What is IEEE Day? IEEE Day 2025 takes place on Tuesday, October 7th – a global celebration of engineers who are driving progress across technology, electronics and innovation. Held annually on the first Tuesday of October, IEEE Day bring together … Read More
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Semiconductor News: September 2025 Roundup
Strategic Partnerships and Semiconductor Innovation From OpenAI’s rumoured chip venture to a 3DIC test chip tape-out by Alchip and new university chip design initiatives, September 2025 was packed with developments across the semiconductor world. We’ve curated the month’s most relevant … Read More
Q4 2025 Semiconductor Events Calendar – Conferences, Exhibitions, Workshops & Webinars
Stay Ahead in Semiconductors: Q4 2025 Events The semiconductor industry moves fast. To keep up, engineers need to know where to learn, network and explore emerging technologies and industry trends. This calendar highlights key conferences, webinars, workshops and virtual events … Read More
Hardware-Assisted Verification: A Smarter Way to Accelerate Chip Development
Overcoming Bottlenecks in Modern Chip Development From AI accelerators to advanced SoCs, modern ASICs are growing more complex each year. Verification remains the most time-consuming and resource-intensive phase of the development process. According to industry sources such as AnySilicon, ASIC … Read More
Top Semiconductor News – August 2025: Technical Reads, Research Highlights & More
August was another fast-moving month for the semiconductor world. Across AI chip design, quantum computing, IoT, MEMS and EDA tools, companies have been making strategic acquisitions, launching new platforms and advanced verification workflows. This roundup highlights the most important semiconductor … Read More
Behind the Chip: Exploring Real-World ASIC Applications
Behind the Chip: Exploring Real-World ASIC Applications Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) are at the heart of today’s most advanced technologies – powering everything from AI data centres to medical devices and secure smartcards. By tailoring hardware to specific function, ASICs unlock … Read More
ASIC vs FPGA: What Engineers Need to Know
ASICs and FPGAs are both essential parts of modern hardware design – but it’s important to understand that they solve different problems at different points in the silicon lifecycle. Whether you’re prototyping new IP or delivering final production, choosing between … Read More
Top Semiconductor News – July 2025: 2nm Milestones, Strategic Mergers & More
From industry leading acquisitions to new 2nm platforms, July was full of major semiconductor announcements across design, verification, packaging and compute. Whether you’re tracking industry acquisitions, design tool updates or emerging materials, this monthly roundup highlights the key developments – … Read More
The Future of EDA: 2025 Trends Impacting ASIC Design and Verification
As the development process of application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) becomes more complex, electronic design automation (EDA) vendors are evolving to meet the demands of a fast-changing industry. In 2025, we’re seeing a powerful convergence of AI-driven automation, chiplet-based architectures, cloud-native … Read More
Driving Innovation: The Role of ASICs in the Automotive Industry
From electric vehicles (EVs) to advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), today’s vehicles are complex, highly integrated machines that a vast number of individual components – many of which now depend on custom silicon to function. As the automotive industry continues to … Read More