The Arm SMCF introduces a modular, programmable solution designed to address the growing need for visibility and control in ...

Fig. 1: The industry roadmap for the transition of substrates from organic (top) to glass (bottom) and the path to 1µm L/S.

Emerging standards include JTAG 1149.1 or 1149.6, SPI and J2C (JTAG to CPU). Each of these plays a crucial role in ensuring ...

Increasing engineering efficiency will require lowering the AI expertise barriers for everyone in the chip industry.

Ensuring the quality of silicon and organic interposers is becoming harder as the number of signals passing through them ...

Rising complexity and heterogeneous integration are reshaping test methodologies and fault coverage, but challenges persist.

The odds for independent success are stacked against startups. “Most IC and systems companies limit how invested and ...

Accurately modeling DPPM allows engineers to make decisions that affect the tradeoffs between test effort and product quality.

To tackle these reliability challenges, IC designers are increasingly embracing a “shift-left” mindset, where reliability ...

Global semiconductor sales hit $57.8 billion in November 2024, an increase of 20.7% compared to the same month last year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. Special Report: What’s ...

The fourth quarter of 2024 saw five mega-rounds of over $100 million. One of the hottest areas continues to be AI hardware, with one company developing RISC-V AI processor IP bringing in nearly $700 ...

Security is beginning to improve for a wide range of IoT and edge devices due to better tools, the implementation of new standards and methodologies, and an increasing level of collaboration and ...