Power has become a very hot (ha-ha) topic. The media has latched onto the emergence of massive AI datacenters disrupting energy pricing for consumers. Both as consumers and in industry we welcome faster and better features in our hand-held computing devices, cars, homes, industrial processes and businesses. But without further… Read More
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Verifying RISC-V Platforms for Space
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
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
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
Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs) Generated by AI Based Design Automation
By Jason Liu, RFIC-GPT Inc.
Radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) have become increasingly critical in modern electronic systems, driven by the rapid growth of wireless communication technologies (5G/6G), the Internet of Things (IoT), and advanced radar systems. With the desire for lower power consumption, higher… Read More
Jensen Huang Drops Donald Trump Truth Bomb on Joe Rogan Podcast
How’s that for a clickable title? It really should be called Jensen Huang’s origin story but who is going to click on that?
As podcaster myself I can say without a doubt that this was the best podcast I have listened to all year. During my 30+ EDA and IP career Nvidia was a customer on many different occasions. I do know how… Read More
