Synopsys has deepened its collaboration with TSMC certifying the Ansys portfolio of simulation and analysis tools for TSMC’s cutting-edge manufacturing processes including N3C, N3P, N2P, and A16. This partnership empowers chip designers to perform precise final checks on designs, targeting applications in AI acceleration,… Read More
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The Impact of AI on Semiconductor Startups
At the AI Infra Summit 2025 was a panel conversation that captured the semiconductor industry’s anxieties and hopes. The session, titled “The Impact of AI on Semiconductor Startups,” examined how artificial intelligence is transforming not just what chips can do, but how we design them.
The backdrop is stark. Developing a leading-edge… Read More
Synopsys Announces Expanding AI Capabilities and EDA AI Leadership
In the fast-paced semiconductor industry Synopsys has redefined EDA with its Synopsys.ai Copilot, a generative AI tool. Since its launch in November 2023, and yes I was at the launch and very skeptical, Copilot has evolved to address the industry’s growing design complexity and projected 15-30% workforce gap by 2030. Let’s… Read More
The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of In-Circuit Emulation (Part 1 of 2)
Introduction: The Historical Roots of Hardware-Assisted Verification
The relentless pace of semiconductor innovation continues to follow an unstoppable trend: the exponential growth of transistor density within a given silicon area. This abundance of available semiconductor fabric has fueled the creativity of design… Read More
eBook on Mastering AI Chip Complexity: Pathways to First-Pass Silicon Success
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, from autonomous vehicles to data centers, demanding unprecedented computational power and efficiency. As highlighted in Synopsys’ guide, the global AI chip market is projected to reach $383 billion by 2032, growing at a 38% CAGR. This … Read More
Chiplet Summit 2026
All the Solutions for Developing Chiplets
2025 Keynote Addresses from Industry Leaders:
Alphawave Semi, Arm, Cadence Design Systems, Keysight, Open Compute Project, Synopsys, Teradyne
2025’s Main Topics Included:
AI/ML Acceleration, Open Chiplet Economy, Advanced Packaging Methods, Die-to-die Interfaces, Working … Read More
Free and Open Chip Design Tools: Opportunities, Challenges, and Outlook
Designing semiconductor chips has traditionally been costly and controlled by a few major Electronic Design Automation (EDA) vendors—Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA who dominate with proprietary tools protected by NDAs and restrictive licenses. Fabrication also requires expensive, often export-controlled equipment.… Read More
448G: Ready or not, here it comes!
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
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
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
