Data Centers Need High Reliability Semiconductors


“In the world of designing cars, planes, AI factories … you’ve got to be perfect," said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on CNBC last month. "And the reason for this is because there is so much at stake.” Cars and planes need to be extremely reliable because people die if they aren’t. In AI data centers, no one dies when systems fail, but the economic impact is gigantic because Amazon, Goog... » read more

2025 – A Year Of Change And Anticipation


2025 has certainly been a year of unexpected changes. These had a significant impact on the semiconductor industry and everything that supports it. Not all the changes have been bad, but flexibility has been a requirement for continued success or to make the most of an opportunity provided. Some industries, such as aerospace and defense, are seeing a significant boost around the world. Data ... » read more

Limited by Power


AI is seen as a massive computation problem, but that is not the case, at least with the way that the problem is structured today. It is a data movement problem. This not only limits performance but represents most of the energy consumption. In addition, the industry spends most of its time and effort making small improvements that optimize aspects of the existing architecture, when what is ... » read more

AI Buildout Makes HPC Simulation More Challenging


Simulations of semiconductors and systems are becoming bigger, more complex, and increasingly necessary, mirroring everything that is happening to the hardware itself — particularly in AI data centers. The move beyond monolithic chips to multi-die assemblies now requires solving some thorny multi-physics challenges, such as thermal and power delivery, which are increasingly difficult to mo... » read more

Resilient And Optimized GenAI Systems


AI and data center systems are being pushed to their limits, with soaring complexity, nonstop inference workloads, and rising energy demands. Addressing these pressures requires more than incremental improvements, it calls for collaboration across the ecosystem. That’s why proteanTecs has joined forces with Arm, bringing our real-time monitoring technology into Arm’s Neoverse Compute Subsys... » read more

Chip Innovation Will Bridge The Gap For USA Data Center Power


Heading to meetings in Silicon Valley, I often drive through Santa Clara, passing boxy buildings with few windows. They are data centers for local customers willing to pay for low latency. Data centers cluster in Santa Clara because that city's power has been the cheapest in Silicon Valley. The San Jose Mercury News recently reported that two data centers in Santa Clara are empty, waiting for a... » read more

FPGAs Find New Workloads In The High-Speed AI Era


FPGAs are finding new applications in the age of artificial intelligence, high-speed wireless communications, medical and life science technology, and in complex chip architectures where they can improve the flow of data. Field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) enable designers to reprogram or reconfigure digital logic after the chips have been deployed, which is essential in the AI world, wher... » read more

Navigating Geopolitical Shifts And AI-Driven Growth: Insights From The SEMICON West 2025 Market Symposium


By Clark Tseng and Nishita Rao The 2025 SEMICON West Market Symposium brought together leading analysts and strategists to decode the powerful forces shaping the global semiconductor market. Building on last year’s focus on fabless growth and workforce initiatives, this year’s sessions centered on the rising influence of geopolitics, trade policy, and AI-driven investment. Experts from... » read more

Multiple AI Scale-Up Options Emerge


Artificial intelligence (AI) workloads are very different from those traditionally run inside of data centers, and while the current infrastructure can accommodate those needs, there is a constant demand for higher performance and better power efficiency. It can take months to train a large language model, even with a huge number of processing elements. Typically this involves commandeering ... » read more

Keeping The Lights On: How Digital Twins And Smart Semiconductor Management Power Our 24/7 World


Hey there, tech enthusiasts and digital pioneers! Have you ever stopped to think about the tiny, intricate components that keep our modern world humming? From the advanced safety features in your car to the massive data centers powering AI, semiconductors are truly the unsung heroes. But what happens when these tiny titans face immense pressure, like the non-stop demands of AI workloads? That's... » read more

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