Agentic methods are hot right now since single LLM models seem limited to point tool applications. Each such application is impressive but still a single step in the more complex chain of reasoning tasks we want to automate, where agentic methods should shine. I have been hearing that software engineering (SWE) teams are advancing… Read More
In AI it is easy to be distracted by hype and miss the real advances in technology and adoption that are making a difference today. Accellera hosted a panel at DAC on just this topic, moderated by Dan Nenni (Mr. SemiWiki). Panelists were: Chuck Alpert, Cadence’s AI Fellow driving cross-functional Agentic AI solutions throughout… Read More
Innovation is never ending in verification, for performance, coverage, connection to verification plans and other aspects of DV. But debug, accounting for 40% of the verification cycle, has remained stubbornly resistant to significant automation. Debug IDEs help to visualize but don’t address the core problem: given a failure,… Read More
At the 2025 NVIDIA GTC Conference, CEO Jensen Huang delivered a sweeping keynote that painted the future of computing in bold strokes: a world powered by AI factories, built on accelerated computing, and driven by agentic, embodied AI capable of interacting with the physical world. He introduced the concept of Physical AI—intelligence… Read More
The annual SNUG (Synopsys Users Group) conference, now in its 35th year, once again brought together key stakeholders to showcase accomplishments, discuss challenges, and explore opportunities within the semiconductor and electronics industry. With approximately 2,500 attendees, SNUG 2025 served as a dynamic hub for collaboration… Read More
I mentioned in an earlier blog that multiple presentations at DVCon 2025 went all-in on AI-assisted design and verification. The presentation was one such example, looking very much at top-down AI-expert application of agentic flows to design and verification. AlphaDesign is a new startup out of UC Santa Barbara headed by William… Read More
