New etch resistant coating, cleaning and refurbishment services
Written by Paul Cuddyer | Director of Sales | Technetics | [email protected] Abstract Technetics Group’s novel thin film coatings provide a fully dense, non-porous, etch resistant uniform coating that can be used to extend the life of process chamber components, reduce particle levels within a chamber, or “cap and seal” Electrostatic Read More
Market Trends and Hardware Assisted Verification
Executive Interview with Ravi Subramanian, SVP & GM of the IC Verification Solutions, Siemens EDA In this interview with Ravi Subramanian, he identifies the latest semiconductor trends, as well as what’s driving those trends, how they are affecting chip design and functional verification and why he is bullish on hardware-assisted Read More
Accelerating AI-Defined Cars
Convergence of Edge Computing, Machine Vision and 5G-Connected Vehicles Manouchehr Rafie, Ph.D., VP of Advanced Technologies, AI Chips & Algorithms, Gyrfalcon Technology Today’s societies are becoming ever more multimedia-centric, data-dependent, and automated. Autonomous systems are hitting our roads, oceans, and air space. Automation, analysis, and intelligence is moving beyond humans Read More
The Software Piracy Threat to the Global Semiconductor Industry
Paper Submitted by Ted Miracco, CEO, Cylynt COVID-19 has created plenty of global havoc including anti-piracy challenges for professionals working from home. One underreported development is the uptick in software piracy that could range from 20% to 30% since the work-from-home (WFH) orders went into effect. While this trend may Read More
The Future of Chip Design
Paper Submitted by Bipul Talukdar, Director of Applications Engineering in North America, SmartDV The future of chip design in a few short years could look entirely different as the semiconductor industry witnesses an advancing trend toward free and flexible, community-supported hardware designs for the long tail of new applications Read More
Open Source ASICs Take a Giant Leap Forward with the First Ever Open Foundry PDK
Paper Submitted by Ross Miller, Vice President of Strategic Marketing & Business Unit, SkyWater Technology and Mohamed Kassem, CTO & Co-Founder, Efabless Wow, 2020 has been a year, hasn’t it? It is going to be remembered for lots of things, including this unprecedented pandemic. Although many industries have been Read More
The Price We Pay for Faults
Paper Submitted by Marc Witteman, CEO, Riscure Abstract Hardware Fault Attacks can break software security by revealing secrets during program execution, or changing the behaviour of a program. Without profound knowledge of these attacks, it is hard to defend code effectively. Whereas traditional secure programming methods focus mostly on Read More
AI-powered, hardware-based preemptive security is a game changer
Paper Submitted by Gopi Sirineni, CEO of Axiado Corporation and Prakash Sangam, Founder and Principal of Tantra Analyst Cybercrime cost an estimated $6 Trillion[1] a year to the global economy. Everybody claims security is their top priority. But sadly, during product design and implementation tradeoffs, performance and other considerations take Read More
Semiconductor Verification for New-Wave AI Cloud Devices
Paper Submitted by Dave Kelf, Vice President of Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer, Breker Verification Systems The advent of cloud computing has opened new opportunities for extensive data processing. Coupling cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) solutions with Artificial Intelligence (AI) has enabled a panoply of application opportunities. Highway control, winery Read More
Via PUF Technology as a Root of Trust in IoT Supply Chain
A Study on PUF Technology as Silicon "InbornID" Paper Submitted by Teddy Kyung Lee, CTO, ICTK Root of Trust in IoT Supply Chain The introduction of internet communication is a complete game-changer in human life. Internet connection means unlimited freedom. Wherever we are, we can reach anywhere else in the Read More
CEO Interviews – Tim Ramsdale, Agile Analog
Third-party analog IP: why the market functions poorly for customers and suppliers – and how to fix it Tim Ramsdale | CEO | Agile Analog GSA Forum has been in virtual conversation with Tim Ramsdale, CEO of Agile Analog, a Cambridge, UK-based supplier of analog IP which Read More
CEO Interviews – Pim Tuyls, Intrinsic ID
Pim Tuyls | CEO and Founder | Intrinsic ID Summary With rise of the internet of things (IoT), IoT-related security issues have also risen. Several high-profile breaches of IoT devices has made it clear that security needs to be embedded in chip hardware, protecting each endpoint. To make Read More
CEO Interviews – Dr. Ron Black, Imagination Technologies
Dr. Ron Black CEO, Imagination Technologies You’ve been with Imagination for just over three months, what is your vision for Imagination going forward? Imagination is an iconic company that led the way in low-power, high-performance graphics and parlayed a great customer experience in that area into a broader IP supplier Read More
CEO Interview – Paul Boudre, Chief Executive Officer, Soitec
Why does Soitec have a unique position in the industry? Over the last few years, Soitec has built an organization capable of elevating itself in the value chain, learning what the end customer road map is and working with our customers’ customers to enable options and technical solutions. We are Read More
CEO Interview – Russ Garcia, CEO of Menlo Micro
Where did the idea of the Digital Micro Switch technology come from? Our lineage of innovation & entrepreneurship starts with the "Wizard of Menlo Park" himself, Thomas A. Edison. Born out of a decade-long effort at General Electric's Global Research Center, Menlo Micro is bringing to the market a series Read More
CEO Interview – Dr. Naveen Rao, Nervana Systems
Dr. Naveen Rao CEO & Co-founder, Nervana Systems I’d like to start with an introduction of yourself and your educational and professional background. I’ve been thinking about artificial intelligence for a long time. I used to read a lot of Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. It worked out in my favor that Read More
CEO Interview – Greg Waters, Integrated Device Technology
Greg Waters Integrated Device Technology: New Partnerships to Fuel Future Growth Tell us about IDT – your vision and interests for the upcoming years. Where do you see the company going? My vision is for IDT to continue on its path to becoming a world-class technology company, both fiscally Read More
CEO Interview – Faraj Aalaei
Faraj Aalaei, CEO of Aquantia GSA sat down with the CEO of Aquantia and 32-year industry veteran, Faraj Aalaei, to discuss his growing company. We discussed his insights into their numerous rounds of funding and how to successfully contribute to the ‘big data’ trend in the semiconductor industry. 1. Aquantia received numerous awards last Read More
CEO Interview – Dan Glotter, Optimal+
Dan Glotter, CEO, Optimal+ 1. What was the inspiration for founding Optimal+? My concept for Optimal+ started while I was working at Intel. I was working in wafer manufacturing and decided to move into test operations. What was most surprising to me was the level of automation, tools and methodologies that were Read More
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2021 Editorial Calendar
| Q1 2021 | Q2 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q4 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Deadline | December 25, 2020 | March 26 | June 26 | September 25 |
| Article Deadline | January 22 | April 23 | July 23 | October 22 |
| Publication | February 5 | May 7 | August 6 | November 5 |