Tag: asic

Podcast EP358: How Custom Silicon Development Allowed Cisco to Fuel New Innovation for Its Customers

Podcast EP358: How Custom Silicon Development Allowed Cisco to Fuel New Innovation for Its Customers
by Daniel Nenni on 07-31-2026 at 2:00 pm
Categories: Semiconductor

Daniel is joined by Nick Kucharewski Senior Vice President and General Manager for Cisco’s silicon development organization. In this role he is responsible for the end-to-end strategy, cross-functional execution, organization alignment, and product roadmap for Silicon One, Cisco’s uniquely scalable and programmable … Read More

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ASIC-to-FPGA Turnkey Prototyping Bundle: A Practical Path to Earlier Hardware Validation

ASIC-to-FPGA Turnkey Prototyping Bundle: A Practical Path to Earlier Hardware Validation
by Daniel Nenni on 07-29-2026 at 6:00 am
Categories: EDA, Prototyping, S2C EDA

S2C FPGA Prototyping

For ASIC design teams, the gap between RTL simulation and first silicon remains one of the most consequential stages of the development cycle. Simulation provides controllability and visibility, but it cannot always reproduce the software workloads, interface behavior, clock interactions, and sustained system activity… Read More

Podcast EP356: An Oveview of the Unique Skills and Broad Impact of Alphacore with Andrew Levy

Podcast EP356: An Oveview of the Unique Skills and Broad Impact of Alphacore with Andrew Levy
by Daniel Nenni on 07-17-2026 at 2:00 pm
Categories: Alphacore, IP

Daniel is joined by Andrew Levy, Vice President of Business Development, IP & ASIC at Alphacore. Andrew leads strategic growth initiatives, customer engagement, technology commercialization, and business development activities for the company’s semiconductor IP, ASIC design services, and advanced microelectronics… Read More

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DAC 2026: Certus Semiconductor Brings Two New I/O Libraries to GlobalFoundries 12nm

DAC 2026: Certus Semiconductor Brings Two New I/O Libraries to GlobalFoundries 12nm
by Daniel Nenni on 07-14-2026 at 2:00 pm
Categories: Certus Semiconductor, IP

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Certus Semiconductor, a trusted leader in custom I/O and ESD solutions, will exhibit at Booth 839 during DAC 2026, July 27–29 in Long Beach. This year, Certus is announcing two new developments in GlobalFoundries 12LP and 12LP+ Processes: one I/O library built for commercial SoC and ASIC design teams, and one library purpose-built… Read More

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The Packaging PDK Is the Missing Layer for Co-Packaged Optics

The Packaging PDK Is the Missing Layer for Co-Packaged Optics
by Moh Kolb on 07-07-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: 3D IC, Chiplet
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From Photonic Device Design to Electro-Optical Realization

Co-packaged optics will not scale through photonic device performance alone.

As AI infrastructure pushes bandwidth, power, latency, and reach to new limits, optics is moving closer to the compute engine. The industry is no longer asking only whether a photonic device… Read More

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Alchip Accelerates on AI ASIC Demand

Alchip Accelerates on AI ASIC Demand
by Daniel Nenni on 06-04-2026 at 8:00 am
Categories: Alchip, Semiconductor Services

Alchip Accelerates on AI ASIC Demand

Alchip Technologies reported improved financial results for the first quarter, reflecting continued momentum in advanced artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and custom ASIC demand. The company cited stronger customer engagement in leading-edge semiconductor designs and accelerating tape-out… Read More

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CEO Interview with Geoffrey Rodgers of Chameleon Semiconductor

CEO Interview with Geoffrey Rodgers of Chameleon Semiconductor
by Daniel Nenni on 05-03-2026 at 2:00 pm
Categories: CEO Interviews, Chiplet

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Geoffrey Rodgers spent most of his career at the intersection of semiconductor technology and go-to-market execution, with a focus on scaling businesses and bringing complex solutions to market. He previously led the Analog Go-To-Market motion at Synopsys following the acquisition of Analog Design Automation and held leadership… Read More

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Alchip’s Leadership in ASIC Innovation: Advancing Toward 2nm Semiconductor Technology

Alchip’s Leadership in ASIC Innovation: Advancing Toward 2nm Semiconductor Technology
by Daniel Nenni on 04-01-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: 3D IC, Alchip, Chiplet, Semiconductor Services

Alchip’s Leadership in ASIC Innovation

Alchip Technologies has recently reported significant progress in the development of advanced 2nm  ASICs, positioning itself as a leader in next-generation semiconductor design for AI and HPC. The announcement highlights Alchip’s efforts to commercialize cutting-edge chip technologies and deliver highly customized … Read More

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Silicon Insurance: Why eFPGA is Cheaper Than a Respin — and Why It Matters in the Intel 18A Era

Silicon Insurance: Why eFPGA is Cheaper Than a Respin — and Why It Matters in the Intel 18A Era
by Daniel Nenni on 03-26-2026 at 10:00 am
Categories: eFPGA, Intel Foundry, Semiconductor
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Silicon Insurance Why eFPGA is Cheaper Than a Respin

As semiconductor technology advances into increasingly complex and expensive process nodes, the economic and technical risks associated with ASIC design have grown dramatically. At advanced nodes such as Intel 18A, the cost of a single design error can escalate into tens of millions of dollars, compounded by months of delay.… Read More

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Smarter ECOs: Inside Easy-Logic’s ASIC Optimization Engine

Smarter ECOs: Inside Easy-Logic’s ASIC Optimization Engine
by Daniel Nenni on 02-23-2026 at 8:00 am
Categories: Easy-Logic, EDA

Easy Logic EDA

Easy-Logic Technology Ltd. is a specialized Electronic Design Automation (EDA) company focused on solving one of the most complex and time-sensitive challenges in semiconductor design: functional Engineering Change Orders (ECOs). Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Hong Kong, the company has built its reputation around

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