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Mastering Mixed-Signal Verification with Siemens Symphony Platform

Mastering Mixed-Signal Verification with Siemens Symphony Platform
by Daniel Payne on 01-17-2024 at 10:00 am

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Digital design and verification is well understood by EDA vendors and IC designers, however mixed-signal design and verification is more challenging, because the continuous nature of analog signals requires more compute resources and specialized design skills. Siemens EDA has a unique offering in what they call SymphonyRead More


IEDM 2023 – Imec CFET

IEDM 2023 – Imec CFET
by Scotten Jones on 01-17-2024 at 6:00 am

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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

WEBINAR: Mastering DC-DC Converters: Your Guide to Better Hardware
by Daniel Nenni on 01-16-2024 at 10:00 am

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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

Cryogenic Semiconductor Designs for Quantum Computing
by Kalar Rajendiran on 01-16-2024 at 6:00 am

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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?

How Disruptive will Chiplets be for Intel and TSMC?
by Daniel Nenni on 01-15-2024 at 10:00 am

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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

How Codasip Unleashed CHERI and Created a Paradigm Shift for Secured Innovation
by Mike Gianfagna on 01-15-2024 at 6:00 am

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

Podcast EP203: A Deep Dive on the Growing Impact of Silicon Lifecycle Management with Synopsys’ Randy Fish
by Daniel Nenni on 01-12-2024 at 10:00 am

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

2024 Outlook with Anupam Bakshi of Agnisys
by Daniel Nenni on 01-12-2024 at 6:00 am

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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
by Bill Jewell on 01-11-2024 at 3:00 pm

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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

CES 2024 and all things Cycling
by Daniel Payne on 01-11-2024 at 10:00 am

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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.

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This single… Read More