I had grown comfortable thinking about RISC-V as a cost-saving and more flexible alternative to Intel/AMD or Arm in embedded applications. Where clearly it is already doing very well. But following a discussion with Dave Kelf and Adnan Hamid of Breker, RISC-V goals have become much more ambitious, chasing the same big system applications… Read More
A Bold View of Future Product Development with Matt Genovese
Matt Genovese is the founder of Planorama Design, a software requirements and user experience design professional services company. The company designs simple and intuitive software and IoT product user interfaces for complex, technical applications and systems. Its unique and proven approach reduces client development… Read More
Agile Analog Visit at #60DAC
Chris Morrison, Director of Product Marketing at Agile Analog met with me on the Tuesday at DAC this year, and I asked what has changed in the last year for their analog IP business. The short answer is that the company has initially built up foundation IP for Analog Mixed-Signal (AMS) uses, then recently added new IP for data conversion,… Read More
Automated Code Review. Innovation in Verification
A little thinking outside the box this time. Microsoft is adding automation to their (and LinkedIn) code reviews; maybe we should consider this option also? Paul Cunningham (Senior VP/GM, Verification at Cadence), Raúl Camposano (Silicon Catalyst, entrepreneur, former Synopsys CTO and now Silvaco CTO) and I continue our series… Read More
Podcast EP174: Expanding Application Horizons with OpenLight’s Silicon Photonics Platform
Dan is joined by Dr. Adam Carter, CEO of OpenLight. Adam has over 25 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, including a variety of roles in Networking, Optical Communication Systems, Optical Components and Modules markets.
Adam describes OpenLight’s unique silicon photonics platform – what makes … Read More
A Look at the Winners of the Silicon Catalyst/Arm Silicon Startups Contest
Silicon Catalyst is the world’s only incubator focused exclusively on semiconductor solutions. This unique position puts the organization in the center of many new technology innovations. Recently, a Semiconductor Startups Contest was announced in collaboration with Arm. You can learn more about the details of the… Read More
ASML Update SEMICON West 2023
At SEMICON West I had a chance to catch up with Mike Lercel of ASML. In this article I am going to combine ASML presentation material from the SPIE Advanced Lithography Conference, Mike’s SEMICON presentation, my discussions with Mike at SEMICON and a few items from ASML’s recent earnings call.
DUV
ASML continues to improve DUV systems.… Read More
Xcelium Safety Certification Rounds Out Cadence Safety Solution
While fully autonomous driving may now be a distant dream, ADAS continues to be a very active industry driver as much for its safety advantages as for other features. Today in the hierarchy of SAE levels, SAE 2+ may represent the most active area of development rather than levels 3 through 5. This range of options still requires a human… Read More
Wally Rhines Predicts the Future of AI at #60DAC
Dr. Walden Rhines has appeared many times on SemiWiki. His discussions touch on a variety of topics, most recently on the health of EDA and IP. His knowledge of our industry is substantial, and he always seems to have a new take on the trends and technologies that are unfolding around us. So, when Wally took the stage for a keynote address… Read More
Signal Integrity 101: Fundamentals for Professional Engineers
I have been watching Youtube since it began and have been amazed by it’s evolution. Literally everything is on Youtube now from sailing to home and auto repair, sewing and embroidery (wife), semiconductors, and now there is Youtube TV.
Signal Integrity has been a hot topic on SemiWiki since Samtec arrived in 2020. Samtec… Read More
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