Insider Opinions on AI in EDA. Accellera Panel at DAC

Insider Opinions on AI in EDA. Accellera Panel at DAC
by Bernard Murphy on 07-09-2025 at 6:00 am

Accellera Panel on AI in EDA min

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 Daniel Nenni (Mr. SemiWiki). Panelists were: Chuck Alpert, Cadence’s AI Fellow driving cross-functional Agentic AI solutions throughout… Read More


CEO Interview with John Akkara of Uptime Crew

CEO Interview with John Akkara of Uptime Crew
by Daniel Nenni on 07-05-2025 at 6:00 am

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John Akkara is the Founder and CEO of Uptime Crew, where he channels his entrepreneurial spirit to create impactful opportunities in the IT industry. An immigrant from India, John’s journey began with a full-ride tennis scholarship to a Division I university, where he studied finance. Today, as the leader of Uptime Crew, John … Read More


CEO Interview with Dr. Naveen Verma of EnCharge AI

CEO Interview with Dr. Naveen Verma of EnCharge AI
by Daniel Nenni on 07-04-2025 at 6:00 am

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Naveen Verma, Ph.D., is the CEO and Co-founder of EnCharge AI, the only company to have developed robust and scalable analog in-memory computing technology essential for advanced AI deployments, from edge to cloud. Dr. Verma co-founded EnCharge AI in 2022, building on six years of research and five generations of prototypes … Read More


WEBINAR: Edge AI Optimization: How to Design Future-Proof Architectures for Next-Gen Intelligent Devices

WEBINAR: Edge AI Optimization: How to Design Future-Proof Architectures for Next-Gen Intelligent Devices
by Daniel Nenni on 07-03-2025 at 10:00 am

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Edge AI is rapidly transforming how intelligent solutions are designed, from smart home devices to autonomous vehicles, healthcare gadgets, and industrial IoT. Yet, architects, chip designers, and product managers frequently grapple with a common and daunting challenge: creating efficient, high-performance AI solutions… Read More


Silvaco’s Diffusion of Innovation: Ecosystem Investments Driving Semiconductor Advancements

Silvaco’s Diffusion of Innovation: Ecosystem Investments Driving Semiconductor Advancements
by Admin on 06-27-2025 at 8:00 am

Silvaco at a Glance 2025

In Silvaco’s June 2025 Tech Talk, “The Diffusion of Innovation: Investing in the Ecosystem Expansion,” Chief Revenue Officer Ian Chen outlined how strategic partnerships accelerate R&D in semiconductor design and digital twin modeling. As a leading provider of TCAD, EDA software, and SIP solutions,… Read More


The Sondrel transformation to Aion SIlicon!

The Sondrel transformation to Aion SIlicon!
by Daniel Nenni on 06-20-2025 at 7:00 am

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Ollie is a commercially astute senior leader with over 20 years of experience in strategy, business development and sales across the technology and engineering sectors, with a strong track record in scaling businesses and driving growth. He has held commercial leadership roles in FTSE 100, private equity-backed, and startup… Read More


IEDM 2025 – 71st Annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting

IEDM 2025 – 71st Annual IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting
by Admin on 06-10-2025 at 5:06 pm

100 YEARS of FETs: SHAPING the FUTURE of DEVICE INNOVATIONS

Inside IEEE IEDM 2025

Focus Sessions

Focus Session #1 – Efficient AI Solutions: Architecture, Circuit, and 3D Integration Innovations for Memory and Logic

Focus Session #2 – Beyond Silicon: The Invisible Revolution in Thin-Film Transistors

Focus Session

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Arm Reveals Zena Automotive Compute Subsystem

Arm Reveals Zena Automotive Compute Subsystem
by Bernard Murphy on 06-05-2025 at 6:00 am

Zena CSS min

Last year Arm announced their support for standards-based virtual prototyping in automotive, along with a portfolio of new AE (automotive enhanced) cores. They also suggested that in 2025 they would be following Arm directions in other LOBs by offering integrated compute subsystems (CSS). Now they have delivered: their Zena… Read More


Voice as a Feature: A Silent Revolution in AI-Enabled SoCs

Voice as a Feature: A Silent Revolution in AI-Enabled SoCs
by Jonah McLeod on 05-26-2025 at 10:00 am

Voice as a Feature

When Apple introduced Siri in 2011, it was the first serious attempt to make voice interaction a mainstream user interface. Embedded into the iPhone 4S, Siri brought voice into consumers’ lives not as a standalone product, but as a built-in feature—a hands-free way to interact with an existing device. Siri set the expectation… Read More


Podcast EP288: How Alphawave Semi Enables Next Generation Connectivity with Bharat Tailor

Podcast EP288: How Alphawave Semi Enables Next Generation Connectivity with Bharat Tailor
by Daniel Nenni on 05-23-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Bharat Tailor who is responsible for the Alphawave standard connectivity products portfolio focused on DSP chipsets enabling AI data center interconnects. He is a veteran of the high-speed connectivity semiconductor industry having participated in the evolution of connectivity technologies from 10Gbps … Read More