Special Reports

Automakers Grapple With Fundamental Tech Changes

By: Ann Mutschler

It may not be obvious, but big shifts are underway across the industry that will make it more competitive, strategic,...
EUV’s Future Looks Even Brighter

By: Gregory Haley

Demand for AI chips is growing exponentially, but costs and complexity limit the technology to a handful of companies. That...
Silent Data Errors Still Slipping Through The Cracks

By: Laura Peters

Expanded DFT and test strategies are catching more SDEs, but this rare problem in server fleets is far from solved.

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Top Stories

Automation And AI Improve Failure Analysis

 Better tools, automation, and analytics improve FA, but determining the cause of failur...
March 11th, 2025 By Laura Peters

Cutting IC Manufacturing Costs By Combining Data

 Mixing financial data with manufacturing analytics can boost efficiency, but there are ...
March 11th, 2025 By Anne Meixner

Failure To Launch

 Fundamental changes are needed in failure analysis to keep pace with changes in chip te...
March 11th, 2025 By Gregory Haley

Software-Defined Radar Is First Leap On SDV Path

 Auto industry moves toward new architectures one feature at a time.
March 6th, 2025 By Junko Yoshida

Wearable Connectivity, AI Enable New Use Cases

 New types of wearables and devices can record bodily data or simulate the senses withou...
March 6th, 2025 By Liz Allan

Verification Experts Vs. Generalists

 The increasing complexity of design is driving specialization and innovative approaches...
March 5th, 2025 By Ann Mutschler

Challenges Grow For Medical ICs

 Making devices that are defect-free and able to withstand years of harsh environments i...
March 3rd, 2025 By Gregory Haley

Improving Verification Methodologies

 The verification problem space is outpacing the speed of the tools, placing an increasi...
February 27th, 2025 By Brian Bailey

Lines Blurring Between Supercomputing And HPC

 Acceleration of performance improvements due to AI and disaggregation are driving signi...
February 27th, 2025 By Ann Mutschler

Multi-Die Design Complicates Data Management

 Design data and metadata are ballooning, and no one is quite sure how long to save it o...
February 27th, 2025 By Adam Kovac

What Scares Chip Engineers About Generative AI

 ChatGPT isn’t coming for your job, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to be co...
February 26th, 2025 By Adam Kovac

Linear Pluggable Optics Save Energy In Data Centers

 New OIF electrical standards will enable interoperability, adding another option for fa...
February 24th, 2025 By Bryon Moyer

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Latest News

Blog Review: Mar. 12

 Drive strength and timing optimization; quantum computer readout; post-quantum cryptography; AI song translation; 6G possibilities.
March 12th, 2025 By Jesse Allen

Chip Industry Week In Review

 Malaysia design deal with Arm; strong IC sales; Europe's HPC independence push; CHIPS Act clawback clause; Allegro spurns offer; TSMC $100B U.S. deal; Intel's cha...
March 7th, 2025 By The SE Staff

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Opinion

Chiplets: A Technology, Not A Market

 An open, plug-and-play chiplet ecosystem still faces significa...
March 6th, 2025 By Geoff Tate

The Price Of Fear

 Risk and fear go hand in hand within the semiconductor industr...
February 27th, 2025 By Brian Bailey

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Research

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Mar. 10

 Thermally aware chiplet placement; DRAM read disturbance; trai...
By Linda Christensen

Research Bits: Mar. 10

 Incipient ferroelectricity; superlubricity for memory; growing...
By Jesse Allen

Chip Industry Technical Paper Roundup: Mar. 4

 Estimating voltage drop with ML; BEOL-compatible 3D logic; waf...
By Linda Christensen

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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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Videos

What’s Changing In Outlier Detection

March 12th, 2025

Scenario Coverage In Formal Verification

March 5th, 2025

Cracking The Memory Wall

February 26th, 2025

Using AI In Semiconductor Inspection

February 5th, 2025

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