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  • In the fast-paced semiconductor industry Synopsys has redefined EDA with its Synopsys.ai Copilot, a generative AI tool. Since its launch in November 2023, and yes I was at the launch and very skeptical, Copilot has evolved to address the industry’s growing design complexity and projected 15-30% workforce gap by 2030. Let’s… Read More The post […]
  • An engineering change order, or ECO in the context of ASIC design is a way to modify or patch a design after layout without needing to re-implement the design from its starting point. There are many reasons to use an ECO strategy. Some examples include correcting errors that are found in post-synthesis verification, optimizing … […]
  • Introduction: The Historical Roots of Hardware-Assisted Verification The relentless pace of semiconductor innovation continues to follow an unstoppable trend: the exponential growth of transistor density within a given silicon area. This abundance of available semiconductor fabric has fueled the creativity of design… Read More The post The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of In-Circuit Emulation (Part […]
  • The concept of built-in self-test for electronics has been around for a while. An article in Electronic Design from 1996 declared that, “built-in self-test (BIST) is nothing new.” The memory subsystem is a particularly large and complex part of any semiconductor design, and it’s one that can be particularly vexing to test. Design… Read More […]
  • Keeping up with the furious pace of AI innovation probably doesn’t allow a lot of time for deep analysis across many use cases. However I can’t help feeling we’re sacrificing quality and ultimately end user acceptance of AI by prioritizing new capabilities over rigorous productization. I am certain that product companies do rigorous… Read More […]
  • The US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created a silicon carbide (SiC)-based power module with what is claimed to be record efficiency, power density, and low-cost manufacturability…
  • The 8-inch specialty foundry DB HiTek of Seoul, South Korea says it is in the final stages of development of its 650V E-mode gallium nitride (GaN) high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) process for power semiconductor applications. Also, at the end of October, the firm is offering a dedicated GaN multi-project wafer (MPW) program…
  • Wolfspeed Inc of Durham, NC, USA — which makes silicon carbide (SiC) materials and power semiconductor devices — has announced the commercial launch of its 200mm SiC materials products, marking a milestone in its mission to accelerate the industry’s transition from silicon to silicon carbide. After initially offering 200mm SiC to select customers, the firm […]
  • ams OSRAM GmbH of Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany has introduced the first product in its new Vegalas Power series of high-power laser diodes, targeting increasing popular projector applications such as immersive home movie experiences, automotive head-up displays or industrial machine vision. The firm now offers the full range of optoelectronic components required for projection: […]
  • The University of Massachusetts Lowell says that Electrical Engineering assistant professor Anhar Bhuiyan (who joined the faculty in fall 2023) is leading two US National Science Foundation (NSF) grants totaling $797,000 for research into next-generation power components for satellites and spacecraft — as well as for electronics on Earth…
  • Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany is introducing a 12kW reference design for high-performance power supply units (PSUs), specifically designed for AI data centers and server applications, and targeted at R&D engineers, hardware designers, and developers of power electronics systems. Leveraging all relevant semiconductor materials silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN), the […]
  • Eulitha AG of Kirchdorf, Switzerland (which provides lithography equipment and services for the nanotechnology, photonics and optoelectronic markets) says that several Asian vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) foundries have adopted its deep ultraviolet (DUV) patterning platform for 6-inch wafer production. Eulitha recently shipped multiple systems to support the rapidly growing demand for VCSELs used in applications […]
  • Silicon photonics-based chip-to-chip optical connectivity firm Ayar Labs of San Jose, CA, USA — which is pioneering co-packaged optics (CPO) for large-scale AI workloads — and high-performance ASIC design firm Alchip Technologies Ltd of Taipei, Taiwan have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate AI scale-up infrastructure. The collaboration fulfills hyperscaler demands for advanced AI accelerators […]
  • Ion implantation system maker Axcelis Technologies Inc of Beverly, MA, USA has launched the Purion Power Series+ ion implant product platform, designed specifically to enable improved device performance and increase productivity for next generation power devices, including emerging superjunction architectures…
  • Enphase Energy Inc of Fremont, CA, USA (which supplies microinverter-based solar and battery systems) has opened US pre-orders for the new IQ9N-3P Commercial Microinverter. This is Enphase’s first microinverter powered by gallium nitride (GaN) technology and designed for three-phase 480Y/277V (wye) grid configurations, without using external transformers…