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
Chip Design
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
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
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
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
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
Accellera Approves CDC/RDC Standard 1.0 for Release
On March 2nd 2026, Accellera Systems Initiative announced it has approved the Standard for IP Abstraction for Clock and Reset Domain Crossing Integration 1.0 for release and is now available for download. The new specification introduces a vendor-neutral mechanism for … Read More
Autonomous Driving and Software-Defined Vehicles: Insights from EE Times Automotive Tech Forum 2026
Autonomous Driving and Software-Defined Vehicles: Insights from EE Times Automotive Tech Forum 2026 While electrification continues to reshape vehicle platforms, the real architectural shift in automotive is unfolding in autonomy and software-defined systems. At the EE Times Automotive Tech Forum … Read More