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Podcast EP224: An Overview of the Upcoming 2024 Electronic Components and Technology Conference with Dr. Michael Mayer
Dan is joined by Dr. Michael Mayer, the 2024 Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) Program Chair. Michael is an Associate Professor in the department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. Michael has co-authored technical publications and patents about… Read More
Podcast EP223: The Impact Advanced Packaging Will Have on the Worldwide Semiconductor Industry with Bob Patti
Dan is joined by Bob Patti, the owner and President of NHanced Semiconductors. Previously, Bob founded ASIC Designs Inc., an R&D company specializing in high-performance systems and ASICs. During his 12 years with ASIC Designs he participated in more than 100 tapeouts. Tezzaron Semiconductor grew from that company, with… Read More
Podcast EP222: The Importance of Managing and Preserving Ultrapure Water in Semiconductor Fabs with Jim Cannon
Dan is joined by Jim Cannon, Head of OEM and Markets at Mettler-Toledo Thornton. Jim has over 35 years of experience managing, designing, and developing ultrapure water treatment and technology. Jim is currently involved in the standards and regulatory organizations including the Facilities and Liquid Chemicals Committee,… Read More
Podcast EP221: The Importance of Design Robustness with Mayukh Bhattacharya
Dan is joined by Mayukh Bhattacharya, Engineering, Executive Director, at Synopsys. Mayukh has been with Synopsys since 2003. For the first 14 years, he made many technical contributions to PrimeSim XA. Currently, he leads R&D teams for PrimeSim Design Robustness and PrimeSim Custom Fault products. He was one of the early… Read More
Podcast EP220: The Impact IQE’s Compound Semiconductors Are Having on the Industry with Dr. Rodney Pelzel
Dan is joined by Dr. Rodney Pelzel, he has over 20 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, with deep expertise in semiconductor materials engineering and the epitaxial growth of compound semiconductors. Dr. Pelzel joined IQE as a Production Engineer in 2000 and is now head of R&D and is tasked with creating unique… Read More
Podcast EP219: How Synopsys Addresses Debug and Coverage Closure Challenges with Robert Ruiz
Dan is joined by Robert Ruiz, product management director responsible for strategy and business growth of several verification products at Synopsys. Robert has held various marketing and technical positions for leading functional verification and test automation products at various companies including Synopsys, Novas… Read More
Podcast EP218: How Dassault Systémes is Helping to Create the Workforce of the Future with Bill DeVries
Dan is joined by Bill DeVries, Vice President of Industry Transformation and Customer Success at Dassault Systémes. Bill is responsible for revenue growth and driving the use of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Additionally, Bill is the Senior Director of Academic and Education in North America, where he leads the 3DEXPERIENCE EDU… Read More
EP217: The Impact and Unique Business Model of Silicon Creations with Randy Caplan
Dan is joined by Randy Caplan, co-founder and CEO of Silicon Creations, and a lifelong technology enthusiast. For almost two decades, he has helped grow Silicon Creations into a leading mixed-signal semiconductor IP company with nearly 500 customers spanning almost every major market segment.
Randy provides some background… Read More
Podcast EP216: Q4 2023 is Another Strong Growth Quarter for EDA as Reviewed by Wally Rhines
Dan is joined by Dr. Walden Rhines. Wally is a lot of things, CEO of Cornami, board member, advisor to many and friend to all. In this session, he is the Executive Sponsor of the SEMI Electronic Design Market Data Report.
Wally reviews the Electronic Design Market Data report that was just released for Q4 2023. Growth continues to be… Read More
Podcast EP215: A Tour of the GlobalFoundries Silicon Photonics Platform with Vikas Gupta
Dan is joined by Vikas Gupta, senior director of product management at GlobalFoundries focused on Silicon Photonics and ancillary technologies. Vikas has close to 30 years of semiconductor experience with TI, Xilinx, AMD, GlobalFoundries, POET Technologies, and back to GlobalFoundries.
Vikas discusses the growing demands… Read More
Application-Specific Lithography: Sense Amplifier and Sub-Wordline Driver Metal Patterning in DRAM