Tag: AI

Podcast EP332: How AI Really Works – the Perspectives of Linley Gwennap

Podcast EP332: How AI Really Works – the Perspectives of Linley Gwennap
by Daniel Nenni on 02-20-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: AI
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Daniel is joined by Linley Gwennap, technology analyst and author of the new book “How AI Really Works: The Models, Chips, and Companies Powering a Revolution.” Linley was the long-time editor of Microprocessor Report and chaired the popular Linley Processor Conferences.

Dan explores what impact AI is having on the market and… Read More

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SiFive’s AI’s Next Chapter: RISC-V and Custom Silicon

SiFive’s AI’s Next Chapter: RISC-V and Custom Silicon
by Daniel Nenni on 02-18-2026 at 2:00 pm
Categories: Events, IP, SiFive

AI’s Next Chapter RISC V and Custom Silicon

In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence and semiconductor design, open-standard processor architectures are gaining unprecedented traction. At the center of this shift is SiFive, a company founded by the original creators of the RISC-V ISA, which champions an open, extensible, and license-free alternative… Read More

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CEO Interview with Elad Raz of NextSilicon

CEO Interview with Elad Raz of NextSilicon
by Daniel Nenni on 02-15-2026 at 4:00 pm
Categories: CEO Interviews

Elad Raz NextSilicon HS (1) (3)

Elad Raz is the founder and CEO of NextSilicon, which he established in 2018 to fundamentally rethink how HPC architectures are built. After more than two decades designing and scaling advanced software and compute systems, Elad saw firsthand the limits of fixed, inflexible processor designs. He founded NextSilicon to address… Read More

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TSMC vs Intel Foundry vs Samsung Foundry 2026

TSMC vs Intel Foundry vs Samsung Foundry 2026
by Daniel Nenni on 02-13-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: FinFET, Foundries, GAA, Intel Foundry, Samsung Foundry, TSMC
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TSMC vs Intel Foundry vs Samsung Foundry

The global semiconductor industry sits at the foundation of modern technology, powering everything from smartphones and cloud data centers to artificial intelligence, automobiles, and national defense systems. At the center of advanced chip manufacturing are three major players: TSMC, Samsung Foundry, and Intel Foundry… Read More

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2026 Outlook with Abhijeet Chakraborty VP, R&D Engineering at Synopsys

2026 Outlook with Abhijeet Chakraborty VP, R&D Engineering at Synopsys
by Daniel Nenni on 02-04-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: EDA, Synopsys

Abhijeet Headshot

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company.

My name’s Abhijeet Chakraborty and I’m Vice President of Engineering at Synopsys. I led the development of Synopsys Design Compiler-NXT, the industry’s leading synthesis product, and now oversee the company’s multi-die and 3DIC product portfolio. Throughout my career,… Read More

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NanoIC Extends Its PDK Portfolio with First A14 Logic and eDRAM Memory PDK

NanoIC Extends Its PDK Portfolio with First A14 Logic and eDRAM Memory PDK
by Daniel Nenni on 02-04-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: AI, Foundries, TSMC

Nano IC TSMC Process Roadmap

NanoIC has announced a major expansion of its process design kit portfolio with the introduction of its first A14 logic and embedded eDRAM  memory PDK. This milestone reflects the company’s growing role in enabling advanced semiconductor design at cutting-edge technology nodes and addresses increasing industry demand for… Read More

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How Switzerland Built a Global Semiconductor Edge by Thinking Smaller

How Switzerland Built a Global Semiconductor Edge by Thinking Smaller
by Admin on 02-03-2026 at 8:00 am
Categories: AI

Alain Serge Porret Headshot

By Alain-Serge Porret, Vice President, Integrated & Wireless Systems, CSEM

Since ramping up several years ago, the global semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) race has been driven by scale, from building larger data centers, developing bigger and more powerful models, and with them, increasingly complex and… Read More

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Advances in ATPG from Synopsys

Advances in ATPG from Synopsys
by Daniel Payne on 02-02-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: EDA, Synopsys

Synopsys TestMAX family

I first learned about ATPG – Automatic Test Program Generation in the 1980s at Silicon Compilers, then continued in the 90s at Viewlogic with the Sunrise tools, so it was illuminating to get an update from Synopsys on their ATPG technology by attending a webinar. Synopsys over the years has developed a family of test tools, shown … Read More

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Synopsys and AMD Honored for Generative and Agentic AI Vision, Leadership, and Impact

Synopsys and AMD Honored for Generative and Agentic AI Vision, Leadership, and Impact
by Daniel Nenni on 01-29-2026 at 12:00 pm
Categories: EDA, Synopsys

Synopsys AMD Agentic AI Honor

Synopsys and AMD were recently selected by the World Economic Forum for inclusion in the WEF’s MINDS (Meaningful, Intelligent, Novel, Deployable Solutions) AI program, recognizing their leadership and real-world impact in applying generative and agentic AI to semiconductor design and engineering. This distinction places… Read More