Space applications are booming, prompted by rapidly declining launch costs now attainable through commercial competition. Thanks to ventures like SpaceX, the cost to put a satellite into low earth orbit (LEO) has dropped from $20k/kg to $2k/kg today and is expected to drop further to $200/kg or lower. Plummeting costs drive … Read More
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2026 Outlook with Paul Neil of Mach42
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company
I’m Paul, Chief Operating Officer at Mach42. As COO, I am responsible for the business growth of Mach42, as well as driving customer success. My previous roles included VP of Product at Axelera AI, Graphcore and XMOS. I hold a PhD in Electrical Engineering and an MBA in Technology… Read More
Nvidia Overcoming the Challenges of Blending Hardware Verification Expertise with AI and ML
Hardware verification has always been one of the most demanding phases of system design, but today it faces an unprecedented crisis. As hardware systems grow exponentially in complexity verification resources, time, compute, and human expertise, scale far more slowly. This widening gap has resulted in endless regression … Read More
2026 Outlook with Howard Pakosh of Tekstart
Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company.
I founded TekStart Group in Ontario, Canada, in 1998 with a very clear objective: to help innovators turn breakthrough technology concepts into real, market-ready products. Over the past 25-plus years, we have worked across the full lifecycle of technology development, from… Read More
NVIDIA GTC AI Conference
NVIDIA GTC is the premier global AI conference, where developers, researchers, and business leaders come together to explore the next wave of AI innovation. From physical AI and AI factories to agentic AI and inference, GTC 2026 will showcase the breakthroughs shaping every industry.
Join us in venues throughout downtown San… Read More
Tiling Support in SiFive’s AI/ML Software Stack for RISC-V Vector-Matrix Extension
At the 2025 RISC-V Summit North America, Min Hsu, Staff Compiler Engineer at SiFive, presented on enhancing tiling support within SiFive’s AI/ML software stack for the RISC-V Vector-Matrix Extension (VME). This extension aims to boost matrix multiplication efficiency, a cornerstone of AI workloads. SiFive’s… Read More
RISC-V Extensions for AI: Enhancing Performance in Machine Learning
In a presentation at the RISC-V Summit North America 2025, John Simpson, Senior Principal Architect at SiFive, delved into the evolving landscape of RISC-V extensions tailored for artificial intelligence and machine learning. RISC-V’s open architecture has fueled its adoption in AI/ML markets by allowing customization… Read More
Podcast EP324: How Dassault Systèmes is Creating the Next Generation of Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing with John Maculley
Daniel is joined by John Maculley, Global High-Tech Industry Strategy Consultant at Dassault Systèmes. John has over 20 years of experience advancing innovation across the semiconductor and electronics sectors. Based in Silicon Valley, he works with leading foundries, OSATs, design houses, and research institutes worldwide… Read More
Webinar: Advances in ATPG: From Power and Timing Awareness to Intelligent Pattern Search with AI
Date: Jan 14, 2026 | 10:00 AM PST
Featured Speakers:
- Srikanth Venkat Raman, Product Management Director, Synopsys
- Khader Abdel-Hafez, Scientist, Synopsys
- Theo Toulas, R&D Principal Engineer, Synopsys
- Bruce Xue, Staff Engineer, Synopsys
As System-on-Chip (SoC) designs become increasingly complex, meeting test quality
