At IEDM 2023, Naoto Horiguchi presented on CFETs and Middle of Line integration. I had a chance to speak with Naoto about this work and this write up is based on his presentation at IEDM and our follow up discussion. I always enjoy talking to Naoto, he is one of the leaders in logic technology development, explains the technology in … Read More
WEBINAR: Mastering DC-DC Converters: Your Guide to Better Hardware
Renie Ananthakumar, Principal Engineer at TenXer Labs., invites System Design Engineers globally to a webinar that’s all about practical insights—From Bench to Board: A Comprehensive Guide to DC-DC Converter Selection and Remote Testing.
See the Replay Here
In this session, we are breaking down the complexity of DC-DC… Read More
Cryogenic Semiconductor Designs for Quantum Computing
Over the last few years, there has been an increase in news about quantum computing. Much of this news coverage has been around computing supremacy, potential threats to information security and quantum cryptography. While the field of quantum computing is still in its early stages, there are several companies who have already… Read More
How Disruptive will Chiplets be for Intel and TSMC?
Chiplets (die stacking) is not new. The origins are deeply rooted in the semiconductor industry and represent a modular approach to designing and manufacturing integrated circuits. The concept of chiplets has been energized as a response to the recent challenges posed by the increasing complexity of semiconductor design. … Read More
How Codasip Unleashed CHERI and Created a Paradigm Shift for Secured Innovation
At the recent RISC-V Summit, Dr. Ron Black, CEO of Codasip unveiled a significant new capability to create a more secure environment for innovation. Rather than re-writing trillions of lines of code to solve the security problem, Ron described a much more practical approach. One that brought a research topic into mainstream deployment.… Read More
Podcast EP203: A Deep Dive on the Growing Impact of Silicon Lifecycle Management with Synopsys’ Randy Fish
Dan is joined by Randy Fish, Director of Product Line Management for the Silicon Lifecycle Management (SLM) family at Synopsys. Randy has over 30 years of experience in the EDA, IP and semiconductor industries.
In this broad view of SLM, Randy explains what is special about monitoring and optimizing embedded memories. It turns… Read More
2024 Outlook with Anupam Bakshi of Agnisys
We have worked with Agnisys for the last two years and it has been a pleasure. Anupam and his team of specification automation experts have pioneered a family of products and solutions for streamlining the generation of the required files for design, software, verification, validation, and documentation for semiconductor development… Read More
CES 2024
CES 2024 is being held this week in Las Vegas, Nevada with an estimated 130,000 attendees and over 4,000 exhibitors. CES (previously Consumer Electronics Show) has been held in Las Vegas every year since 1978, except for 2021 due to COVID-19. This was my ninth CES representing Semiconductor Intelligence, with the first in 2012.… Read More
CES 2024 and all things Cycling
From the comfort of my home office I attended CES 2024 virtually this week, and collected all the news for cyclists, and it’s mostly all about e-bikes. The total count of e-bike sales now even outnumber EV car sales worldwide, so that growth trend continues. Some 85% of all bikes sold in China are now e-bikes.
e-bikes
This single… Read More
Synopsys Geared for Next Era’s Opportunity and Growth
As semiconductor industry folks know, Synopsys is a behemoth of a company. At $5.84B in FY2023 revenue (FY Nov-Oct), approximately 20,000 employees and a market cap of about $74B, it leads the silicon-to-systems design solutions space within the industry. From humble beginnings in 1986 as a disruptive startup, the company has… Read More
More Headwinds – CHIPS Act Chop? – Chip Equip Re-Shore? Orders Canceled & Fab Delay