Matt develops go-to-market strategies for Samtec’s Silicon to Silicon solutions. Over the course of 20+ years, he has been a leader in design, technical sales and marketing in the telecommunications, medical and electronic components industries. It has been an honor working with Matt and his team for the last 3 years and I value… Read More



CEO Interview: Oshri Cohen of Cybord
Oshri Cohen is an executive officer with 20+ years of vast management experience in operations, engineering, and supply chain in multinational high-tech companies. Before joining Cybord, Oshri headed Supply chain at Nvidia Networks. Prior to that Mr. Cohen held the global procurement and logistics at Mellanox (Acquired by… Read More
Alphawave Semiconductor Powering Progress
Do you know who had another great year? Alphawave Semi did. Despite being relatively young in the industry (founded in 2017), the company has quickly gained recognition for its advancements in high-speed connectivity solutions.
They specialize in developing high-speed connectivity solutions for Data centre, AI, 5G wireless… Read More
Will the Package Kill my High-Frequency Chip Design?
Understanding the electromagnetic (EM) coupling between various elements of a high-frequency semiconductor device is vital for meeting design specifications and ensuring reliable operation in the field. These EM interactions include not only the silicon chip but also extend to the package that encloses it. However, it may… Read More
2024 Big Race is TSMC N2 and Intel 18A
There is a lot being said about Intel getting the lead back from TSMC with their 18A process. Like anything else in the semiconductor industry there is much more here than meets the eye, absolutely.
From the surface, TSMC has a massive ecosystem and is in the lead as far as process technologies and foundry design starts but Intel is … Read More
Podcast EP200: Dan and Mike’s Top Ten List For the Semiconductor Industry
Dan is joined by podcast producer and collaborator Mike Gianfagna for Semiconductor Insiders episode 200. Dan and Mike look over the past two years (and 200 podcasts) to develop a top ten list of changes and innovation in the semiconductor industry. There is a lot of back-story detail on each topic in this far-reaching discussion.… Read More
The Transformation Model for IP-Centric Design
Semiconductor designs have been progressing over time to address wider product varieties and designs with increasing complexity. Organizations have been addressing intense time-to-market pressures by leveraging globally dispersed team resources. The project-centric design methodology, which once worked well with … Read More
Achieving a Unified Electrical/Mechanical PCB Design Flow – The Siemens Digital Industries Software View
Let’s face it, designs are getting harder, much harder. Gone are the days when the electrical and mechanical design of a system occurred separately. Maybe ten years ago this practice was acceptable. Once the electrical design was completed (either the chip or the board) the parameters associated with the design were then given… Read More
Will Chiplet Adoption Mimic IP Adoption?
If we look at the semiconductor industry expansion during the last 25 years, adoption of design IP in every application appears to be one of the major factors of success, with silicon technology incredible development by a x100 factor, from 250nm in 2018 to 3nm (if not 2nm) in 2023. We foresee the move to chiplet-based architecture… Read More
Fail-Safe Electronics For Automotive
The automotive industry is on the brink of a revolutionary transformation, where predictive maintenance and monitoring are taking center stage. In a recent webinar panel session, industry experts delved into the challenges, current approaches, and future innovations surrounding the guarantee and extension of mission profiles.… Read More
Intel Foundry is a Low Risk Aternative to TSMC