Blog Review: Apr. 2

Synopsys’ Meenakshy Ramachandran explores how DisplayPort Automotive Extensions help meet functional safety and security standards for the increasingly higher-resolution and more immersive in-vehicle displays in connected, autonomous, shared, and electric vehicles.

Siemens’ Gabriella Leone and Michael Munsey discuss the need for a collaborative semiconductor business platform and how to overcome barriers to open collaboration.

Cadence’s Veena Parthan checks out how medical nanobots could one day be used inside the human body for precise drug delivery and points to the role of CFD in simulating effective movement and operation through complex fluids.

Arm’s Suraj Gajendra highlights use cases for AI in automotive, including recognition of cybersecurity threats with reduced reliance on the cloud and chatbots that explain vehicle dashboard alerts and other driver questions.

Keysight’s Sandra Cipriani, Duane Lowenstein, and Scott Leithem chat about the challenges of tighter design margins in modern electronics manufacturing and how early collaboration between design and manufacturing, advanced test strategies, and understanding measurement uncertainty are key to addressing them.

Ansys’ Emily Gerken checks out a collaboration with onsemi to address design challenges created by the fast switching characteristics of SiC MOSFETs with a new method for automating multifidelity thermal modeling.

Applied Ventures’ John Wei introduces the SEMI Startups for Sustainable Semiconductors program, which gives startups developing sustainability-related solutions mentorship and a chance to pitch their ideas at SEMICON West.

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Technology editor Brian Bailey notes that the founders of EDA are retiring, and perhaps it’s time that EDA headed off in a different direction.

Siemens’ Harry Foster explains why the industry needs a fundamental shift in how verification is approached.

Cadence’s Paul Graykowski delves into optical technology and alternate ways to verify the functionality of a full multi-chip system.

Alphawave Semi’s Tony Chan Carusone digs into chiplets and how they can help maintain the annual cadence of hardware upgrades that AI scaling demands.

Keysight’s Hwee Yng Yeo discusses 6G challenges and why emulation is crucial for testing the performance of 6G systems in real-time channels and networks.

Arteris’ Andy Nightingale shows why manual design approaches can struggle to minimize wire length as design complexity increases.