We are at a pivotal point in Electronic Design Automation (EDA), as the semiconductors and PCB systems that underpin critical technologies, such as AI, 5G, autonomous systems, and edge computing, grow increasingly complex. The traditional EDA workflow, which includes architecture design, RTL coding, simulation, layout,… Read More
Author: Daniel Nenni
EDA AI agents will come in three waves and usher us into the next era of electronic design
CEO Interview with Ido Bukspan of Pliops
Prior to becoming CEO of Pliops in 2023, Ido Bukspan was the senior vice president of the Chip Design Group at NVIDIA and one of the leaders at Mellanox before it was acquired by NVIDIA for nearly $7 billion.
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Pliops accelerates and amplifies the performance and scalability of global GenAI infrastructure,… Read More
CEO Interview with Roger Cummings of PEAK:AIO
Roger Cummings is the CEO of PEAK:AIO, a company at the forefront of enabling enterprise organizations to scale, govern, and secure their AI and HPC applications. Under Roger’s leadership, PEAK:AIO has increased its traction and market presence in delivering cutting-edge software-defined data solutions that transform commodity… Read More
Intel Foundry Delivers!
Now that the dust has settled, I will give you my take on the Intel Foundry event. Some might call me a semiconductor event critic as I have attended hundreds of them over the last 40 years starting with the Design Automation Conference in 1984. Foundry events are my favorite because they really are the pulse of the semiconductor industry,… Read More
Executive Interview with Koji Motomori, Senior Director of Marketing and Business Development at Numem
Koji Motomori is a seasoned business leader and technologist with 30+ years of experience in semiconductors, AI, embedded systems, data centers, mobile, and memory solutions, backed by an engineering background. Over 26 years at Intel, he drove strategic growth initiatives, securing $2B+ in contracts with OEMs and partners.… Read More
CEO Interview with Richard Hegberg of Caspia Technologies
Rick has a long and diverse career in the semiconductor industry. He began as VP of sales at Lucent Microelectronics. He has held executive roles at several high-profile companies and participated in several acquisitions along the way. These include NetApp, SanDisk/WD, Atheros/Qualcomm, Numonyx/Micron, ATI/AMD, and VLSI… Read More
Emerging NVM Technologies: ReRAM Gains Visibility in 2024 Industry Survey
A recent survey of more than 120 anonymous semiconductor professionals offers a grounded view of how the industry is evaluating non-volatile memory (NVM) technologies—and where things may be heading next.
The 2024 NVM Survey, run in late 2024 and promoted through various semiconductor-related platforms and portals including… Read More
Cost-Effective and Scalable: A Smarter Choice for RISC-V Development
The RISC-V ecosystem is witnessing remarkable growth, driven by increasing industry adoption and a thriving open-source community. As companies and developers seek customizable computing solutions, RISC-V has become a top choice. Providing a scalable and cost-effective ISA foundation, RISC-V enables high-performance… Read More
TSMC 2025 Technical Symposium Briefing
At the pre-conference briefing, Dr. Kevin Zhang gave quite a few of us media types an overview of what will be highlighted at the 2025 TSMC Technical Symposium here in Silicon Valley. Since most of the semiconductor media are not local this was a very nice thing to do. I will be at the conference and will write more tomorrow after the … Read More
CEO Interview with Dr. Michael Förtsch of Q.ANT
Dr. Michael Förtsch, CEO of Q.ANT, is a physicist and innovator driving advancements in photonic computing and sensing technologies. With a PhD from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, he leads Q.ANT’s development of Thin-Film Lithium Niobate (TFLN) technology, delivering groundbreaking energy efficiency … Read More
Intel Foundry Delivers!