Podcast EP309: The State of RISC-V and the Upcoming RISC-V Summit with Andrea Gallo

Podcast EP309: The State of RISC-V and the Upcoming RISC-V Summit with Andrea Gallo
by Daniel Nenni on 10-03-2025 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Andrea Gallo, CEO of RISC-V International. Before joining RISC-V he worked in leadership roles at Linaro for over a decade and before Linaro he was a fellow at STMicroelectronics.

Dan explores the current state of the RISC-V movement with Andrea, who describes the focus and history of this evolving standard.… Read More


Podcast EP308: How Clockwork Optimizes AI Clusters with Dan Zheng

Podcast EP308: How Clockwork Optimizes AI Clusters with Dan Zheng
by Daniel Nenni on 09-26-2025 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Dan Zheng, VP of Partnerships and Operations at Clockwork. Dan was the General Manager for Product and Partnerships at Urban Engines which was acquired by Google in 2016. He has also held roles at Stanford University and Google.

Dan explores the challenges of operating massive AI hardware infrastructure at … Read More


Video EP10: An Overview of Mach42’s AI Platform with Brett Larder

Video EP10: An Overview of Mach42’s AI Platform with Brett Larder
by Daniel Nenni on 09-19-2025 at 10:00 am

In this episode of the Semiconductor Insiders video series, Dan is joined by Brett Larder, co-founder and CTO at March42. Brett explains what March42’s AI technology can do and the benefits of using the platform to quickly analyze designs to find areas that may be out of spec and require more work. He describes the way Mach42… Read More


Podcast EP307: An Overview of SkyWater Technology and its Goals with Ross Miller

Podcast EP307: An Overview of SkyWater Technology and its Goals with Ross Miller
by Daniel Nenni on 09-12-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Ross Miller, senior vice president at SkyWater Technology. Ross leads the industrial and aerospace businesses while steering the company’s branding, and corporate communications efforts. He is a seasoned semiconductor and technology executive with over 20 years of experience across startup, enterprise,… Read More


Podcast EP306: The Challenges of Advanced AI Data Center Design with Josue Navarro

Podcast EP306: The Challenges of Advanced AI Data Center Design with Josue Navarro
by Daniel Nenni on 09-05-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Josue Navarro, product marketing engineer for Microchip’s dsPIC business unit. He began his career as a process engineer at Intel and has since transitioned into product marketing with Microchip Technology where he supports customers developing system designs utilizing Microchip’s Digital Signal … Read More


Podcast EP305: On Overview of imec’s XTCO Program with Dr. Julien Ryckaert

Podcast EP305: On Overview of imec’s XTCO Program with Dr. Julien Ryckaert
by Daniel Nenni on 08-29-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Julien Ryckaert who joined imec as a mixed-signal designer in 2000, specializing in RF transceivers, ultra-low power circuit techniques, and analog-to-digital converters. In 2010, he joined imec’s process technology division in charge of design enablement for 3DIC technology. Since 2013, he oversees… Read More


Podcast EP304: PQC Standards One Year On: The Semiconductor Industry’s Next Move

Podcast EP304: PQC Standards One Year On: The Semiconductor Industry’s Next Move
by Daniel Nenni on 08-22-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Ben Packman, Chief Strategy Officer of PQShield. Ben leads global expansion through sales and partner growth across multiple vertical markets, alongside taking a lead role in briefing both government and the supply chain on the quantum threat. He has 30 years of experience in technology, health, media, and telecom,… Read More


Video EP9: How Cycuity Enables Comprehensive Security Coverage with John Elliott

Video EP9: How Cycuity Enables Comprehensive Security Coverage with John Elliott
by Daniel Nenni on 08-15-2025 at 10:00 am

In this episode of the Semiconductor Insiders video series, Dan is joined by John Elliott, security applications engineer from Cycuity. With 35 years of EDA experience, John’s current focus is on security assurance of hardware designs.

John explains the importance of security coverage in the new global marketplace. He describes… Read More


Podcast EP303: How Lattice Semiconductor is Addressing Security Threats From the Ground Up with Mamta Gupta

Podcast EP303: How Lattice Semiconductor is Addressing Security Threats From the Ground Up with Mamta Gupta
by Daniel Nenni on 08-15-2025 at 6:00 am

Dan is joined by Mamta Gupta, She leads the Security Product Marketing, Datacenter and the Communications Segment Marketing Teams at Lattice. She brings with her over 20 years of FPGA experience in product development with special focus on security, aerospace and defense segments.

Dan explores the growing area of cybersecurity… Read More


Podcast EP302: How MathWorks Tools Are Used in Semiconductor and IP Design with Cristian Macario

Podcast EP302: How MathWorks Tools Are Used in Semiconductor and IP Design with Cristian Macario
by Daniel Nenni on 08-08-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Cristian Macario, senior technical professional at MathWorks, where he leads global strategy for the semiconductor segment. With a background in electronics engineering and over 15 years of experience spanning semiconductor design, verification, and strategic marketing, Cristian bridges engineering … Read More