Siemens and NVIDIA Expand Partnership to Build the Industrial AI Operating System

Siemens and NVIDIA Expand Partnership to Build the Industrial AI Operating System
by Daniel Nenni on 01-12-2026 at 6:00 am

CES 2026 Jensen Huang founder and CEO of NVIDIA Roland Busch President and CEO of Siemens AG

At CES in Las Vegas, Siemens and NVIDIA announced a major expansion of their long-standing collaboration, aiming to create what they term the “Industrial AI Operating System.” This ambitious initiative seeks to embed artificial intelligence deeply across the entire industrial value chain—from design and engineering… Read More


3D ESD verification: Tackling new challenges in advanced IC design

3D ESD verification: Tackling new challenges in advanced IC design
by Admin on 12-17-2025 at 10:00 am

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By Dina Medhat

Three key takeaways

  • 3D ICs require fundamentally new ESD verification strategies. Traditional 2D approaches cannot address the complexity and unique connections in stacked-die architectures.
  • Classifying external and internal IOs is essential for robust and cost-efficient ESD protection. Proper differentiation
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Why chip design needs industrial-grade EDA AI

Why chip design needs industrial-grade EDA AI
by Admin on 11-25-2025 at 10:00 am

EDA AI consumer vs industrial 72dpi

By Niranjan Sitapure

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping industries worldwide. Consumer-grade AI solutions are getting significant attention in the media for their creativity, speed, and accessibility—from ChatGPT and Meta’s AI app to Gemini for image creation, Sora for video, Sona for music, and Perplexity for web… Read More


Protect against ESD by ensuring latch-up guard rings

Protect against ESD by ensuring latch-up guard rings
by Admin on 10-13-2025 at 10:00 am

fig1 latchup event

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


The RISC-V Revolution: Insights from the 2025 Summits and Andes Technology’s Pivotal Role

The RISC-V Revolution: Insights from the 2025 Summits and Andes Technology’s Pivotal Role
by Daniel Nenni on 10-09-2025 at 8:00 am

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RISC-V  has emerged as a cornerstone of modern computing, offering an open-source alternative to proprietary designs like ARM and x86. Free from licensing fees and highly extensible, RISC-V powers everything from IoT devices to AI accelerators, with over 13 billion cores shipped globally. Annual RISC-V Summits, organized… Read More


Rapidus, IBM, and the Billion-Dollar Silicon Sovereignty Bet

Rapidus, IBM, and the Billion-Dollar Silicon Sovereignty Bet
by Jonah McLeod on 09-09-2025 at 10:00 am

Rising Wafer

Can cash and IBM collaboration put Japan into premier-league chipmaking? Rapidus is betting billions it can.

When Japan announced the creation of Rapidus in 2022, the news was met with a mix of enthusiasm and skepticism. The company would enter the market at a time of escalating demand for semiconductor fabrication capacity to… Read More


Perforce and Siemens at #62DAC

Perforce and Siemens at #62DAC
by Daniel Payne on 08-28-2025 at 10:00 am

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Wednesday was the last day at #62DAC for me and I attended an Exhibitor Session entitled, Engineering the Semiconductor Digital Thread, which featured Vishal Moondhra, VP Solutions Engineering of Perforce IPLM and Michael Munsey, VP Semiconductor Industry at Siemens Digital Industries. Instead of just talking from slides,… Read More


proteanTecs at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC

proteanTecs at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC
by Daniel Nenni on 06-05-2025 at 8:00 am

62nd DAC SemiWiki

Discover how proteanTecs is transforming health and performance monitoring across the semiconductor lifecycle to meet the growing demands of AI and Next-Gen SoCs.

Stop by DAC booth #1616 to experience our latest technologies in action, including interactive live demos and explore our full suite of solutions — designed to boost… Read More


Podcast EP231: Details of the New Solido Simulation Suite with Sathish Balasubramanian

Podcast EP231: Details of the New Solido Simulation Suite with Sathish Balasubramanian
by Daniel Nenni on 06-27-2024 at 8:00 am

Dan is joined by Sathishkumar Balasubramanian. Sathish currently leads the product management and marketing organization for CustomIC Verification (CICV) division at Siemens. Sathish is an experienced product leader with over 20+ years of experience in the EDA industry.

Sathish’s focus is on bringing value to the semiconductor… Read More