August 2026 brought a wide range of developments across the semiconductor industry, from AI-driven chip design and custom silicon to new memory architectures, hardware security and verification. This semiconductor news roundup brings together key industry announcements, technical research and upcoming … Read More
ASIC Design
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
Learn SystemVerilog: The Best Resources for ASIC Verification Engineers
Learn SystemVerilog: The Best Resources for ASIC Verification Engineers SystemVerilog remains one of the most important languages in modern ASIC verification. Whether you’re a junior engineer preparing for your first verification role, an RTL designer looking to expand your skill … Read More
Formal Verification vs Simulation: Where Each Methodology Fits in Modern ASIC Verification
Formal Verification vs Simulation: Where Each Methodology Fits in Modern ASIC Verification If you’ve attended a verification conference, watched a webinar, or browsed industry publications recently, you’ve probably noticed formal verification appearing more frequently in discussions around coverage closure, bug … 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
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
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
10 Best Semiconductor Podcasts for Engineers in 2026
10 Best Semiconductor Podcasts for Engineers in 2026 The semiconductor industry evolves at a relentless pace. New process nodes, AI-driven demand, chiplet architectures and shifting geopolitics are constantly reshaping how chips are designed and manufactured. Podcasts offer a simple way … Read More