The final stretch of 2026 brings a range of conferences, technical webinars and industry events for engineers working across the semiconductor sector. From design verification (DV) and functional verification to FPGA development, ASIC design and emerging technologies, November offers several … Read More
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Ericsson’s Athlone R&D Investment and Ireland’s Silicon Island Strategy
Ericsson has announced plans to relocate its Athlone research and development (R&D) headquarters to a new purpose-built facility on the IDA Ireland campus. The move reinforces the company’s long-standing commitment to Ireland and highlights Athlone’s role in developing advanced telecommunications … Read More
Synopsys Showcases AI-Powered Engineering at DAC 2026
Synopsys Showcases AI-Powered Engineering at DAC 2026 At this year’s DAC Chips to Systems Conference, Synopsys unveiled new AI-powered engineering capabilities that demonstrate how autonomous workflows and intelligent automation are reshaping semiconductor design and verification. The announcements build on the … Read More
NVIDIA Enhances Agent Toolkit for Chip Design and Engineering Workflows
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
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
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
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
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