NVIDIA Expands Agent Toolkit NVIDIA has announced a significant expansion of its NVIDIA Agent Toolkit, introducing new agent-ready capabilities through NVIDIA PhysicsNeMo and enhanced CUDA-X libraries. The update is designed to help developers build AI agents that support complex engineering tasks, including semiconductor design, … Read More
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AMD Instinct MI455X: Multi-Die Design, ZeBu Emulation and Advanced ASIC Verification
The launch of the AMD Instinct™ MI455X GPU at AMD Advancing AI 2026 demonstrates how AI accelerator development is increasingly dependent on advanced multi-die design, emulation and verification technologies. To support the development of its latest GPU, AMD leveraged Synopsys’ … Read More
DVCon US 2027 Open Call: Submit Your Design and Verification Work
DVCon U.S. 2027 submissions are now open The call for submissions for DVCon U.S. 2027 is now open, giving ASIC design and verification professionals the opportunity to share their latest work, methodologies and real-world experiences with the wider semiconductor community. … Read More
Intel Ireland Investment: €5 Billion Boost for Semiconductor Manufacturing
Intel Ireland Investment: €5 Billion Boost for Semiconductor Manufacturing Intel has announced a €5 billion investment to expand its Leixlip campus in County Kildare. The investment will increase production capacity for advanced chips used in AI, cloud computing and high-performance computing, further … Read More
Semiconductor News (June 2026): AI, ASIC Design, EDA & Verification
Semiconductor News (June 2026): AI, ASIC Design, EDA & Verification June continued many of the trends that have defined the semiconductor industry throughout 2026. AI is increasingly influencing every stage of chip development, from autonomous design tools and cloud-based workflows … Read More
Verification Futures UK 2026: Speakers, Sessions and Why It Matters
What to Expect at Verification Futures UK 2026 Tomorrow, verification engineers, researchers, EDA vendors, and semiconductor professionals will gather in Reading for Verification Futures UK 2026, one of the UK’s leading events dedicated to design verification. Co-located with Semiconductors Futures … Read More
Ireland Strengthens Its Silicon Island Ambitions with New €71M Semiconductor Research Centre
Ireland Strengthens Its Silicon Island Ambitions with New €71M Semiconductor Research Centre Ireland has taken another significant step toward becoming a global semiconductor hub with the announcement of Rinn Semiconductors, a new national research centre backed by nearly €71 million … Read More
Semiconductor Event Calendar Q3 – Q4 2026 for ASIC Design Verification Engineers
Key Conferences & Must-Attend Events for ASIC Design & Verification Engineers As we move through 2026, the semiconductor industry continues to accelerate across AI hardware, chiplet-based design, and verification complexity. For ASIC design and verification engineers, the second half of … Read More
Semiconductor News: May 2026 Roundup
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
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