By Mark Tawfik
Overview: Protecting ICs from costly ESD and latch-up failures
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) events cost the semiconductor industry an estimated $8 billion annually in lost productivity, warranty claims and product failures [1].
Ensuring the robust protection of integrated circuits (ICs) against various… Read More
By Zameer Mohammed
This article claims to provide clear key insights of Min Pulse Width (MPW) timing signoff check, proactive closure strategies for faster time-to-market, and effective methods to prevent silicon failures.
Min Pulse Width (MPW) check for timing signoff has become an important design constraint at the sub-5nm… Read More
The DATE conference is the main European event bringing together designers and design automation users, researchers and vendors, as well as specialists in hardware and software design, test, and manufacturing
On July 9, 2025, a DACtv session featured a Google product manager discussing the strategic importance of electronic design automation (EDA) and how Google Cloud is optimizing it for the semiconductor industry, as presented in the YouTube video. The talk highlighted Google Cloud’s role in addressing the escalating complexity… Read More
On July 9, 2025, Derren Dunn from IBM Research’s TJ Watson Research Center delivered a DACtv presentation, as seen in the YouTube video detailing IBM’s EDA-as-a-Solution platform. This innovative offering leverages IBM’s high-performance computing (HPC) cloud to deliver hybrid and cloud-only infrastructure for electronic… Read More
On July 9, 2025, a DACtv session by Dr. Peter Levin explored the transformative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on chip design, as presented in the YouTube video. The speaker, an industry expert, delved into how AI is reshaping electronic design automation (EDA), addressing the escalating complexity of modern chips and… Read More
Probably one of the most anticipated semiconductor investor calls was held last week and it did not disappoint. It was Lip-Bu Tan’s first full quarter since he took over as CEO. In the resulting discussions on the SemiWiki Forum I am viewed as overly optimistic of Intel’s recent pivot. That is true, I am optimistic, but my observations… Read More
Jay Vleeschhouwer, Managing Director of Software Research at Griffin Securities, is a noted financial analyst who does a yearly presentation on the State of EDA during the Design Automation Conference (DAC). This year was no exception. He and I spent a memorable afternoon discussing the Synopsys-Ansys merger and startups. … Read More
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
Keysight Showcases AI-Ready EDA and Multi-Physics Innovation at #62DAC
Design engineers attending #62DAC who focus on Design Data & IP Management, Analog, Mixed-Signal, RFIC, MMIC, or Multi-Physics should make booth #1408 a top destination. I had the opportunity to speak with Simon Rance, General Manager & Business… Read More
