These are stressful times in functional verification. We are being pushed to more aggressively embrace AI-based automation, knowing we will continue to be held accountable for quality of results. Verification misses could upend careers, maybe enterprises. It is tempting to believe that sanity will prevail and we will ultimately… Read More
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Podcast EP336: How Quadric is Enabling Dramatic Improvements in Edge AI with Veer Kheterpal
Daniel is joined by Dr. Veer Kheterpal. Veer has founded three technology companies and possesses full-stack expertise spanning software to silicon across edge and datacenter applications. Currently, he is the CEO & co-founder of Quadric, a semiconductor IP licensing company that delivers the blueprints for efficient,… Read More
Podcast EP332: How AI Really Works – the Perspectives of Linley Gwennap
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
SiFive’s 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
CEO Interview with Elad Raz of NextSilicon
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
TSMC vs Intel Foundry vs Samsung Foundry 2026
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
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
NanoIC Extends Its PDK Portfolio with First A14 Logic and eDRAM Memory PDK
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
How Switzerland Built a Global Semiconductor Edge by Thinking Smaller
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
