tag: supply chain

March’19 Startup Funding: Money Springs Forth
By Jeff Dorsch - 04 Apr, 2019 - Comments: 0

Another month, another couple of billion-dollar rounds. Singapore-based Grab raised nearly $1.5 billion from the SoftBank Vision Fund, bringing its total private funding to more than $4.5 billion and valuing the company at around $14 billion. Grab has acquired Uber’s ride-hailing business in Southeast Asia and now competes chiefly with Go-Jek of Indonesia in Thailand and other emerging mar... » read more

Chiplets – Taking SoC Design Where No Monolithic IC Has Gone Before
By Achronix - 03 Apr, 2019 - Comments: 0

The chiplet movement is a reaction to the rapidly changing IC landscape and the current IC fabrication realities. Engineers are increasingly realizing that it makes little sense to integrate every IP block in a system on one piece of silicon if the fit is poor. There are many advantages with monolithic silicon integration, but those advantages are rapidly being outweighed by the economics of bu... » read more

How To Build An Automotive Chip
By Ann Mutschler - 07 Mar, 2019 - Comments: 0

The introduction of advanced electronics into automotive design is causing massive disruption in a supply chain that, until very recently, hummed along like a finely tuned sports car. The rapid push toward autonomous driving has changed everything. This year, Level 3 autonomy will begin hitting the streets, and behind the scenes, work is underway to design SoCs for Level 4. But how these chi... » read more

5 Best Practices For Successfully Managing An ASIC Supply Chain
By DELTA, a part of FORCE Technology - 05 Nov, 2018 - Comments: 0

Managing an end-to-end ASIC supply chain is one of the primary challenges of chip projects. Not only is the process long and complex, but it involves multiple technologies, dependencies and stakeholders. In this paper, we've assembled five best practices to help you translate ASIC specifications into a final product through a smooth supply chain process, including: Avoid costly time-... » read more

Security Gap Grows
By Ed Sperling - 09 Jul, 2018 - Comments: 1

There is far more talk about security in designs these days, and far more security features being added into chips and systems. So why isn't it making a dent in the number of cyberattacks? According to the Online Trust Alliance, there were 159,700 cyber incidents in 2017 around the globe. But the group notes that because most incidents are not reported, the real number could be twice as lar... » read more

Monetizing Semiconductors From Silicon To Services
By Rambus - 07 Feb, 2018 - Comments: 0

In 2016, Rambus published a think piece titled “Charting a New Course for Semiconductors.” The paper explored a diverse range of challenges faced by the industry, including increasing development costs, shrinking margins, market saturation and accelerating M&A activity. These challenges have only become more pronounced in 2018, as the newly consolidated semiconductor industry actively seeks... » read more

How To Build An IoT Chip
By Ed Sperling - 07 Sep, 2017 - Comments: 1

Semiconductor Engineering sat down to discuss IoT chip design issues with Jeff Miller, product marketing manager for electronic design systems in the Deep Submicron Division of [getentity id="22017" e_name="Mentor, a Siemens Business"]; Mike Eftimakis, IoT product manager in [getentity id="22186" comment="ARM"]'s Systems and Software Group; and John Tinson, vice president of sales at Sondrel Lt... » read more

Establish A Software Procurement Process To Manage Supply Chain Risk
By Synopsys - 26 Jul, 2017 - Comments: 0

Improving the procurement language in your software contracts is an effective way to convey requirements for built-in security. Too many examples of afterthought bolt-on security have put enterprises and users at risk due to exploitable software. Historically, there has been no shared liability associated with software because standard contracts have absolved software suppliers and outsource... » read more

Can A Supply Chain Be Too Efficient?
By Ed Sperling - 20 Jul, 2017 - Comments: 0

The semiconductor industry is a model of efficiency—literally. When other industries look at adding smart manufacturing into their operations, they often look to chip manufacturing as a shining example. After decades of business gyrations, semiconductor companies have figured out how to instill efficiency into every aspect of making chips. This is evident in device scaling. At 90nm, the co... » read more

Tracking Down Errors With Data
By Ed Sperling - 10 Jul, 2017 - Comments: 0

Michael Schuldenfrei, CTO at [getentity id="22929" comment="Optimal+"], sat down with Semiconductor Engineering to discuss how data will be used and secured in the future, the accuracy of that data, and what impact it can have on manufacturing. What follows are excerpts of that conversation. SE: Can data be shared across the supply chain? Schuldenfrei: We believe it has to happen. If it d... » read more

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