Should Go Private

Yes Intel Should Go Private
by Daniel Nenni on 09-22-2025 at 10:00 am

Lip Bu Tan Intel

Lip-Bu Tan started as Intel CEO on March 18th of this year and some very impressive changes have already taken place. Intel started the year with more than 100,000 employees and will finish the year with around 75,000. Reporting structures have been flattened and the Intel culture is being transformed back into an innovation driven… Read More


MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Unleashes Best-in-Class Performance, AI Experiences, and Power Efficiency for the Next Generation of Mobile Devices

MediaTek Dimensity 9500 Unleashes Best-in-Class Performance, AI Experiences, and Power Efficiency for the Next Generation of Mobile Devices
by Daniel Nenni on 09-22-2025 at 6:00 am

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In a bold move to dominate the premium mobile chipset market, MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 9500 on September 22, 2025, from Shenzhen, China. This flagship SoC promises to elevate 5G smartphones with unparalleled performance, on-device AI capabilities, and energy efficiency, positioning MediaTek as the undisputed leader… Read More


Video EP10: An Overview of Mach42’s AI Platform with Brett Larder

Video EP10: An Overview of Mach42’s AI Platform with Brett Larder
by Daniel Nenni on 09-19-2025 at 10:00 am

In this episode of the Semiconductor Insiders video series, Dan is joined by Brett Larder, co-founder and CTO at March42. Brett explains what March42’s AI technology can do and the benefits of using the platform to quickly analyze designs to find areas that may be out of spec and require more work. He describes the way Mach42… Read More


CEO Interview with Adam Khan of Diamond Quanta

CEO Interview with Adam Khan of Diamond Quanta
by Daniel Nenni on 09-19-2025 at 6:00 am

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Key Takeaways

  • Diamond Quanta is bringing diamond out of the lab and into manufacturable devices today — converting decades of promise into practical impact for semiconductors, optics, and quantum. What was once thought ‘unavailable’ is becoming inevitable.
  • The company’s platform centers on proprietary doping and annealing
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Rise Design Automation Webinar: SystemVerilog at the Core: Scalable Verification and Debug in HLS

Rise Design Automation Webinar: SystemVerilog at the Core: Scalable Verification and Debug in HLS
by Daniel Nenni on 09-18-2025 at 10:00 am

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Key Takeaways

– High-Level Synthesis (HLS) delivers not only design productivity and quality but also dramatic gains in verification speed and debug – and it delivers them today.
–  Rise Design Automation uniquely enables SystemVerilog-based HLS and SystemVerilog verification, reusing proven verification… Read More