Podcast EP78: A Tour of DAC 2022 with Rob Oshana, General Chair

Podcast EP78: A Tour of DAC 2022 with Rob Oshana, General Chair
by Daniel Nenni on 05-11-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Rob Oshana, general chair of this year’s DAC. Rob is vice president of software engineering R&D for the Edge Processing business line at NXP.  He serves on multiple industry advisory boards and is a recognized international speaker.  He has published numerous books and articles on software engineering… Read More


Podcast EP77: The origins, model and aspirations of EFabless with Mike Wishart and Jeff Dicorpo

Podcast EP77: The origins, model and aspirations of EFabless with Mike Wishart and Jeff Dicorpo
by Daniel Nenni on 05-06-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan and Mike are joined by Mike Wishart, the CEO of EFabless and Jeff Dicorpo, SVP and General Manager. The origins, model, plans and expected impact on innovation by eFabless are all discussed.

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Podcast EP76: Geopolitical Forces on Semis, the Past, Present and Future with Terry Daly

Podcast EP76: Geopolitical Forces on Semis, the Past, Present and Future with Terry Daly
by Daniel Nenni on 05-04-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Terry Daly, a 35-year veteran of the semiconductor industry, former senior VP at GLOBALFOUNDRIES and an executive at IBM Microelectronics. Terry is currently an independent consultant, and also a Senior Fellow at the Council on Emerging Market Enterprises at The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts… Read More


Podcast EP75: Getting There is Half the Fun – Connecting the Digital World with Alphawave IP

Podcast EP75: Getting There is Half the Fun – Connecting the Digital World with Alphawave IP
by Daniel Nenni on 04-29-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Tony Pialis, the 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. Tony and Dan discuss the requirements for data connectivity across many high-growth markets and what is required for successful… Read More


Podcast EP74: A Tour of the DAC Engineering Tracks with Dr. Ambar Sarkar

Podcast EP74: A Tour of the DAC Engineering Tracks with Dr. Ambar Sarkar
by Daniel Nenni on 04-27-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Ambar Sarkar, a member of the Design Automation Conference (DAC) Executive Committee and platform architect at Nvidia. Ambar and Dan explore the new Engineering Tracks at DAC – their purpose and noteworthy content. Topics such as the cloud, global supply chain and silent hardware errors are discussed,… Read More


Podcast EP73: Adventures in Supercomputing with Luminous Computing and Andes Technology

Podcast EP73: Adventures in Supercomputing with Luminous Computing and Andes Technology
by Daniel Nenni on 04-22-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Dave Baker, VP digital design at Luminous Computing and John Min, director of field applications at Andes Technology. Dave and John explore with Dan their collaboration to build high-performance supercomputers.

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Podcast EP72: Analog AI/ML with Aspinity

Podcast EP72: Analog AI/ML with Aspinity
by Daniel Nenni on 04-20-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Tom Doyle, CEO of Aspinity. Dan explores the benefits of Aspinity’s analog signal processing technology with Tom. The ultra-low power analog computing capability delivered by Aspinity has significant implications for the design and deployment of AI/ML systems.

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Podcast EP71: Critical Enablers for the Custom Silicon Revolution

Podcast EP71: Critical Enablers for the Custom Silicon Revolution
by Daniel Nenni on 04-15-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Elad Alon, CEO and co-founder at Blue Cheetah Analog Design, Elad’s experience includes Professor of EECS at UC Berkeley, co-director of the Berkeley Wireless Research Center, and consulting or visiting positions with many global semiconductor companies.

Dan and Elad explore the trends for increasing … Read More


Podcast EP70: A Review of EDA and IP Growth For 2021 with Dr. Walden Rhines

Podcast EP70: A Review of EDA and IP Growth For 2021 with Dr. Walden Rhines
by Daniel Nenni on 04-08-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Walden Rhines in his capacity as Executive Sponsor for the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data Report. Wally provides an overview of the most recent report covering all of 2021. Spoiler alert: it was a record-breaking year in many areas.

Dan and Wally explore the details behind the numbers and what it may mean for… Read More


Podcast EP69: Ayar Labs and the Future of Optical I/O

Podcast EP69: Ayar Labs and the Future of Optical I/O
by Daniel Nenni on 04-01-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Hugo Saleh, senior VP of commercial operations and managing director of Ayar Labs, UK. Hugo discusses the technology and application of optical I/O, its use and impact now and in the future.

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