by Karl Freund | Apr 29, 2025 | In the News
The US Semiconductor industry desperately needs to rebuild the country’s ability to produce the advanced chips that are the cornerstone of AI and every electronic device you can imagine. Most of those chips are built today in Taiwan by TSMC. Merely the thought of any...
by Karl Freund | Mar 14, 2025 | In the News
This article was first published in EE Times. Synopsys recently launched two new hardware-assisted verification (HAV) systems, intended to address the need for specialized hardware to manage the complexity of modern chip design. In this article, we look at the...
by Karl Freund | Mar 10, 2025 | Video
Designing chips is hard, but validating them can be harder still. Synopsys has upgraded their Hardware-Assisted Validation platforms, and we spoke with Frank Schirrmeister Executive Director, Strategic Programs, System Solutions at Synopsys to understand what was...
by Karl Freund | Jun 12, 2024 | In the News
2nm is the Next Big Thing in chip production, and Synopsys design tools and IP are now ready for production work and tape-outs on Samsung’s latest fab. Samsung has its eyes on the prize, hoping to secure more design wins as it competes with TSMC for the semiconductor...
by Karl Freund | Apr 11, 2024 | In the News
Instead of having to choose to run on-prem or in the cloud, with attendant upload times and costs, the new True Hybrid offering from Cadence creates a dynamic environment for chip and system design. When creating a new chip, design teams currently have to chose...
