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- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP342: The Evolution and Impact of Physical AI with Hezi Saar
Published Apr 17, 2026
Hezi SaarDaniel is joined by Hezi Saar, Executive Director of Product Marketing at Synopsys, Hezi is responsible for the mobile, automotive, and consumer IP product lines. He brings more than 20 years of experience in the semiconductor and embedded systems industries. Dan explores the growing field of physical AI with Hezi, who explains… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP341: Details of the Upcoming Microelectronics US Event with Michael Adeniya
Published Apr 15, 2026
Michael AdeniyaDaniel is joined by Michael Adeniya, Group Director, Microelectronics Global and a key architect behind the launch of Microelectronics US. Mike is focused on uniting the “Silicon Hills” ecosystem to address the practical engineering bottlenecks of the post CHIPS Act era. By fostering strategic partnerships … Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP340: A Review of the Q4 2025 Electronic Design Market Data Report with Wally Rhines
Published Apr 13, 2026
Wally RhinesDaniel is joined by Dr. Wally Rhines, CEO of Silvaco, to discuss the Electronic Design Market Data report that was just released. Wally is the industry coordinator for the EDA data collection program called EDMD. SEMI and the Electronic System Design Alliance collect data from almost all electronic design automation companies… Read More
- Intelligent reportPodcast EP339: Unique Scalable, Power-Efficient AI Technology from EdgeCortix with Dr. Sakya Dasgupta
Published Apr 10, 2026
Daniel is joined by Dr. Sakya Dasgupta, CEO and founder of EdgeCortix. He is a seasoned technologist who has been at the forefront of artificial intelligence systems for the past two decades. His experience spans public research institutes such as The Max Planck Society and RIKEN, as well as leading corporations like Microsoft… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP338: How Thermo Fisher Scientific Helps Advanced Semiconductor Development with Dr. Mohan Iyer
Published Apr 3, 2026
Daniel is joined by Dr. Mohan Iyer, who serves as the vice president and general manager of the Semiconductor Business Unit at Thermo Fisher Scientific, a global leader in providing reference metrology, defect characterization, and localization equipment. These advanced systems are essential for driving innovation, accelerating… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP337: The Importance of Network Communications to Enable AI Workloads with Abhinav Kothiala
Published Mar 27, 2026
Abhinav KothialaDaniel is joined by Abhinav Kothiala, a principal product manager for the Synopsys Ethernet IP portfolio. He has over 12 years of experience across engineering and product management, spanning SoC design, functional verification, and building wireless connectivity platforms and IoT products. He also holds two patents in… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP336: How Quadric is Enabling Dramatic Improvements in Edge AI with Veer Kheterpal
Published Mar 20, 2026
Veer KheterpalDaniel is joined by Dr. Veer Kheterpal. Veer has founded three technology companies and possesses full-stack expertise spanning software to silicon across edge and datacenter applications. Currently, he is the CEO & co-founder of Quadric, a semiconductor IP licensing company that delivers the blueprints for efficient,… Read More
- Intelligent reportPodcast EP335: The Far Reaching Impact of UCIe with Dr. Debendra Das Sharma
Published Mar 13, 2026
Daniel is joined by Dr. Debendra Das Sharma, a Senior Fellow and Chief I/O architect in the Data Platforms and Artificial Intelligence Group at Intel. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), Fellow of IEEE, and Fellow of International Academy of AI Sciences. He is a leading expert on I/O subsystem and interface… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP334: The Unique Benefits of LightSolver’s Laser Processing Unit Technology with Dr. Chene Tradonsky
Published Mar 6, 2026
Daniel is joined by Dr. Chene Tradonsky, a physicist and the CTO and co-founder of LightSolver, where he leads the development of a proprietary physics-based computing system built on coupled laser dynamics to accelerate compute-heavy simulations and other computationally demanding workloads. Before moving into physics,… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP333: A Look at the Broad, Worldwide Impact SEMI Has on the Semiconductor Industry with Ajit Manocha
Published Feb 27, 2026
Ajit ManochaDaniel is joined by Ajit Manocha, president and CEO of SEMI, the global industry association serving the semiconductor and electronics manufacturing and design supply chain. Throughout his career, Manocha has been a champion of industry collaboration as a critical means of advancing technology for societal and economic prosperity.… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP332: How AI Really Works – the Perspectives of Linley Gwennap
Published Feb 20, 2026
Daniel is joined by Linley Gwennap, technology analyst and author of the new book “How AI Really Works: The Models, Chips, and Companies Powering a Revolution.” Linley was the long-time editor of Microprocessor Report and chaired the popular Linley Processor Conferences. Dan explores what impact AI is having on the market and… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP331: Soitec’s Broad Impact on Quantum Computing and More with Dr. Christophe Maleville
Published Feb 13, 2026
Daniel is joined by Dr. Christophe Maleville, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Executive Vice-President of Soitec’s Innovation. He joined Soitec in 1993 and was a driving force behind the company’s joint research activities with CEA-Leti. For several years, he led new SOI process development, oversaw SOI technology transfer… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP330: An Overview of DVCon U.S. 2026 with Xiaolin Chen
Published Feb 6, 2026
