May 18, 2018 By Thomas Blaesi It was 1988 when I got into SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) while I was characterizing a 1.5 μm Standard cell library developed by students at my Alma-Mata Furtwangen University in Germany. My professor Dr. Nielinger was not only my advisor he also wrote the first SPICE bible in […]
January 10, 2018 By Babak Taheri The beginning of a new calendar year is the perfect to reflect upon and forecast what lies ahead for the semiconductor design ecosystem. Here are my predictions for semiconductor technology, atomistic CAD, SoC design IP, technology optimization, and six-sigma design: Semiconductor Technology: We have seen a dramatic rise in the use of […]
March 8, 2019 By Graham Bell Date: Saturday March 9th, 2019 Time: 12:00 – 5:00 PM [ Panel at 3:50 PM ] Venue: WDC SanDisk Auditorium, 951 SanDisk Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035 Attire: Business Casual Topic: AIoT, AI of Things. David Dutton will moderate the Panel Session: Applications of AIoT with four executive panelist that have direct […]
March 11, 2019 By Thomas Blaesi The beauty of the Design Automation Conference is that it is always the same and never the same. There is no technical conference like it. Every year there is the Technical Program, the Designer Track, IP Track and the Exhibition. And the networking opportunities with customers and colleagues is second to […]
March 15, 2019 By Graham Bell Silvaco just announced an agreement with Avery Designs for the distribution of Avery’s verification IP (VIP) for the MIPI I3C sensor interface protocol, which is used in smartphones, IoT devices and camera systems; and its VIP for in-car network applications based on the CAN- FD / LIN / FlexRay protocols. I […]
March 22, 2019 By Graham Bell Dr. Misha Temkin was a beloved colleague and researcher who worked at Silvaco for over 30 years. He passed on March 12, 2019 after a long cancer illness. He was a dedicated Senior Applications Engineer in the TCAD Division at the Santa Clara, California headquarters. Mikhail “Misha” Temkin was born August […]
March 28, 2019 By Graham Bell The inaugural Silvaco China IP Symposium was held at the Parkyard Hotel in Shanghai on March 26, 2019. Excellent attendance of 85 was seen from the 128 names registered for the conference that represented over 65 microelectronics companies and institutions. Silvaco’s attendance goal was exceeded by 70%. Jai Durgam Vice President, General Manager, […]
March 29, 2019 By Thomas Blaesi I was at the SEMICON show in China last week. The crowds were enormous, and the energy was intense. Whatever you might think about the consolidation at the front-end of the SoC design chain, the back-end is continuing to thrive and grow. But you may not know there is a new […]