Chiplet Q&A with John Lee of Ansys

Chiplet Q&A with John Lee of Ansys
by Daniel Nenni on 05-19-2023 at 6:00 am

SNUG Panel

At the recent Synopsys Users Group Meeting (SNUG) I had the honor of leading a panel of experts on the topic of chiplets. One of those panelists was John Lee, Head of Electronics, Semiconductors and Optics at Ansys.

How is the signoff flow evolving and what is being done to help mitigate the growing signoff complexity challenge?

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Chiplet Q&A with Henry Sheng of Synopsys

Chiplet Q&A with Henry Sheng of Synopsys
by Daniel Nenni on 05-05-2023 at 6:00 am

SNUG Panel

At the recent Synopsys Users Group Meeting (SNUG) I had the honor of leading a panel of experts on the topic of chiplets. One of those panelists was the very personable Dr. Henry Sheng, Group Director of R&D in the EDA Group at Synopsys. Henry currently leads engineering for 3DIC, advanced technology and visualization.

Are we
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Alphawave Semi Showcases 3nm Connectivity Solutions and Chiplet-Enabled Platforms for High Performance Data Center Applications

Alphawave Semi Showcases 3nm Connectivity Solutions and Chiplet-Enabled Platforms for High Performance Data Center Applications
by Daniel Nenni on 05-04-2023 at 6:00 am

Alphawave Semi 3nm Eye Diagram

There were quite a few announcements at the TSMC Technical Symposium last week but the most important, in my opinion, were based on TSMC N3 tape-outs. Not only is N3 the leading 3nm process it is the only one in mass production which is why all of the top tier semiconductor companies are using it. TSMC N3 will be the most successful node… Read More


TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 5

TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 5
by Daniel Nenni on 04-27-2023 at 10:00 am

Global Footprint

TSMC also covered manufacturing excellence. The TSMC “Trusted Foundry” tagline has many aspects to it, but manufacturing is a critical one. TSMC is the foundry capacity leader but there is a lot more to manufacturing as you will read here. Which brings us to the manufacturing accomplishments from the briefing:

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TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 4

TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 4
by Daniel Nenni on 04-27-2023 at 8:00 am

TSMC Specialty Technology 2023

TSMC covered their specialty technologies in great detail. Specialty is what we inside the ecosystem used to call weird stuff meaning non-mainstream and fairly difficult to do on leading edge processes.  Specialty technologies will play an even more important part of semiconductor design with the advent of chiplets where die… Read More


TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 3

TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 3
by Daniel Nenni on 04-27-2023 at 6:00 am

3DFabric Technology Portfolio

TSMC’s 3DFabric initiative was a big focus at the symposium, as it should be. I remember when TSMC first went public with CoWos the semiconductor ecosystem, including yours truly, let out a collective sigh wondering why TSMC is venturing into the comparatively low margin world of packaging. Now we know why and it is  absolutely… Read More


TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 2

TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 2
by Daniel Nenni on 04-26-2023 at 8:00 pm

TSMC N3 Update 2023

The next topic I would like to cover is an update to the TSMC process node roadmap starting with N3. As predicted, N3 will be the most successful node in the TSMC FinFET family. The first version of N3 went into production at the end of last year (Apple) and will roll out with other customers in 2023. There is a reported record amount of … Read More


TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 1

TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 1
by Daniel Nenni on 04-26-2023 at 6:00 pm

Advanced Technology Roadmap

The TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium happened today so I wanted to start writing about it as there is a lot to cover. I will do summaries and other bloggers will do more in-depth coverage on the technology side in the coming weeks. Having worked in the fabless semiconductor ecosystem the majority of my 40 year semiconductor… Read More


ASML Wavering- Supports our Concern of Second Leg Down for Semis- False Bottom

ASML Wavering- Supports our Concern of Second Leg Down for Semis- False Bottom
by Robert Maire on 04-21-2023 at 8:00 am

Semiconductor False Bottom

-ASML weakness is evidence of deeper chip down cycle
-When ASML sneezes other chip equip makers catch a cold
-Will backlog last long enough? Will EUV demand hold up?
-“Unthinkable” event, litho cancelations, could shock industry

ASML has in line quarter but alarm bells ring on wavering outlook

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Podcast EP153: Suk Lee’s Journey to Intel Foundry Services, with a Look to the Future

Podcast EP153: Suk Lee’s Journey to Intel Foundry Services, with a Look to the Future
by Daniel Nenni on 04-12-2023 at 12:00 pm

Dan is joined by Suk Lee, Vice President of Design Ecosystem Development at Intel Foundry Services. He has over 35 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, with engineering, marketing, and general management positions at LSI Logic, Cadence, TI, Magma Design Automation and TSMC. At TSMC, he was responsible for managing… Read More