Xiaolin ChenDaniel is joined by Xiaolin Chen, Senior Director of Technical Product Management for Formal Solutions at Synopsys. She has over 20 years of experience applying formal technology in verification and partnering with customers to identify opportunities where formal methods are best suited to solve complex verification challenges.… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP329: How Marvell is Addressing the Power Problem for Advanced Data Centers with Mark Kuemerle
Published Jan 30, 2026
Mark KuemerleDaniel is joined by Mark Kuemerle, Vice President of Technology, Custom Cloud Solutions at Marvell. Mark is responsible for defining leading-edge ASIC offerings and architects system-level solutions. Before joining Marvell, Mark was a Fellow in Integrated Systems Architecture at GLOBALFOUNDRIES and has held multiple engineering… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP328:A Brief History of Chip Design and AI with Dr. Bernard Murphy
Published Jan 23, 2026
Daniel is joined by Dr. Bernard Murphy, a friend and fellow blogger on SemiWiki. Dan explores some key milestones in Bernard’s journey in semiconductors and EDA, beginning with a focus on nuclear physics. Bernard explains how he developed an interest in AI technology and applications. In this broad and informative discussion,… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP327: Third Quarter 2025 Electronic Design Market Data Report Overview and More with Dr. Walden Rhines
Published Jan 16, 2026
Daniel is joined by Wally Rhines, CEO of Silvaco, about the Electronic Design Market Data report that was just released. Wally is the industry coordinator for the EDA data collection program called EDMD. SEMI and the Electronic System Design Alliance collect data from almost all of the electronic design automation companies … Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP326: How PhotonDelta is Advancing the Use of Photonic Chip Technology with Jorn Smeets
Published Jan 9, 2026
Jorn SmeetsDaniel is joined by Jorn Smeets, Managing Director for North America at PhotonDelta, an industry accelerator for photonic chip technology. Based in Silicon Valley, his mission is to advance the photonic chip industry by fostering collaboration between European and North American entities. Dan explores the focus of PhotonDelta… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP325: How KIOXIA is Revolutionizing NAND FLASH Memory
Published Jan 2, 2026
Daniel is joined by Doug Wong, senior member of the technical staff at KIOXIA America, where he has contributed to the advancement of memory technologies since 1993. He began his career with KIOXIA in the company’s Memory Division (then part of Toshiba America) and has since focused on a broad range of memory solutions, including… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP324: How Dassault Systèmes is Creating the Next Generation of Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing with John Maculley
Published Dec 26, 2025
John MaculleyDaniel is joined by John Maculley, Global High-Tech Industry Strategy Consultant at Dassault Systèmes. John has over 20 years of experience advancing innovation across the semiconductor and electronics sectors. Based in Silicon Valley, he works with leading foundries, OSATs, design houses, and research institutes worldwide… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP323: How to Address the Challenges of 3DIC Design with John Ferguson
Published Dec 19, 2025
John FergusonDaniel is joined by John Ferguson, senior director of product management for the Calibre products in the 3DIC space at Siemens EDA. He manages the vision and product offerings in the Calibre domain for 3DIC design solutions. Dan explores the challenges of 3DIC and chiplet-based design with John, who describes the broad range of… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP322: A Wide-Ranging and Colorful Conversation with Mahesh Tirupattur
Published Dec 12, 2025
Mahesh TirupatturDaniel is joined by Mahesh Tirupattur, chief executive officer at Analog Bits. Mahesh leads strategic planning to develop and implement Analog Bits’ vision and mission of enabling the silicon digital world with interfacing IP to the analog world. Additionally, Mahesh oversees all aspects of Analog Bits’ operations to ensure… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP321: An Overview of Soitec’s Worldwide Leadership in Engineered Substrates with Steve Babureck
Published Dec 5, 2025
Steve BabureckDaniel is joined by Steve Babureck, executive vice president of strategy and president of Soitec USA. He joined the company in 2011 and held various positions including head of the finance department of the solar business in the United States, head of strategic marketing, and head of Group investor Relations in San Diego and Singapore.… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP320: The Emerging Field of Quantum Technology and the Upcoming Q2B Event with Peter Olcott
Published Dec 1, 2025
Peter OlcottDaniel is joined by Peter Olcott, Deeptech Principal at First Spark Ventures specializing in early-stage investments. His background encompasses over 20 years of experience in electrical engineering, software engineering, algorithm design, combined hardware-software robotic devices, and novel innovations in biomedical… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP319: What Makes Agile Analog a Unique Company with Chris Morrison
Published Nov 28, 2025
Chris MorrisonDaniel is joined by Chris Morrison, vice president of product marketing at Agile Analog, the customizable analog IP company. Chris has over 18 years’ experience developing strong relationships with key partners across the semiconductor industry and delivering innovative analog, digital, power management and audio products.… Read More
- StandardSummaries onlyPodcast EP318: An Overview of Axelera AI’s Newest Chip with Fabrizio Del Maffeo
Published Nov 26, 2025
Fabrizio Del MaffeoDaniel is joined by Fabrizio Del Maffeo, CEO and co-founder of Axelera AI, a Netherlands-based startup delivering the world’s most powerful and advanced solutions for AI at the edge. Fabrizio describes the significant momentum Axelera AI has achieved in the market, with over 350 customers. Dan then explores the company’s… Read More