tag: IP

Avoid The Hidden Bottleneck Of Integration At Scale
By Insaf Meliane - 23 Jul, 2026 - Comments: 0

Modern SoCs are no longer limited by how much compute they can integrate, but by how effectively that compute can be assembled into a consistent system. As AI-driven designs scale to hundreds or thousands of IP blocks that span internal, third-party, and reusable components, the act of connecting, configuring, and validating those elements has become the dominant engineering challenge. Integrat... » read more

Data Center Chokepoints Tied To AI, Political Pressure, Supply Chain
By Brendan Heffernan - 20 Jul, 2026 - Comments: 0

Key Takeaways: AI-driven compute demands have led to several distinct supply chain bottlenecks for data centers. With data center energy demand surging faster than the grid can scale, small nuclear power has quickly moved to the center of the conversation. Hyperscalers have leaned into specialized facility design to meet their challenges, leading to an increasingly fragmented semicon... » read more

EDA/SIP Revenue Up 12.7%; APAC Roars Back
By Ed Sperling - 13 Jul, 2026 - Comments: 1

Worldwide EDA, semiconductor IP, and services revenue reached $5.748 billion in Q1 2026, a 12.7% increase compared to the same period in 2025. The key driver continues to be demand for tools used to create AI server chips, with computer-aided engineering up 15.5% to $2.018 billion. There was a noticeable bump in Chinese sales due to a relaxation of export restrictions, rising 31% to $508 mil... » read more

Change Is Tough
By Brian Bailey - 13 Jul, 2026 - Comments: 1

When I was actively involved in the creation of standards for the EDA and semiconductor industry, it was often joked that the great thing about standards is that there are plenty to choose from. According to the Internet, this quote can either be attributed to Grace Murray Hopper (an incredible pioneer in the development of modern programming languages and a rear admiral in the Navy), or Andrew... » read more

AI Is Rewriting The IP Playbook
By Ann Mutschler - 09 Jul, 2026 - Comments: 0

Key Takeaways:  AI is reshaping the entire IP lifecycle, from creation and verification to discovery, licensing, and support. Fast-changing AI models are making flexible IP, robust toolchains, and faster deployment essential. Human expertise remains critical for reviewing, validating, and governing AI-assisted IP development. AI is becoming part of the everyday work of IP d... » read more

Unifying Software And Semiconductor Development
By Siemens EDA - 08 Jul, 2026 - Comments: 0

In this white paper, we will discuss the emerging trend in which hardware is increasingly designed to meet the end functionality of today’s systems, which is largely defined in software. This emerging software-defined era of electronic system design requires new methodologies in which the IC and PCB design is performed in concert with software design. In this paper, we will also look closely ... » read more

Realizing The Future Of 3D-IC Design
By Keith Felton - 25 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

The integration of heterogeneous chiplet technology has fundamentally transformed semiconductor design, enabling the efficient creation of sophisticated system-in-packages by assembling pre-designed or third-party IP onto high-performance interposers and advanced packages. This approach offers significant advantages over traditional monolithic designs, including enhanced performance, improved p... » read more

Delivering Automotive-Grade Quality With Customized FinFET Foundation IP
By Andrew Appleby - 04 Jun, 2026 - Comments: 0

By Andrew Appleby, Daryl Seitzer, and Nafiz Ahmed The growing compute demands of modern vehicles are forcing chipmakers to venture into new territory. To deliver increased processor performance for engine and body control systems, one leading semiconductor supplier knew it had to move to an automotive-qualified FinFET technology process — a leap that would introduce significant new desi... » read more

Hardware From Specifications Using AI
By Brian Bailey - 06 May, 2026 - Comments: 0

There is a lot of excitement these days surrounding the idea that AI could make it possible to go from a specification to a design with absolutely no hardware skills. Well, get in line, because this is the umpteenth potential technology that was going to make that possible. Don't get me wrong, it just might do it, but will this be an implementation that is reliable, have decent performance, ... » read more

EDA And IP Numbers Up Again, But Numbers Are More Nuanced
By Ed Sperling - 13 Apr, 2026 - Comments: 0

EDA and Semiconductor IP revenue grew 10.3% in Q4 2025 to $5.466 billion, up from $4.955 billion in the same period in 2024, continuing the double-digit run for the tools and IP business that has been underway for the past few years. CAE, the largest EDA category, rose 9.4% to $2.083 billion in Q4, versus $1.761 billion in Q4 2024. Non-reporting IP companies — a segment dominated by Arm �... » read more

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