Podcast: Semiconductor Insiders
Podcast EP26: The Challenges and Opportunities of IP Reuse
Dan and Mike are joined by Simon Rance, head of marketing for Cliosoft. Simon discusses a broad range of topics associated with IP reuse, from the IP provider and IP consumer point of view. Design data management, as well as IP technical capabilities, license tracking and the benefits of a knowledge base and more are reviewed.
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Podcast Episode 25: Silicon IP for Early-Stage Semiconductor Companies
Moderator:
Daniel Nenni, Semiwiki
Panelists:
Jothy Rosenberg, CEO Dover Microsystems
John Terry, CEO Espre Technologies
Fares Mubarak, CEO Spark Microsystems
General Theme: A discussion around the requirements and challenges of investigation and ultimate selection of IP for early-stage chip companies, discussing both… Read More
Podcast EP24: ASIC Design at the Leading Edge
Dan and Mike are joined by Graham Curren, founder and CEO of ASIC specialist Sondrel. Graham discusses the challenges of designing ASICs at the leading edge from a technology, design team and customer perspective. He explores where the real challenges are in building these types of chips and how Sondrel meets those challenges.… Read More
Podcast Episode 23: What are chiplets and why are they gaining popularity?
Dan is joined by Krishna Settaluri, Co founder and CEO of Blue Cheetah. Krishna received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from UC Berkeley and masters and bachelors from MIT specializing in design automation of high-speed silicon photonic links using analog generator technology. Krishna has worked at Apple, Google, Caltech… Read More
Podcast EP22: Intel’s IDM 2.0 and Their Venture Back into the Foundry Business
Dan is joined by Dr. Walden Rhines. Dan and Wally explore Intel’s re-entry to the foundry business. What is different this time and the implications of a worldwide supply chain are just some of the topics discussed in this far-reaching discussion of what lies ahead for the semiconductor industry.
The views, thoughts and … Read More
Podcast EP21: Leading Edge Analog Design
Dan is joined by Mark Williams, founder and CEO of Pulsic. The application of shape-based routing to automate analog design is explored. Pulsic’s revolutionary new automated analog layout system, Animate is also discussed. With this system, multiple, high quality, fully routed layouts can be created in minutes from … Read More
Podcast EP20: How to Secure Any Chip. Any Time. Any Place
Dan is joined by Pim Tuyls, founder and CEO of Intrinsic ID. Pim provides background on what a physically unclonable function (PUF) is and how Intrinsic ID developed the technology around SRAMs that are found on virtually all chips. Pim discusses the multiple applications for SRAM PUFs and how they are implemented. He concludes… Read More
Podcast EP19: The Emergence of 2.5D and Chiplets in AI-Based Applications
Dan and Mike are joined by Sudhir Mallya, vice president of corporate and product marketing at OpenFive. We explore 2.5D design and the role chiplets play. Current technical and business challenges are discussed as well as an assessment of how the chiplet market will develop and what impact it will have.
The views, thoughts, and
Podcast EP18: The Story Behind Combining Methodics and Perforce
Dan and Mike are joined by Simon Butler, founder of Methodics and Brad Hart, CTO of Perforce. We explore the acquisition of Methodics by Perforce, including motivation, strategy and a look to the future. We also discuss some of the history of Methodics and how they became successful.
Flynn Was Right: How a 2003 Warning Foretold Today’s Architectural Pivot