Earlier this month, SemiWiki wrote about Synopsys’s complete 1.6T Ethernet IP solution to drive AI and Hyperscale Data Center chips. A technology’s success is all about when, where and how it gets adopted within the ecosystem. In the high-speed ethernet ecosystem, the swift adoption of 1.6T Ethernet relies on key roles and coordinated… Read More




TSMC and Synopsys Bring Breakthrough NVIDIA Computational Lithography Platform to Production
NVIDIA cuLitho Accelerates Semiconductor Manufacturing’s Most Compute-Intensive Workload by 40-60x, Opens Industry to New Generative AI Algorithms.
An incredible example of semiconductor industry partnerships was revealed during the Synopsys User Group (SNUG) last month. It started with a press release but there is much… Read More
ASML moving to U.S.- Nvidia to change name to AISi & acquire PSI Quantum
- Nvidia changing name to AISi (AI silicon) reflecting business focus
- Nvidia to buy PSI Quantum to combine AI & quantum efforts
- ASML to move to U.S. to reduce China & employee restrictions
- New Japanese consortia firms join Rapidus & IBM fab team
Nvidia renaming to reflect AI reality
Nvidia which is now clearly seen as … Read More
MZ Technologies Enables Multi-Die Design with GENIO
MZ Technologies is a unique company that enables multi-die design by providing critical planning and analysis tools that sit above the traditional EDA design flow. Chip and package design tools are good at what they do. Given a set of constraints, they will deliver a good result. The question is, what is the right set of constraints? … Read More
Podcast EP214: The Broad Impact of proteanTecs with Noam Brousard
Dan is joined by Noam Brousard, who has over 20 years of diverse technology experience, spanning systems engineering, software development and hardware design. He currently serves as the vice president of Solutions Engineering at proteanTecs, where he helps customers implement on-chip monitoring solutions to address their… Read More
LIVE WEBINAR: RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture: Enhancing Computing Power
In the dynamic landscape of chip design, two trends stand out as game-changers: the rise of the RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA) and the advent of Software Defined products. Today, we delve into why these trends are not just shaping the industry but propelling companies like Andes and Menta to the forefront of innovation.… Read More
Synopsys SNUG Silicon Valley Conference 2024: Powering Innovation in the Era of Pervasive Intelligence
After the leadership transition at the top, Synopsys had just a little more than two months before the company’s flagship event, the Synopsys User Group (SNUG) conference. The Synopsys user community and entire ecosystem were waiting to hear new CEO Sassine Ghazi’s keynote to learn where the company is going and its strategic … Read More
Ultra-low-power MIPI use case for streaming sensors
MIPI built its reputation on the efficient streaming of data from camera sensors in mobile devices. It combines high-speed transfers with balanced power consumption, helping extend battery life while providing the responsiveness users expect. However, high speed is not the only mode of operation for a MIPI interface – specifications… Read More
Arm Automotive Update Stresses Prototyping for Software Development
If you were at all uncertain about auto OEM development priorities, the answer is becoming clear: to accelerate/shift left automotive software development and debug. At 100M lines of code and accelerating, this task is overshadowing all others. A recent Arm update from Dipti Vachani (SVP and GM for the Automotive Line of Business)… Read More
2024 Outlook with Srinivasa Kakumanu of MosChip
MosChip is a publicly traded company founded in the year 1999, they offer semiconductor design services, turnkey ASIC, software services, and end-to-end product engineering solutions. The company headquartered in Hyderabad, India, with five design centers and over 1300 engineers located in Silicon Valley (USA), Hyderabad,… Read More
Weebit Nano Moves into the Mainstream with Customer Adoption