The Semiconductor Company from Another World: The Siliconix Story, Part 3 – Molecular Electronics

After spending five years at the DH Baldwin Piano company developing photocells for optical encoders, Bill and Frances Hugle were ready for a new challenge. According to family records, Bill left for Youngwood, Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh in 1958 to help Westinghouse set up a new cleanroom at its semiconductor fab in that town. Frances followed with their four children in February 1960. However, the Hugles would not stay … Read More → "The Semiconductor Company from Another World: The Siliconix Story, Part 3 – Molecular Electronics"

The Rise of Software-Defined Vehicles: How Infineon is Driving Automotive Innovation with World’s First LPDDR Flash

How about an automotive themed Fish Fry podcast to start your Friday? My guest this week is Sandeep Krishnego from Infineon and we are investigating the world’s first LPDDR flash memory. We investigate the benefits of this new memory solution and how it will drive innovation in the next generation of automotive designs. Also this week, I check out a hidden culprit found in automotive emissions. (Spoiler Alert: … Read More → "The Rise of Software-Defined Vehicles: How Infineon is Driving Automotive Innovation with World’s First LPDDR Flash"

The Semiconductor Company from Another World: The Siliconix Story, Part 2 – Starting the Optical Encoder Industry

Bill Hugle and Frances Sarnat married in 1947 after each had earned an undergraduate degree in chemistry at the University of Chicago. The two started a business making artificial gemstones in 1948, but the venture went bust by 1951 because of a patent infringement lawsuit brought against Bill Hugle by Linde Air Products, which had hired him as a plant chemist in 1947, just before he started his side business with … Read More → "The Semiconductor Company from Another World: The Siliconix Story, Part 2 – Starting the Optical Encoder Industry"

The Network-on-Chip Pioneer: How Arteris Enabling SoC Developers to Create Physically Valid NoCs Faster

Physically aware network-on-chips take center stage in this week’s Fish Fry podcast! Andy Nightingale from Arteris and I investigate the role that network-on-chips have played in the development of SoC designs. We also discuss the details of Arteris’ FlexNoC 5 Physically Aware Network-on-Chip IP, and how a physically aware NoC can not only help you address your PPA goals but also get you to physical convergence faster. Also this … Read More → "The Network-on-Chip Pioneer: How Arteris Enabling SoC Developers to Create Physically Valid NoCs Faster"

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Posted on Jun 1 at 10:15am by Max Maxfield
Hi Fred, how can you say you are not a trendsetter while sporting that hat? Not to digress, but I last saw Deputy Dawg when I was a kid and I was unfamiliar with US accents. On re-watching it as part of this blog, I was struck by how much ...
Posted on Jun 1 at 10:07am by TexasBubba
Max, Not even close! No wandering off into the weeds and no digressing. Definitely omitted the fashion icon bit and mom was no where to be found, let alone Genia the Gorgeous. Looks like you are safe for a couple of weeks or so... I used ChatGTP for advice on ...
Posted on May 30 at 3:12pm by JimLewis
Hi Max, > I’m up to my armpits in alligators I suppose that is better than being up to your eyeballs. :) If you have enough time to click the link you will see that in 2022, OSVVM regained the title of worlds #1 VHDL verification methodology. Cheers, Jim
Posted on May 9 at 12:10am by espent
Hi Max, Yes, Jim is correct. VHDL is in fact used in more than 50% of all FPGA projects, and the survey clearly shows that VHDL is also the leading HDL for FPGA verification. I would assume that verification methodologies/libraries like UVVM and OSVVM are contributing to the strong position ...
Posted on May 8 at 1:40pm by Max Maxfield
Hi Jim -- I'm up to my armpits in alligators at the moment but all things are possible for the future -- I'll also ask Espen if he would care to comment here
Posted on May 5 at 12:10pm by JimLewis
Hi Max, It would be interesting to revisit this article using the updated numbers from the 2022 Wilson Verification Survey (released in November). See: https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/verificationhorizons/2022/11/21/part-6-the-2022-wilson-research-group-functional-verification-study/ There you can see that FPGA is dominated by VHDL. You can also see that the survey has ...
Posted on May 5 at 9:43am by Max Maxfield
I thought my jokes were bad LOL
Posted on May 4 at 1:01pm by traneusee
Why do tomatoes and potatoes wear socks in the winter? To keep their toes warm.
Posted on May 4 at 11:04am by Max Maxfield
I can't believe it -- my chum Matt Pulzer in the UK just reminded me of a classic that will be great for the little girls next door: Question: What's brown and sticky? Answer: A stick!
Posted on Apr 26 at 1:19pm by SmithChart
NM Electronics -- now there is an excellent computer history trivia question! Article full of interesting details ... great work!
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