Empowering AI, Hyperscale and Data Center Connectivity with PAM4 SerDes Technology

Empowering AI, Hyperscale and Data Center Connectivity with PAM4 SerDes Technology
by Kalar Rajendiran on 07-25-2024 at 10:00 am

High Speed PAM4 SerDes Use Scenarios

The rapid expansion of data-intensive applications, such as artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and 5G, necessitates connectivity solutions capable of handling massive amounts of data with high efficiency and reliability. The advent of 224G/112G Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) technology,… Read More


Podcast EP229: A Detailed Look at the DAC Engineering Track with Ambar Sarkar

Podcast EP229: A Detailed Look at the DAC Engineering Track with Ambar Sarkar
by Daniel Nenni on 06-21-2024 at 6:00 pm

Dan is joined by Dr. Ambar Sarkar, a member of the Design Automation Conference executive committee and the program chair of the Engineering Tracks. He has a broad background covering both software and hardware R&D. He has contributed to industry standards in areas such as functional verification and IP security. He is the… Read More


Pragmatic at the 2024 Design Automation Conference

Pragmatic at the 2024 Design Automation Conference
by Daniel Nenni on 06-21-2024 at 8:00 am

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Pragmatic is pioneering a fundamental shift in semiconductor technology, delivering lower-cost, lower-carbon intelligence to power the Internet of Everything. Its FlexIC – flexible integrated circuit – technology delivers connect, sense and compute capabilities at a fraction of the cost and carbon footprint of silicon… Read More


S2C Prototyping Solutions at the 2024 Design Automation Conference

S2C Prototyping Solutions at the 2024 Design Automation Conference
by Daniel Nenni on 06-17-2024 at 10:00 am

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As the Design Automation Conference (DAC) approaches, anticipation builds for what promises to be an exceptional event in San Francisco. Attendees can look forward to perfect weather and a plethora of activities beyond the conference, such as sailing on the bay and exploring the city’s iconic landmarks.

Since its inception… Read More


A preview of Weebit Nano at DAC – with commentary from ChatGPT

A preview of Weebit Nano at DAC – with commentary from ChatGPT
by Daniel Nenni on 07-03-2023 at 6:00 am

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Weebit Nano, a provider of advanced non-volatile memory (NVM) IP, will be exhibiting at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) this month. As part of this briefing I shared some of the basic the details with ChatGPT to see how it would phrase things. Here is some of what it suggested: “You won’t want to miss out on the epic experience… Read More


Podcast EP159: The Fourth Quarter ESDA Market Data Report with Dr. Walden Rhines

Podcast EP159: The Fourth Quarter ESDA Market Data Report with Dr. Walden Rhines
by Daniel Nenni on 05-01-2023 at 8:00 am

Dan discusses the recent Q4 2022 ESDA report with Wally Rhines, Executive Sponsor of the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data report. Overall, the report portrays strong growth and positive results. Dan explores some anomalies in the data and possible reasons with Wally.

Dan also discusses some very interesting events at the upcoming… Read More


A Five-Year Formal Celebration at Axiomise

A Five-Year Formal Celebration at Axiomise
by Daniel Nenni on 12-23-2022 at 6:00 am

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It’s been a bit more than a year since I interviewed Dr. Ashish Darbari, founder and CEO of Axiomise. I’ve been keeping an eye on Ashish and his colleagues, and I was surprised to learn that they recently celebrated their fifth anniversary as a company. I thought that this would be a good time to catch up with him to find out what’s happened… Read More


Podcast EP74: A Tour of the DAC Engineering Tracks with Dr. Ambar Sarkar

Podcast EP74: A Tour of the DAC Engineering Tracks with Dr. Ambar Sarkar
by Daniel Nenni on 04-27-2022 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Ambar Sarkar, a member of the Design Automation Conference (DAC) Executive Committee and platform architect at Nvidia. Ambar and Dan explore the new Engineering Tracks at DAC – their purpose and noteworthy content. Topics such as the cloud, global supply chain and silent hardware errors are discussed,… Read More


DAC 2021 Wrap-up – S2C turns more than a few heads

DAC 2021 Wrap-up – S2C turns more than a few heads
by Ron Green on 12-20-2021 at 10:00 am

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Now that the 58th Design Automation Conference held this year in San Francisco has concluded, we take a minute to look back at the results and ascertain what it meant for our company.

Unfortunately, many popular tradeshows held in the time of Covid have suffered a drop in attendance, and DAC was no exception. Despite this however,… Read More


Semicon West is Semicon Less

Semicon West is Semicon Less
by Robert Maire on 12-15-2021 at 10:00 am

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  • Semicon West was Semicon Less- Less Customers & Vendor
  • Everyone is busy as can be, maybe too busy to attend
  • Those who were there, talk about supply chain issues & stress
  • How long does the party last & where the money comes from?

Semicon West was Semicon Less….

We attended a “Hybrid” version of Semicon… Read More