Podcast EP322: A Wide-Ranging and Colorful Conversation with Mahesh Tirupattur

Podcast EP322: A Wide-Ranging and Colorful Conversation with Mahesh Tirupattur
by Daniel Nenni on 12-12-2025 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Mahesh Tirupattur, chief executive officer at Analog Bits. Mahesh leads strategic planning to develop and implement Analog Bits’ vision and mission of enabling the silicon digital world with interfacing IP to the analog world. Additionally, Mahesh oversees all aspects of Analog Bits’ operations to ensure… Read More


Cerebras AI Inference Wins Demo of the Year Award at TSMC North America Technology Symposium

Cerebras AI Inference Wins Demo of the Year Award at TSMC North America Technology Symposium
by Daniel Nenni on 12-07-2025 at 2:00 pm

Cerebras TSMC OIP 2025

This is a clear reminder of how important the semiconductor ecosystem is and how closely TSMC works with customers. The TSMC Symposium started 30 years ago and I have been a part of it ever since.  This event is attended by TSMC’s top customers and partners and is the #1 semiconductor networking event of the year, absolutely.… Read More


Accelerating SRAM Design Cycles: MediaTek’s Adoption of Siemens EDA’s Additive AI Technology at TSMC OIP 2025

Accelerating SRAM Design Cycles: MediaTek’s Adoption of Siemens EDA’s Additive AI Technology at TSMC OIP 2025
by Daniel Nenni on 12-02-2025 at 10:00 am

Siemens MediaTek TSMC OIP 2025

In the competitive vertical of mobile System-on-Chip development, SRAM plays a pivotal role, occupying nearly 40% of chip area and directly impacting yield and performance. The presentation “Accelerating SRAM Design Cycles With Additive AI Technology,” co-delivered by Mohamed Atoua of Siemens EDA and Deepesh… Read More


Liberty IP Excellence: Building a Robust Verification Framework for Automotive IPs

Liberty IP Excellence: Building a Robust Verification Framework for Automotive IPs
by Daniel Nenni on 10-21-2025 at 2:00 pm

As 2025 draws to a close, the semiconductor industry continues to push boundaries, particularly in automotive applications where reliability is non-negotiable. At the TSMC Open Innovation Platform forum this year, a collaborative presentation by NXP Semiconductors and Siemens EDA stood out: “Liberty IP Excellence:… Read More


Exploring TSMC’s OIP Ecosystem Benefits

Exploring TSMC’s OIP Ecosystem Benefits
by Daniel Nenni on 10-10-2025 at 6:00 am

TSMC Booth

Now that the dust has settled let’s talk more about TSMC’s Open Innovation Platform. Launched in 2008, OIP represents a groundbreaking collaborative model in the semiconductor industry. Unlike IDMs that controlled the entire supply chain, OIP fosters an “open horizontal” ecosystem uniting TSMC… Read More


Teradyne and TSMC: Pioneering the Future of Semiconductor Testing Through the 2025 OIP Partner of the Year Award

Teradyne and TSMC: Pioneering the Future of Semiconductor Testing Through the 2025 OIP Partner of the Year Award
by Daniel Nenni on 10-06-2025 at 10:00 am

TSMC 3D Fabric Packaging TSMC OIP 2025

In a significant milestone for the semiconductor industry, Teradyne was honored as the 2025 TSMC Open Innovation Platform® Partner of the Year for TSMC 3DFabric® Testing. This award, announced on September 25, 2025, underscores the deep collaboration between Teradyne, a leader in automated test equipment and robotics, and… Read More


Certus Semiconductor at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC

Certus Semiconductor at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC
by Daniel Nenni on 06-15-2025 at 10:00 am

62nd DAC SemiWiki

Certus Semiconductor Brings High-Performance Custom I/O and ESD IP to DAC 2025

Certus Semiconductor, a trusted leader in custom I/O and ESD solutions, will exhibit at booth #1731 during DAC 2025, June 23–27 in San Francisco. Known for its robust, customer-proven IP tailored for challenging applications, Certus will highlight… Read More


2025 Outlook with Christelle Faucon of Agile Analog

2025 Outlook with Christelle Faucon of Agile Analog
by Daniel Nenni on 01-09-2025 at 6:00 am

Agile Analog Christelle Faucon headshot

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your company. 

I was born in France, but I have been living in the Netherlands for two decades. I have worked in the global semiconductor industry for over 25 years. After my Master’s Degree in Electronics Engineering, I started my career as a Design Engineer. Since then I have held senior product… Read More


TSMC 16th OIP Ecosystem Forum First Thoughts

TSMC 16th OIP Ecosystem Forum First Thoughts
by Daniel Nenni on 09-26-2024 at 6:00 am

TSMC Advanced Technology Roadmap 2024

Even though this is the 16th OIP event please remember that TSMC has been working closely with EDA and IP companies for 20+ years with reference flows and other design enablement and silicon verification activities. The father of OIP officially is Dr. Morris Chang who named it the Grand Alliance. However, Dr. Cliff Hou is the one … Read More


TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum Preview 2024

TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum Preview 2024
by Daniel Nenni on 09-19-2024 at 10:00 am

TSMC OIP 2024

The 2024 live conferences have been well attended thus far and there are many more to come. The next big event in Silicon Valley is the TSMC Global OIP Ecosystem Forum on September 25th at the Santa Clara Convention Center. I expect a big crowd filled with both customers and partners.

This is the 16th year of OIP and it has been an honor… Read More