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March 30, 2023

SEMI predicts strong 300mm growth to 2026

SEMI predicts 300mm capacity to grow to almost 10,000 wafers per month in 2026, up from 6,500 in 2021.
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February 28, 2023

Imperas and Synopsys team on RISC-V debug

Imperas is integrating its ImperasDV verification IP with the VCS simulator and Verdi debug tools.
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January 31, 2023

Siemens harnesses machine learning for more comprehensive verification

As first silicon success declines, new software aims to provide a more holistic view of coverage data from multiple sources.
January 18, 2023

Accellera forms CDC working group and takes security standard to IEEE

Accellera has formed a clock-domain crossing working group and has also passed its security-annotation standard to the IEEE.
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January 6, 2023

DVCon Europe best paper speeds up memory-controller tests

The winner of the best-paper award at DVCon Europe went to a team from Samsung based in India, describing their work on a reusable agent for testing the behavior of error-correcting memory circuits.
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January 4, 2023

A*Star lays out SiP applications choices at IEDM

The choices for heterogeneous integration are falling into three main families, demonstrated by A*Star at IEDM 2022.
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December 12, 2022

RISC-V gets verification and security IP additions

Ahead of the RISC-V Summit in San Jose, Imperas Software has issued updates to its ImperasDV verification IP for RISC-V verification and Codasip has launched a secure-processor initiative.
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December 9, 2022

Imec adds MOL layer to potentially cut cell size 20%

Adding an MOL layer that takes advantage of a self-aligned pitch-splitting technique and a rotated layout could cut standard-cell height to 4T.
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December 5, 2022

Imec pushes endurance on ferro memory at IEDM

Imec has developed a high-endurance ferroelectric capacitor that could form the basis of storag-class embedded and standalone memories.
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December 1, 2022

Identifying AI opportunities in PCB design

The key to exploiting AI is being clear about where its family of technologies can help to improve and democratize design.