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Podcast EP137: The International Impact of Accellera’s Work
Dan is joined by Lu Dai who is currently a Senior Director of Technical Standards at Qualcomm. Previously he was Senior Director of Engineering, leading Qualcomm’s SoC design verification team and front-end methodologies and initiatives. Lu is Chair of Accellera Systems Initiative and serves on the Board of Directors at RISC-V… Read More
Podcast EP136: Semiconductor Industry Update with Malcolm Penn
Dan is joined by Malcolm Penn, CEO of Future Horizons. Malcolm is a contributor to SemiWiki and a frequent podcast guest.
Dan and Malcolm discuss what happened in the semi industry last year and what 2023 and 2024 will look like and why. The discussion is a preview to Malcolm’s upcoming Industry Update Webinar on January … Read More
Podcast EP135: Democratizing HPC & AI
Dan is joined by Doug Norton, VP of Business Development for Inspire Semiconductor, an Austin-based high performance computing chip design company. He is also the President of the Society of HPC Professionals, a vendor neutral, non-profit organization educating and connecting the High Performance Computing user community.… Read More
Podcast EP134: A New Year’s Perspective with Daniel Nenni and Mike Gianfagna
Dan is joined by his podcast partner and producer Mike Gianfagna. Dan and Mike review the hot topics that trended on SemiWiki over the past year.
Included are discussions about how the semiconductor industry is changing, touching on Moore’s law, chiplets. and government intervention.The forces that are changing semis are… Read More
Podcast EP133: OpenLight and Their Revolutionary Approach to Photonics
Dan is joined by Dr. Thomas Mader, Tom is the Chief Operating Officer of OpenLight, a newly formed independent company by investments from Synopsys and Juniper Networks. Dr. Mader’s experience spans 27 years across the photonics and consumer electronics industries. Prior to the formation of OpenLight, he led the same team within… Read More
Podcast EP132: The Growing Footprint of Methodics IPLM with Simon Butler
Dan is joined by Simon Butler, the founder and CEO of Methodics Inc, Methodics was acquired by Perforce in 2020, and he is currently the general manager of the Methodics business unit at Perforce. Methodics created IPLM as a new business segment in the enterprise software space to service the needs of IP and component based design.… Read More
Podcast EP131: Intrinsic ID – Implementing Security Across the Electronics Ecosystem
Dan is joined by Pim Tuyls, CEO of Intrinsic ID. Pim founded the company in 2008 as a spinout from Philips Research. With more than 20 years of experience in semiconductors and security, Pim is widely recognized for his work in the field of SRAM PUF and security for embedded applications. He speaks at technical conferences and has… Read More
Podcast EP130: Alphawave IP’s Rise in the Semiconductor Ecosystem with Tony Pialis
Tony Pialis, co-founder and CEO of Alphawave, a global leader in high-speed connectivity IP enabling industries such as AI, autonomous vehicles, 5G, hyperscale data centers, and more. He is the former VP of Analog and Mixed-Signal IP at Intel and has co-founded three semiconductor IP companies, including Snowbush Microelectronics… Read More
Podcast EP129: Sondrel’s Unique Position in the Custom Chip Market
Dan is joined by Graham Curren, CEO of ASIC provider Sondrel. Graham founded Sondrel in 2002 after identifying a gap in the market for an international company specialising in complex digital IC design. Prior to establishing Sondrel, Graham worked in both ASIC design and manufacturing before joining EDA company, Avant! Corporation.… Read More
Podcast EP128: Secure-IC’s Vision For Cybersecurity
Dan is joined by Hassan Triqui who has over 20 years of experience in the technology sector. Prior to spearheading Secure-IC’s development into a major player in embedded cybersecurity solutions, Hassan was a former senior executive at Thales (Talles) and Thomson.
Dan explores Secure-IC’s vision and strategy to deploy… Read More
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