At the beginning of December in Paris I had the opportunity to make a presentation to a very impressive audience, technical gurus from companies contributing to MIPI Alliance specification were here, including ST-Microelectronics, Intel, Qualcomm, TI, Toshiba, Nokia, Samsung, to name a few. … Read More
Agentic AI and the Future of Chip Design: From Productivity Tool to Engineering PartnerHighlights from a recent panel session moderated by…Read More
How llmda.ai Coaxed Me Out of Retirement, an Interview with Kurt ShulerArteris is one of the most impressive companies…Read More
The Memory Sector Is Becoming One of the Main Beneficiaries of the AI BoomThe explosive growth of artificial intelligence is transforming…Read More
WEBINAR: Engineering Documentation is a Critical Source of Truth – Do You Know if it’s Accurate?Embedded systems programs rarely fail because of a…Read More
Is Intel the Concorde of Semiconductor Companies?
An Intel executive recently told me that my Intel articles on SemiWiki are used to motivate employees to work hard and prove me wrong. The converse is also true. The senseless Intel fabless ecosystem bashing motivates me to continue to write so it is a win-win scenario, absolutely. In fact, I should credit Intel’s Mark Bohr… Read More
The State of 450mm Wafers. And Intel Gossip
Paul Farrar, the General Manager of the Global 450mm Consortium (G450C) presented at the SEMI ISS conference today. What is G450C, it is a public-private consortium to develop a cost-effective 450mm wafer fabrication infrastructure, develop equipment prototypes and coordinate the industry move to 450mm. It is located in Albany… Read More
Technology Challenges: Intel, IBM, Xilinx, GlobalFoundries, IMEC
I spent the day at the SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium in Half Moon Bay. The early part of the day was devoted to technology challenges. Obviously everyone did not say exactly the same things, and had a little bit of a different spin depending on what business they are in. But there was a lot of commonality between Intel, IBM, Xilinx… Read More
Things to do in Denver when you’re 64-bit
When Apple announced last September their A7 chip had gone 64-bit, the congregation immediately swooned, but analysts reacted skeptically: “So what? Phones don’t need more memory, and there are no 64-bit apps.” Even pundits miss once in a while, and now the topic is how the chip industry is headed for 64-bit.… Read More
Why SOI is the Future Technology of Semiconductor
No doubt that FDSOI generate high interest these days and I found a very interesting contribution from Zvi Or-Bach, President and CEO of MonolithIC 3D, Inc. Zvi has accepted to share his wrap-up from IEDM, in a blog for Semiwiki readers. If you remember the long discussion we had in Semiwiki about cost comparison, some comments were… Read More
Xilinx, the University of FPGA
More than ever, FPGA training is the key to success. Which is why Xilinx, provides free, no charge video’s that can speak to the seasoned FPGA designer or to the interested community. These Videos are not like your high school graduation taped by Uncle Frank. These are detailed, professionally edited Xilinx Videos that will give… Read More
Special Interest Group for HSPICE at DesignCon in Two Weeks
DesignCon brings together engineers from around the world that are interested in IC design, package design and board design, plus the signal integrity issues of creating high-speed systems. In just two weeks there’s a Special Interest Group(SIG) just for users of HSPICE in their tool flow, and it meets for three hours during… Read More
MakerSpace at CES, Atmel inside
The DIY Maker Movement has been using Atmel-powered 3D printers like MakerBot and RepRap for some time now. However, 3D printing has clearly entered a new and important stage in a number of spaces including the medical sphere, architectural arena and science lab. 3D printing is now at that crossover point where it is going from being… Read More
GSA Silicon Summit
Every year the GSA holds the GSA Silicon Summit. This year it is on April 10th at the Computer History Museum. It runs from 9am until 2.15pm. This year the focus is mostly on technologies other than simply scaling semiconductor technology. The meeting is divided into 3 sessions, each of which starts with a presentation and then is … Read More
RISC-V and AI: The Architecture Shift Is Now