Semiconductor News: May 2026 Roundup The semiconductor industry continues to move at full speed as AI infrastructure demand reshapes everything from chip design workflows to memory supply chains. May 2026 brought another wave of developments across EDA, AI silicon, verification, … Read More
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Silicon Island: Ireland’s Semiconductor Strategy – A Year On
From Strategy to Signals: What’s Changed Since Silicon Island Launched? When Ireland first unveiled its Silicon Island strategy in May 2025, it marked a significant shift in ambition for the country’s semiconductor sector. At the time, the strategy outlined a … Read More
From Smaller Transistors to Faster Systems: Huawei’s τ Law Explained
From Smaller Transistors to Faster Systems: Huawei’s τ Law Explained For decades, the semiconductor industry followed a simple formula for improving chip performance: make transistors smaller. This principle, widely known as Moore’s Law, helped drive the rapid evolution of smartphones, AI … Read More
Semiconductor Events Calendar 2026: The Must-Attend Industry Events for the Rest of the Year
Planning your calendar for the rest of 2026? This semiconductor event guide for 2026 highlights some of the most important conferences, expos and technical gatherings still to come this year. Whether you work in ASIC design, verification, embedded systems, FPGA … Read More
Siemens and Arm Use Hardware-Assisted Verification for AGI CPU Validation
Siemens and Arm Use Hardware-Assisted Verification for AGI CPU Validation Hardware-assisted verification is becoming increasingly important as AI chips grow larger, more complex and more software-dependent. A recent collaboration between Siemens and Arm demonstrates how hardware-assisted verification (HAV) is helping … Read More
What to Expect at AI Infra Summit 2026: Technical Tracks, Speaker Lineup & More
What to Expect at AI Infra Summit 2026 AI workloads are currently growing at a rate faster than infrastructure can keep up. From AI accelerators and high-bandwidth memory to inference optimisation and hyperscaler data centres, engineering teams are under increasing … Read More
RISC-V International Launches Centralised Specifications Library
RISC-V International Launches Centralised Specifications Library In early May 2026, RISC-V International announced the official launch of the RISC-V Ratified Specifications Library, a centralised documentation hub designed to consolidate all ratified RISC-V specifications into a single accessible location. Over the … Read More
Semiconductor News: April 2026 Roundup
April brought a wave of announcements across the semiconductor industry, but one theme stood out: AI is rapidly reshaping how chips are designed, verified and brought to market. In this month’s headline roundup, we focus specifically on design and verification developments, … Read More
DVCon Europe 2026: What to Expect and Key Deadlines for Open Call Submissions
DVCon Europe 2026: What to Expect and Key Deadlines for Open Call Submissions DVCon Europe is one of the most important events in the design and verification calendar, bringing together engineers, researchers and tool vendors focused on advancing verification methodologies. … Read More
Upcoming Semiconductor Event Open Calls (2026): Key Deadlines for Design Verification Engineers
Planning to Present Your Work This Year? For engineers working across ASIC design, verification and hardware development, industry conferences remain one of the best ways to share insights, gain visibility and stay connected to the latest trends. From verification methodologies and SoC … Read More