On July 9, 2025, a DACtv session featured a Google product manager discussing the strategic importance of electronic design automation (EDA) and how Google Cloud is optimizing it for the semiconductor industry, as presented in the YouTube video. The talk highlighted Google Cloud’s role in addressing the escalating complexity… Read More
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Musk’s new job as Samsung Fab Manager – Can he disrupt chip making? Intel outside
– Musk chip lifeline to Samsung comes with interesting strings attached
– Musk chose Samsung over Intel-What does that say about Intel?
– Musk will hold sway over Samsung much as Apple/NVDA over TSMC
– Will Musk do a “DOGE” on chip tool makers? How much influence?
Tesla/Samsung $16.5B deal
… Read MoreWhy I Think Intel 3.0 Will Succeed
Probably one of the most anticipated semiconductor investor calls was held last week and it did not disappoint. It was Lip-Bu Tan’s first full quarter since he took over as CEO. In the resulting discussions on the SemiWiki Forum I am viewed as overly optimistic of Intel’s recent pivot. That is true, I am optimistic, but my observations… Read More
Agile Analog Update at #62DAC
On the last day of DAC 2025 I met with Chris Morrison, VP of Product Marketing at Agile Analog, to get an update. Their company provides Analog IP, the way you want it, and I knew that they had internal tools and a novel methodology to speed up the development process. This year they have started talking more about their internal IP automation… Read More
CEO Interview with Dr. Noah Sturcken of Ferric
Noah Sturcken is a Founder and CEO of Ferric with over 40 patents issued and 15 publications on Integrated Voltage Regulators. Noah leads Ferric with focus on business development, marketing and new technology development. Noah previously worked at AMD R&D Lab where he developed Integrated Voltage Regulator (IVR) technology.… Read More
The Sondrel transformation to Aion SIlicon!
Ollie is a commercially astute senior leader with over 20 years of experience in strategy, business development and sales across the technology and engineering sectors, with a strong track record in scaling businesses and driving growth. He has held commercial leadership roles in FTSE 100, private equity-backed, and startup… Read More
Analog Bits at the 2025 Design Automation Conference #62DAC
Analog Bits attends a lot of events. I know because I see them a lot in my travels. Lately, the company has been stealing the show with cutting-edge analog IP on a broad range of popular nodes and a strategy that will change the way design is done. Analog Bits is quietly rolling out a new approach to system design. One that delivers a holistic… Read More
Alchip’s Technology and Global Talent Strategy Deliver Record Growth
Alchip Technologies Ltd., a global leader in high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) ASIC design and production services, continues its trajectory of rapid growth and technical leadership by pushing the boundaries of advanced-node silicon, expanding its global design capabilities, and building… Read More
TSMC Describes Technology Innovation Beyond A14
The inaugural event for the 2025 TSMC Technology Symposium recently concluded in Santa Clara, California. This will be followed by events around the world over the next two months. We have summarized information from this event regarding process technology innovation and advanced packaging innovation. Overall, the A14 process… Read More
Emerging NVM Technologies: ReRAM Gains Visibility in 2024 Industry Survey
A recent survey of more than 120 anonymous semiconductor professionals offers a grounded view of how the industry is evaluating non-volatile memory (NVM) technologies—and where things may be heading next.
The 2024 NVM Survey, run in late 2024 and promoted through various semiconductor-related platforms and portals including… Read More
