TSMC’s 2026 Open Innovation Platform Forum presented artificial intelligence as the force reshaping semiconductor design. Its central argument is that faster chips will require progress across the whole system: logic, memory, packaging, interconnects, power delivery and design methods. TSMC places its partner ecosystem… Read More
Access to advanced semiconductor technology involves much more than choosing a process node. Design teams also need computing capacity, compatible tools, secure technology access, and experienced support. IC-Link by imec’s expanded collaboration with TSMC addresses that combination, potentially making sophisticated… Read More
The TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum highlighted many accomplishments across TSMC’s vast ecosystem. Specific achievements with TSMC as well as collaborative work across several companies were all on display.
And there was an exhibit area where you could meet the companies behind many of these stories and learn more about them.
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Daniel is joined by Aveek Sarkar, who heads TSMC’s Ecosystem and Alliance Management Division. Along with his team, he is responsible for driving semiconductor design enablement in collaboration with the partner ecosystem through TSMC’s Open Innovation Platform® (OIP). Prior to TSMC, Aveek worked on chip designs at Sun Microsystems… Read More
It’s that time of year again. Time certainly flies when AI is chasing you! This year marks the 18th TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum, and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. My SemiWiki partners, Mike Gianfagna and Kalar Rajendiran, will join me in covering the event live, so stay tuned for all the news that’s fit to print.
Mike and… Read More
TSMC continues to reinforce its leadership in advanced semiconductor manufacturing through its deepening collaboration with Cadence Design Systems. The expanded partnership focuses on enabling next-generation artificial intelligence and high-performance computing innovations by aligning advanced electronic design… Read More
Socionext’s recent run of rapid 3D-IC tape-outs is a noteworthy milestone for the industry with two successful tape-outs in just seven months for complex, multi-die designs aimed at AI and HPC workloads. That pace of iteration highlights how advanced packaging, richer EDA toolchains, and closer foundry-ecosystem collaboration… Read More
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
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
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
