Douglas Smith has focused his career on optimizing advanced technologies for high volume ASIC applications. He has led elite design teams at Motorola SPS then Broadcom for over 25 years. With 200+ successful tape outs generating $10B+ in revenue. Douglas left Broadcom to self-fund a startup focused on advanced memory technologies.… Read More
Silicon Catalyst Inc. is a unique incubator dedicated exclusively to the semiconductor industry. Founded in 2015, SCI provides a comprehensive ecosystem to support semiconductor startups. You can see the full list of available resources on the Silicon Catalyst website.
We recently covered the ground breaking Silicon Catalyst… Read More
Winner and Runner-up to receive the contest’s largest ever technology credit for production tape-outs.
This is an example of why I enjoy working with Silicon Catalyst. They collaborate with our partners and do some really impressive things, all for the greater good of the semiconductor industry, absolutely. If you are not currently… Read More
Patrick is an entrepreneur with a background in physics and metamaterials. Patrick sets the vision for the future of the Neurophos architecture and directs his team in research and development, particularly in metamaterials design. He has a Master’s degree in Micro-Nano systems from ETH Zurich and PhD in Electrical Engineering… Read More
When I first saw the Silicon Catalyst business plan 10 years ago I had very high hopes. Silicon Valley design starts were falling and Venture Capital Firms were distracted by software companies even though without silicon there would be no software.
Silicon Catalyst is an organization focused on accelerating silicon-based startups.… Read More
AI is here, there, and absolutely everywhere – now and forever.
The electronics industry, and the world at-large, have experienced an overwhelming amount of AI coverage this year, with no letup in store for 2024. Both EE Times and Silicon Catalyst have recently staged events around artificial intelligence:
Dan is joined by Sean Redmond, managing partner for Silicon Catalyst. Sean has nearly 40 years of experience in the semiconductor and software industries including stints at VLSI technology, Verisity Design, Cadence, ARC, and others. Sean has recently worked closely with the UK government on industrial digital strategy, co-chairing… Read More
As I sift through mounds of semiconductor press releases trying to figure out the relevance (with mixed results) I consider it a learning experience even when they don’t really tell me anything. This one however tells me two very important things:
1) Arm is a much more competitive company with the new leadership. I saw a noticeable… Read More
Chiplets appeared on SemiWiki in 2020 and have been a top trending keyword ever since. The question is not IF chiplets will disrupt the semiconductor industry, the question is WHEN? I certainly have voiced my opinion on this (pro chiplet) but let’s hear it from the experts. There was a live panel recently sponsored by Silicon Catalyst… Read More
The first Chiplet specific conference is coming up which is a milestone in itself. As we know the only thing new about chiplets is the name but when there is a dedicated conference to such a specific thing you know it has officially “arrived”. There is even a cool new tagline: Chiplets make huge chips happen!
“The First Annual Chiplet… Read More
