Podcast EP158: The Benefits of a Unified HW/SW Architecture for AI with Quadric’s Nigel Drego

Podcast EP158: The Benefits of a Unified HW/SW Architecture for AI with Quadric’s Nigel Drego
by Daniel Nenni on 04-28-2023 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Nigel Drego, the CTO and Co-founder at Quadric. Nigel brings extensive experience in software and hardware design to his role at Quadric. Nigel is an expert in computer architectures, compiler technology, and software frameworks.

Dan explores the unique and unified HW/SW architecture developed by Quadric with… Read More


TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 1

TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 1
by Daniel Nenni on 04-26-2023 at 6:00 pm

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The TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium happened today so I wanted to start writing about it as there is a lot to cover. I will do summaries and other bloggers will do more in-depth coverage on the technology side in the coming weeks. Having worked in the fabless semiconductor ecosystem the majority of my 40 year semiconductor… Read More


AI and the Future of Work

AI and the Future of Work
by Ahmed Banafa on 04-26-2023 at 8:00 am

AI and the Future of Work

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly growing field that has the potential to revolutionize the way we work, learn, and interact with technology. The term AI refers to the ability of machines to perform tasks that would typically require human intelligence, such as decision-making, problem-solving, and natural language… Read More


Synopsys Accelerates First-Pass Silicon Success for Banias Labs’ Networking SoC

Synopsys Accelerates First-Pass Silicon Success for Banias Labs’ Networking SoC
by Kalar Rajendiran on 04-24-2023 at 8:00 am

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Banias Labs is a semiconductor company that develops infrastructure solutions for next-generation communications. Its target market is the high-performance computing infrastructure market including hyperscale data center, networking, AI, optical module, and Ethernet switch SoCs for emerging high-performance computing… Read More


AI Assists PCB Designers

AI Assists PCB Designers
by Daniel Payne on 04-17-2023 at 6:00 am

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Generative AI is all the rage with systems like ChatGPT, Google Bard and DALL-E being introduced with great fanfare in the past year. The EDA industry has also been keen to adopt the trends of using AI techniques to assist IC engineers across many disciplines. Saugat Sen, Product Marketing at Cadence did a video call with me to explain… Read More


Podcast EP152: An Informal Conversation with Aart de Geus on AI and Multi-Die at SNUG

Podcast EP152: An Informal Conversation with Aart de Geus on AI and Multi-Die at SNUG
by Daniel Nenni on 04-10-2023 at 2:00 pm

This is a special edition of our podcast series. At the recent Synopsys SNUG User Group, SemiWiki staff writer Kalar Rajendiran got the opportunity to conduct an informal interview with Aart de Geus, Chairman and CEO of Synopsys.

What follows are some of Aart’s thoughts on the deployment of AI across the semiconductor … Read More


AI is Ushering in a New Wave of Innovation

AI is Ushering in a New Wave of Innovation
by Greg Lebsack on 04-05-2023 at 10:00 am

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming many aspects of our lives, from the way we work and communicate to the way we shop and travel. Its impact is felt in nearly every industry, including the semiconductor industry, which plays a crucial role in enabling the development of AI technology.

One of the ways AI is affecting our… Read More


Full-Stack, AI-driven EDA Suite for Chipmakers

Full-Stack, AI-driven EDA Suite for Chipmakers
by Kalar Rajendiran on 04-03-2023 at 6:00 am

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Semiconductor technology is among the most complex of technologies and the semiconductor industry is among the most demanding of industries. Yet the ecosystem has delivered incredible advances over the last six decades from which the world has benefitted tremendously. Yes, of course, the markets want that break-neck speed… Read More