Semiconductors, apple pie, and the 4th of July are American traditions. You can read about the history of semiconductors in our book “Fabless: The Transformation of the Semiconductor Industry” and the history of Arm in our book “Mobile Unleashed: The Origin and Evolution of Arm processors in our Devices“.… Read More
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Solutions for Defense Electronics Supply Chain Challenges
“The amateurs discuss tactics: the professionals discuss logistics.”
— Napoleon
Logistics is even more important today than it was in the early 1800’s. Further, the effectiveness of Defense systems is increasingly driven by sophisticated electronics. As the recent Ukraine conflict reveals, weapons such as precision munitions,… Read More
The Increasing Gap between Semiconductor Companies and their Customers
Semiconductors sit at the heart of the electronics revolution, and the scaling enabled by Moore’s law has had a transformational impact on electronics as well as society. Traditionally, the relationship between semiconductor companies and their customers has been a function of the volume driven by the customer. In very … Read More
Podcast EP61: A deep dive on Intel and semiconductors with Stacy Rasgon
Dan is again joined by Stacy Rasgon, Managing Director and Senior Analyst, U.S. Semiconductors at Bernstein Research. Stacy is an unusual semiconductor analyst as he holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from MIT. His substantial technical knowledge allows for a deep dive on Intel and other semiconductor topics that you will… Read More
CEO Interviews: Kurt Busch, CEO of Syntiant
Named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year® 2021 Pacific Southwest – Orange County, Kurt Busch is a tech industry veteran with extensive experience in product development, having driven the successful launch of new products, ranging from SaaS and semiconductors for telecom and broadcast video to consumer electronics… Read More
Podcast EP59: A brief history of semiconductors and EDA with Rich Goldman
Dan is joined by good friend and fellow boater Rich Goldman. Rich has a storied career in EDA that began at TI with Morris Chang and Wally Rhines, continued through a long career at Synopsys and included a book collaboration with Neil Armstrong, Stephen Hawking and Brian May (the lead guitarist for Queen),
Dan and Rich cover a lot … Read More
Podcast EP58: A look at 2021 and 2022 with Wally Rhines
Daniel Nenni is joined by popular podcast guest Wally Rhines. Dan and Wally explore 2021, some of the expected results and some of the surprises. COVID, supply chains, chip shortages and international trade are just a few of the topics.
Wally and Dan then turn their attention to 2022. What kind of year will it be? What will be the … Read More
Webinar: Boosting Analog IC Layout Productivity
Digital IC designers use a well-known methodology with pre-designed standard cells and other IP blocks playing a major re-use role, however in the analog IC design world there are more nuanced requirements which often dictate that a new analog block be highly customized. The downside is that customizing analog IC layout takes… Read More
Podcast EP46: Arteris IP – the role and impact of system IP
Dan is joined by industry veteran Charlie Janac, chairman, president and CEO of Arteris IP. Dan explores the various products that comprise system IP with Charlie, including the high growth markets he sees. Dan and Charlie also have an interesting discussion about autonomous driving – when and how it will likely be deployed… Read More
Podcast EP45: Designer, IP and Embedded Tracks at DAC
Dan and Mike are joined by Ambar Sarkar, the chair of the designer, IP and embedded tracks at DAC this year. Ambar talks about the breadth of these programs, including what topics are hot, along with some exciting new formats for presentation and interaction this year.
The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed… Read More
