448G: Ready or not, here it comes!

448G: Ready or not, here it comes!
by Kalar Rajendiran on 08-19-2025 at 6:00 am

448G Host Channel Topologies Analyzed

The march toward higher-speed networking continues to be guided by the same core objectives as has always been : increase data rates, lower latency, improve reliability, reduce power consumption, and maintain or extend reach while controlling cost. For the next generation of high-speed interconnects, these requirements … Read More


Synopsys FlexEDA: Revolutionizing Chip Design with Cloud and Pay-Per-Use

Synopsys FlexEDA: Revolutionizing Chip Design with Cloud and Pay-Per-Use
by Admin on 08-02-2025 at 4:00 pm

On July 9, 2025, Vikram Bhatia, head of product management for Synopsys’ cloud platform, and Sashi Obilisetty, his R&D engineering counterpart, presented a DACtv session on Synopsys FlexEDA, as seen in the YouTube video. Drawing from three and a half years of data, the session showcased how this cloud-based, pay-per-use… Read More


AI-Enhanced Chip Design: Pioneering the Future at DAC 2025

AI-Enhanced Chip Design: Pioneering the Future at DAC 2025
by Admin on 08-02-2025 at 2:00 pm

DAC 62 Systems on Chips

On July 9, 2025, a DACtv session illuminated the transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in chip design, as presented by Ankur Gupta of Siemens EDA in the YouTube video. The speaker explored how AI is revolutionizing electronic design automation (EDA), addressing the semiconductor industry’s challenges in managing… Read More


Microsoft Discovery Platform: Revolutionizing Chip Design and Scientific Research

Microsoft Discovery Platform: Revolutionizing Chip Design and Scientific Research
by Admin on 08-01-2025 at 6:00 am

DAC 62 Systems on Chips

At a recent conference session on July 9, 2025, Prashant Varshney, head of the Silicon and Physics Industry Vertical for Microsoft’s Discovery and Quantum Division, unveiled the transformative potential of the Microsoft Discovery Platform. This innovative platform, announced at Microsoft’s Build event, aims to redefine… Read More


cHBM for AI: Capabilities, Challenges, and Opportunities

cHBM for AI: Capabilities, Challenges, and Opportunities
by Kalar Rajendiran on 07-31-2025 at 6:00 am

cHBM Panelists at Synopsys Executive Forum

AI’s exponential growth is transforming semiconductor design—and memory is now as critical as compute. Multi-die architecture has emerged as the new frontier, and custom High Bandwidth Memory (cHBM) is fast becoming a cornerstone in this evolution. In a panel session at the Synopsys Executive Forum, leaders from AWS, Marvell,… Read More


Podcast EP299: The Current and Future Capabilities of Static Verification at Synopsys with Rimpy Chugh

Podcast EP299: The Current and Future Capabilities of Static Verification at Synopsys with Rimpy Chugh
by Daniel Nenni on 07-25-2025 at 10:00 am

Dan is joined by Rimpy Chugh, a Principal Product Manager at Synopsys with 14 years of varied experience in EDA and functional verification. Prior to joining Synopsys, Rimpy held field applications and verification engineering positions at Mentor Graphics, Cadence and HCL Technologies.

Dan explores the expanding role of static… Read More


Griffin Securities’ Jay Vleeschhouwer on EDA Acquisitions and Startups

Griffin Securities’ Jay Vleeschhouwer on EDA Acquisitions and Startups
by Bob Smith on 07-25-2025 at 6:00 am

jay vleeschhouwer SemiWiki Interview

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


WEBINAR: GPU-Accelerated Atomistic Simulations for Semiconductor Manufacturing

WEBINAR: GPU-Accelerated Atomistic Simulations for Semiconductor Manufacturing
by Daniel Nenni on 07-24-2025 at 11:50 am

Featured Speakers:

  • Anders Blom, Principal Solutions Engineer, Synopsys
  • Gabriele Penazzi, Senior Staff Engineer, Synopsys
  • Vaida Arcisauskaite, Staff Engineer, Synopsys

Join us to explore the transformative impact of atomistic simulations and GPU acceleration on materials engineering.

Learn how these technologies are

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