Semiconductors Headed Toward Strong 2024

Semiconductors Headed Toward Strong 2024
by Bill Jewell on 11-20-2023 at 6:00 am

Semiconductor Market Change 4Q23

The global semiconductor market is now solidly in a turnaround. WSTS revised its data for 2Q 2023 growth over 1Q 2023 to 6.0% from 4.2% previously. 3Q 2023 was up 6.3% from 2Q 2023. With our Semiconductor Intelligence forecast of 3% growth in 4Q 2023, the year-to-year growth in 4Q 2023 will be a positive 6%. This will set the stage for… Read More


KLAC- OK quarter in ugly environment- Big China $ – Little Process $ – Legacy good

KLAC- OK quarter in ugly environment- Big China $ – Little Process $ – Legacy good
by Robert Maire on 10-29-2023 at 10:00 am

KLAC Tencor
  • KLA has an OK quarter in an ugly market- bouncing along bottom
  • Like Lam & ASML, China was huge at 43% represents more risk
  • 2/3 Foundry/logic, 1/3 memory – Process tools were weak
  • No change, stable , no visibility on recovery
Quarter and guide were good in continued ugly industry

As expected KLAC reported earnings at the … Read More


IEDM 2023 is Coming in December

IEDM 2023 is Coming in December
by Scotten Jones on 10-19-2023 at 6:00 am

IEDM 2023

Anyone who has read my previous IEDM articles will know I view it as one of the best conferences on semiconductor process technology. From the tutorials, short courses and the conference papers there are so many great opportunities to keep up to date on the latest developments. The following are the conference organizers’ announcements… Read More


Webinar: The Next Wave of GenAI: Domain-Specific LLMs

Webinar: The Next Wave of GenAI: Domain-Specific LLMs
by Admin on 10-13-2023 at 9:46 am

Learn the latest in Generative AI

Join our new GenAI webinar series to learn about the latest trends and best practices in generative AI from industry leaders and practitioners.

The Next Wave of GenAI: Domain-Specific LLMs

To gain competitive advantage, innovative companies are starting to embed large language models into proprietary… Read More


Podcast EP186: The History and Design Impact of Glass Substrates with Intel’s Dr. Rahul Manepalli

Podcast EP186: The History and Design Impact of Glass Substrates with Intel’s Dr. Rahul Manepalli
by Daniel Nenni on 10-06-2023 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Dr. Rahul Manepalli. Rahul is an Intel Fellow and Sr. Director of Module Engineering in the Substrate Package Technology Development Organization. Rahul and his team are responsible for developing the next generation of materials, processes and equipment for Intel’s package substrate pathfinding and development… Read More


Nvidia Number One in 2023

Nvidia Number One in 2023
by Bill Jewell on 09-21-2023 at 8:00 pm

Nvidia number one in 2023

Nvidia will likely become the largest semiconductor company for the year 2023. We at Semiconductor Intelligence (SC-IQ) estimate Nvidia’s total 2023 revenue will be about $52.9 billion, passing previous number one Intel at an estimated $51.6 billion. Nvidia’s 2023 revenue will be almost double its 2022 revenue on the strength… Read More


Podcast EP178: An Overview of Advanced Power Optimization at Synopsys with William Ruby

Podcast EP178: An Overview of Advanced Power Optimization at Synopsys with William Ruby
by Daniel Nenni on 08-25-2023 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by William Ruby, director of product management for Synopsys Power Analysis products. He has extensive experience in the area of low-power IC design and design methodology, and has held senior engineering and product marketing positions with Cadence, ANSYS, Intel, and Siemens. He also has a patent in high-speed… Read More


Webinar: Accelerating Mainstream Adoption of Multi-Die Systems

Webinar: Accelerating Mainstream Adoption of Multi-Die Systems
by Admin on 08-21-2023 at 1:20 pm

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Synopsys recently hosted a panel discussion with Ansys, Bosch, Intel, and Samsung to share their insights on the rapid adoption of multi-die systems. We invite you to the public broadcast of the panel where each company shares their view on the groundbreaking technology, what challenges lie ahead, and how companies can Read More


Accellera and Clock Domain Crossing at #60DAC

Accellera and Clock Domain Crossing at #60DAC
by Daniel Payne on 08-02-2023 at 10:00 am

Accellera, clock domain crossing, #60DAC

Accellera sponsored a luncheon panel discussion at #60DAC, so I registered and attended to learn more about one of the newest working groups for Clock Domain Crossing (CDC). An overview of Accellera was provided by Lu Dai, then the panel discussion was moderated by Paul McLellan of Cadence, with the following panel members:

  • Anupam
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SEMICON West 2023 Summary – No recovery in sight – Next Year?

SEMICON West 2023 Summary – No recovery in sight – Next Year?
by Robert Maire on 07-15-2023 at 6:00 am

Semicon west 2023

-SEMICON well attended but bouncing along the biz bottom
-Recovery seems at least a year away with memory even more
-AI creates hope but not impactful- Disconnect tween stocks & reality
-AMAT me too platform- Back end benefits from chiplets

SEMICON busy but subdued

SEMICON is certainly back to pre-covid levels or perhaps better.… Read More