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Podcast EP340: A Review of the Q4 2025 Electronic Design Market Data Report with Wally Rhines
Daniel is joined by Dr. Wally Rhines, CEO of Silvaco, to discuss the Electronic Design Market Data report that was just released. Wally is the industry coordinator for the EDA data collection program called EDMD. SEMI and the Electronic System Design Alliance collect data from almost all electronic design automation companies… Read More
Podcast EP339: Unique Scalable, Power-Efficient AI Technology from EdgeCortix with Dr. Sakya Dasgupta
Daniel is joined by Dr. Sakya Dasgupta, CEO and founder of EdgeCortix. He is a seasoned technologist who has been at the forefront of artificial intelligence systems for the past two decades. His experience spans public research institutes such as The Max Planck Society and RIKEN, as well as leading corporations like Microsoft… Read More
Podcast EP338: How Thermo Fisher Scientific Helps Advanced Semiconductor Development with Dr. Mohan Iyer
Daniel is joined by Dr. Mohan Iyer, who serves as the vice president and general manager of the Semiconductor Business Unit at Thermo Fisher Scientific, a global leader in providing reference metrology, defect characterization, and localization equipment. These advanced systems are essential for driving innovation, accelerating… Read More
Podcast EP337: The Importance of Network Communications to Enable AI Workloads with Abhinav Kothiala
Daniel is joined by Abhinav Kothiala, a principal product manager for the Synopsys Ethernet IP portfolio. He has over 12 years of experience across engineering and product management, spanning SoC design, functional verification, and building wireless connectivity platforms and IoT products. He also holds two patents in… Read More
Podcast EP336: How Quadric is Enabling Dramatic Improvements in Edge AI with Veer Kheterpal
Daniel is joined by Dr. Veer Kheterpal. Veer has founded three technology companies and possesses full-stack expertise spanning software to silicon across edge and datacenter applications. Currently, he is the CEO & co-founder of Quadric, a semiconductor IP licensing company that delivers the blueprints for efficient,… Read More
Podcast EP335: The Far Reaching Impact of UCIe with Dr. Debendra Das Sharma
Daniel is joined by Dr. Debendra Das Sharma, a Senior Fellow and Chief I/O architect in the Data Platforms and Artificial Intelligence Group at Intel. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Fellow of IEEE, and Fellow of International Academy of AI Sciences. He is a leading expert on I/O subsystem and interface… Read More
Podcast EP334: The Unique Benefits of LightSolver’s Laser Processing Unit Technology with Dr. Chene Tradonsky
Daniel is joined by Dr. Chene Tradonsky, a physicist and the CTO and co-founder of LightSolver, where he leads the development of a proprietary physics-based computing system built on coupled laser dynamics to accelerate compute-heavy simulations and other computationally demanding workloads. Before moving into physics,… Read More
Podcast EP333: A Look at the Broad, Worldwide Impact SEMI Has on the Semiconductor Industry with Ajit Manocha
Daniel is joined by Ajit Manocha, president and CEO of SEMI, the global industry association serving the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing and design supply chain. Throughout his career, Manocha has been a champion of industry collaboration as a critical means of advancing technology for societal and economic prosperity.… Read More
Podcast EP332: How AI Really Works – the Perspectives of Linley Gwennap
Daniel is joined by Linley Gwennap, technology analyst and author of the new book “How AI Really Works: The Models, Chips, and Companies Powering a Revolution.” Linley was the long-time editor of Microprocessor Report and chaired the popular Linley Processor Conferences.
Dan explores what impact AI is having on the market and… Read More
Podcast EP331: Soitec’s Broad Impact on Quantum Computing and More with Dr. Christophe Maleville
Daniel is joined by Dr. Christophe Maleville, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Executive Vice-President of Soitec’s Innovation. He joined Soitec in 1993 and was a driving force behind the company’s joint research activities with CEA-Leti. For several years, he led new SOI process development, oversaw SOI technology transfer… Read More
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