Podcast EP231: Details of the New Solido Simulation Suite with Sathish Balasubramanian

Podcast EP231: Details of the New Solido Simulation Suite with Sathish Balasubramanian
by Daniel Nenni on 06-27-2024 at 8:00 am

Dan is joined by Sathishkumar Balasubramanian. Sathish currently leads the product management and marketing organization for CustomIC Verification (CICV) division at Siemens. Sathish is an experienced product leader with over 20+ years of experience in the EDA industry.

Sathish’s focus is on bringing value to the semiconductor… Read More


Podcast EP230: An Overview of the Siemens EDA Calibre 3D Thermal Announcement at DAC with Dr. John Ferguson

Podcast EP230: An Overview of the Siemens EDA Calibre 3D Thermal Announcement at DAC with Dr. John Ferguson
by Daniel Nenni on 06-25-2024 at 8:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. John Ferguson, senior director of marketing for the Calibre product line at Siemens EDA. John has worked extensively in physical design verification. Current activities include efforts to extend physical verification and PDK enablement for 3DIC design and silicon photonics.

Dan explores the Siemens EDA… Read More


Podcast EP229: A Detailed Look at the DAC Engineering Track with Ambar Sarkar

Podcast EP229: A Detailed Look at the DAC Engineering Track with Ambar Sarkar
by Daniel Nenni on 06-21-2024 at 6:00 pm

Dan is joined by Dr. Ambar Sarkar, a member of the Design Automation Conference executive committee and the program chair of the Engineering Tracks. He has a broad background covering both software and hardware R&D. He has contributed to industry standards in areas such as functional verification and IP security. He is the… Read More


Podcast EP227: The Significance of the RISC-V Movement and the Upcoming Andes RISC-V event with Mark Himelstein

Podcast EP227: The Significance of the RISC-V Movement and the Upcoming Andes RISC-V event with Mark Himelstein
by Daniel Nenni on 06-07-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Mark Himelstein, President of Heavenstone. Most recently, as Chief Technology Officer at RISC-V International, Mark contributed to shaping RISC-V technology through visionary leadership and industry expertise. He has a track record of executive roles at Graphite Systems, Quantum, and Infoblox.

Dan discusses… Read More


Podcast EP226: Lumotive’s Disruptive Optical Beamforming Technology With Dr. Sam Heidari

Podcast EP226: Lumotive’s Disruptive Optical Beamforming Technology With Dr. Sam Heidari
by Daniel Nenni on 05-31-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Sam Heidari. Sam brings three decades of extensive management experience in the semiconductor sector. He currently holds the position of CEO at Lumotive, serves as Chairman at Arctic Semiconductor, and advises multiple technology startups. Previously, he served as CEO and Chairman at Quantenna Communications,… Read More


Podcast EP225: The Impact Semiconductor Technology is Having on the Automotive Industry with Chet Babla

Podcast EP225: The Impact Semiconductor Technology is Having on the Automotive Industry with Chet Babla
by Daniel Nenni on 05-24-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Chet Babla, indie Semiconductor’s Senior Vice President of Strategic Marketing, responsible for expanding the company’s tier 1 and automotive OEM customer base, as well as supporting product roadmap development. Chet has worked in the technology industry for over 25 years in a variety of technical and commercial… Read More


Podcast EP222: The Importance of Managing and Preserving Ultrapure Water in Semiconductor Fabs with Jim Cannon

Podcast EP222: The Importance of Managing and Preserving Ultrapure Water in Semiconductor Fabs with Jim Cannon
by Daniel Nenni on 05-10-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Jim Cannon, Head of OEM and Markets at Mettler-Toledo Thornton. Jim has over 35 years of experience managing, designing, and developing ultrapure water treatment and technology. Jim is currently involved in the standards and regulatory organizations including the Facilities and Liquid Chemicals Committee,… Read More


Podcast EP220: The Impact IQE’s Compound Semiconductors Are Having on the Industry with Dr. Rodney Pelzel

Podcast EP220: The Impact IQE’s Compound Semiconductors Are Having on the Industry with Dr. Rodney Pelzel
by Daniel Nenni on 04-26-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Rodney Pelzel, he has over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, with deep expertise in semiconductor materials engineering and the epitaxial growth of compound semiconductors. Dr. Pelzel joined IQE as a Production Engineer in 2000 and is now head of R&D and is tasked with creating unique… Read More


Podcast EP219: How Synopsys Addresses Debug and Coverage Closure Challenges with Robert Ruiz

Podcast EP219: How Synopsys Addresses Debug and Coverage Closure Challenges with Robert Ruiz
by Daniel Nenni on 04-19-2024 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Robert Ruiz, product management director responsible for strategy and business growth of several verification products at Synopsys. Robert has held various marketing and technical positions for leading functional verification and test automation products at various companies including Synopsys, Novas… Read More


Podcast EP218: How Dassault Systémes is Helping to Create the Workforce of the Future with Bill DeVries

Podcast EP218: How Dassault Systémes is Helping to Create the Workforce of the Future with Bill DeVries
by Daniel Nenni on 04-17-2024 at 8:00 am

Dan is joined by Bill DeVries, Vice President of Industry Transformation and Customer Success at Dassault Systémes. Bill is responsible for revenue growth and driving the use of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Additionally, Bill is the Senior Director of Academic and Education in North America, where he leads the 3DEXPERIENCE EDU… Read More