With TSMC - the world's top pure-play foundry - anticipating record-high capex levels this year, semiconductor equipment vendors particularly those engaged in TSMC's supply chain...

Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) is urging the local industry and academy to devote more efforts to R&D on electronic design automation (EDA) to fill Taiwan's...

Ansys has increased its R&D workforce in Taiwan by 50% to support its local chipmaking partners, according to Roger Lee, company country manager for Taiwan.

More China-based firms have become keen on in-house development of new-generation CPUs and GPUs, allowing Taiwan IC design service providers, especially those associated with TSMC,...

TSMC's suppliers including IC design service companies, EDA and IP providers, and photomask and equipment suppliers are expected to post better-than-expected sales results for the...

While Moore's Law is approaching its physical limits, only a few could still afford the expensive game of process shrink. And when the post-Moore's Law era comes, semiconductor firms,...

TSMC is widely expected to adjust downward its revenue and profit guidance for 2019 at its upcoming investor conference set for July 18 due to recent operational hiccups. But the...

TSMC has announced the expansion of its open innovation platform (OIP) cloud alliance, with Mentor Graphics joining inaugural members Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cadence, Microsoft...

Samsung Electronics has announced that its 5nm FinFET process technology is complete in its development and is ready for customers' samples.

Along with increasingly advanced foundry technologies, IC design cost has sharply hiked, prompting chip designers to use cloud computing services to undertake EDA (electronic design...

Xiamen IC Design Public Service Platform has played a crucial role in helping China IC designers operating in the country's southeastern port city upgrade their design and innovation...

Having developed a solid presence in Armenia, US-based electronic design automation (EDA) solutions provider Synopsys has spared no efforts fostering young Armenia IT talent through...

Through attending various commercial activities hosted by the World Information Technology and Services Alliances (WITSA), Taiwan information software and hardware firms can more...

Taiwan tech startup FootPrintKu (FPK) has newly released an AI-based EDA cloud management platform seeking to build universal standard design specs for electronics parts by leveraging...

EDA vendor Cadence Design Systems is scheduled to start operating a new subsidiary in Nanjing, China in September, according to industry sources.

With TSMC ramping up its 7nm chip output and gearing up for 5nm risk production, the foundry's ecosystem partners including equipment and photomask suppliers, IP developers and EDA...

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Cadence Design Systems have collaborated to release a system-in-package (SiP) EDA solution that addresses the challenges of designing...

EDA vendor Synopsys has introduced its complete DesignWare high bandwidth memory-2 (known as HBM2) IP solution consisting of controller, PHY and verification IP, enabling designers...

Globalfoundries' 22nm FD-SOI process, dubbed 22FDX, has obtained orders from Shanghai Fudan Microelectronics, according to industry sources.

Globalfoundries has unveiled a new 12nm FD-SOI semiconductor technology. Building on the success of its 22FDX offering, the company's next-generation 12FDXplatform is designed for...

EDA and IC design service companies have been approached by many of their customers for design services despite seasonality, and have expressed optimism about their performance in...

Cadence Design Systems has announced the delivery of the new Virtuoso advanced-node platform that is enabled for all 10nm FinFET designs. This next-generation custom design platform...

Mentor Graphics has announced its Veloce VirtuaLAB Ethernet environment with support for 25Gb, 50Gb and 100Gb Ethernet designs. VirtuaLAB is Mentor Graphics' platform for delivering...

Mentor Graphics chairman and CEO Wally Rhines has indicated that Mentor's design for test (DFT) and physical verification tools will be what distinguishes the EDA company in the development...

The global EDA (electronic design automation) market has been growing at a rapid pace since the 2008 financial crisis, sustaining a growth rate higher than the industry's average...