Edge AI Is Starting To Transform Industrial IoT


A slew of wireless and increasingly multi-modal sensors is being targeted at the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), setting the stage for significant improvements in efficiency, higher yield, and reduced downtime. Wired IIoT devices, such as smart energy meters and breakers, industrial network gateways, and environmental sensors already are well established in factory settings. They have ... » read more

Advanced Process Control In Semiconductor Manufacturing


Fifth in a seven-part series: Advanced process control for semiconductor wafers is evolving in ways that can significantly improve yield and reduce scrap. As dimensions shrink, the need to improve manufacturing processes and reduce variability requires more precision. "Classic" APC was a step in the right direction, identifying problems in a process chamber, for example, and automating adjustme... » read more

Scaling AI Infrastructure: The Critical Role Of PCIe 7.0 Retimers


In a previous blog, Scaling in the AI Era: The Role of PCI Express 7.0 Switches in Next-Gen Data Centers, we explored how PCIe 7.0 switches enable high-bandwidth, low-latency interconnects for AI-driven data centers. Switches are essential for building flexible, composable architectures that connect thousands of GPUs, accelerators, and memory subsystems. But as AI clusters grow in size and comp... » read more

The Future Of Digital Engineering In The Age Of AI


Digital engineering gives innovators creative agency to test the limits of their ideas in a virtual environment. It is in this convergence of digital technologies, data-driven models, and advanced simulations where new designs are born at unprecedented levels of speed and accuracy. Adding artificial intelligence (AI) into the mix further accelerates innovation by unlocking opportunities to a... » read more

AI-Driven Collaboration: Transforming The Semiconductor Industry’s Operating Model


The semiconductor industry stands at an inflection point. As the sector pushes into 3D architectures, advanced packaging, and heterogeneous integration, the traditional model of stage-gate, crisis-driven collaboration is reaching its limits. John Kibarian, CEO of PDF Solutions, recently outlined a vision for AI-driven collaboration at the SEMICON West CEO Summit, a fundamental reimagining of... » read more

AI In Test Analytics: Promise Vs. Reality


The semiconductor industry is increasingly turning to artificial intelligence as the solution for increasing complexity in test analytics, hoping algorithms can tame the growing flood of production data. The need to extract actionable insight from that torrent is pressing. AI/ML (AI) models promise to find correlations buried in multidimensional datasets, predict failures before they occur, and... » read more

AI Memory: Enabling The Next Era Of High-Performance Computing


The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving unprecedented demand for high-performance memory solutions. AI-driven applications are fueling significant year-over-year growth in high-bandwidth memory (HBM). However, as AI models grow in complexity—from large language models (LLMs) to real-time inference applications—the need for faster, higher-bandwidth, and energy-effici... » read more

China GenAI: Who Will Fill The Vacuum?


China and the U.S.A are locked in a titanic battle over tariffs. The U.S. makes the world’s best AI Accelerators: Nvidia, AMD, Google, AWS …among others. But the U.S. worries China could deploy these for military purposes, so it imposed strict export controls that resulted in China getting the second-best AI accelerators. These export controls have been further tightened as part of tarif... » read more

Confidential Computing To Secure AI Workloads


Artificial Intelligence (AI), data analytics, and high-performance computing (HPC) are transforming industries such as healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. These workloads rely on distributed systems managing massive datasets with high reliability. As computational demand grows, so does the need for end-to-end data protection. Traditional security addresses Data at Rest (DAR) and Data in ... » read more

Breaking The Compromise: Low Power And High Performance For The Intelligent Edge


By 2030, over 75 billion devices will be connected worldwide, each expected to think, learn, and respond instantly (Statista, IoT Connected Devices Forecast). The world is connecting faster than ever. With tens of billions of smart devices coming online, intelligence can no longer live in the cloud alone. Edge AI is emerging as the new frontier, bringing smarter, safer, and more res... » read more

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