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Shift Left Is The Tip Of The Iceberg

By: Brian Bailey

A transformative change is underway for semiconductor design and EDA. New languages, models, and abstractions will need to be created.

Hybrid Bonding Makes Strides Toward Manufacturability

By: Laura Peters

Companies are selecting preferred flows, but the process details are changing rapidly to meet the needs of different applications.

Mass Customization For AI Inference

By: Ann Mutschler

The number of approaches to process AI inferencing is widening to deal with unique applications and larger and more complex...

One Chip Vs. Many Chiplets

Challenges and options vary widely depending on markets, workloads, and economics.

November 20th, 2024 By Ed Sperling

Asia Government Funding Surges

Taiwan, China, South Korea, and Japan continue to foster growth, while the rest of Asia...

November 18th, 2024 By Liz Allan

Managing The Huge Power Demands Of AI Everywhere

More efficient hardware, better planning, and better utilization of available power can...

November 14th, 2024 By Ann Mutschler

New AI Data Types Emerge

Several PPA considerations mean no single type of data is ideal for all AI models.

November 14th, 2024 By Bryon Moyer

RISC-V’s Software Portability Challenge

A hardware-software contract is needed for software portability, but RISC-V is not yet ...

November 13th, 2024 By Brian Bailey

Advanced Packaging Drives Test And Metrology Innovations

Complex devices are pushing test and metrology tools to their limits, but solutions are...

November 12th, 2024 By Gregory Haley

Yield Management Embraces Expanding Role

From wafer maps to lifecycle management, yield strategies go wide and deep with big data.

November 12th, 2024 By Laura Peters

Balancing Parallel Test Productivity With Yield & Cost

Expensive DUT interface boards complicate development and operations.

November 12th, 2024 By Anne Meixner

Automotive OEMs Focus On SDVs, Zonal Architectures

Cheap imports are ratcheting up pressure on traditional carmakers, but changes are more...

November 7th, 2024 By Ann Mutschler

AI Drives IC Design Shifts At The Edge

Rollout of artificial intelligence has created a whole new set of challenges, along wit...

November 7th, 2024 By Adam Kovac and Ed Sperling

Batteries Look Beyond Lithium

New chemistries can power everything from mobile devices to grid storage.

November 7th, 2024 By Bryon Moyer

Big Changes Ahead For Analog Design

In-house flows are unable to keep up with foundry PDKs and heterogeneous integration, b...

November 6th, 2024 By Ed Sperling

Latest News

Blog Review: Nov. 20

Importance of symmetry; PCIe IDE verification; post-quantum cryptography; SI/PI automation.

November 20th, 2024 By Jesse Allen

Chip Industry Week In Review

TSMC's Arizona funding finalized; Intel and U.S. national security; critical IC minerals; Japan's $65B push; Akash and SK Siltron funding; TSMC restrictions; HW s...

November 15th, 2024 By The SE Staff

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Opinion

Degrees Of Freedom For Innovation

EDA startups of the future will look very different. They have...

November 11th, 2024 By Brian Bailey

Reactionary Or Anticipatory?

Is EDA meant to react to the needs of the industry, or anticip...

October 21st, 2024 By Brian Bailey

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Startup Corner

Startup Funding: Q3 2024

New startups emerge from stealth; 75 companies raise $2 billion.

By Jesse Allen

Startup Funding: Q2 2024

Big rounds for AI chips; 91 startups raise $2.6 billion.

By Jesse Allen

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One Chip Vs. Many Chiplets

Asia Government Funding Surges

Managing The Huge Power Demands Of AI Everywhere

New AI Data Types Emerge

RISC-V’s Software Portability Challenge

Advanced Packaging Drives Test And Metrology Innovations

Yield Management Embraces Expanding Role

Balancing Parallel Test Productivity With Yield & Cost

Automotive OEMs Focus On SDVs, Zonal Architectures

AI Drives IC Design Shifts At The Edge

Batteries Look Beyond Lithium

Big Changes Ahead For Analog Design

Latest News

Blog Review: Nov. 20

Chip Industry Week In Review

Opinion

Degrees Of Freedom For Innovation

Reactionary Or Anticipatory?

Research

Research Bits: Nov. 19

Research Bits: Nov. 11

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Nov. 11

Startup Corner

Startup Funding: Q3 2024

Startup Funding: Q2 2024

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Using Formal For RISC-V Security

Scaling Performance In AI Systems

Globally Asynchronous, Locally Synchronous Clocks

Working With Chiplets

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