With the rapid development of various digital innovations such as Generative AI, the demand for high-performance chips in the market has surged dramatically, leading to increased complexity in chip ...

Apple has bought IC Mask Design, a firm specializing in the layout of chips and processors. Apple is continuously acquiring companies, and most recently appears to have been buying ones concerned with ...

Achieving efficiency in integrated circuit (IC) design while maintaining design quality is not just a goal, but a necessity. Designers constantly strive to strike a balance between ever-tightening ...

V-Chip, a subsidiary of Sai Microelectronic, has established a new IC design facility in Penang in September 2025.

Wistron ITS (WITS), a subsidiary of the Wistron Group, has officially launched a new Semiconductor Business Unit, marking its strategic shift from traditional IT services toward integrated circuit (IC ...

For the most part, we’ve all been doing integrated circuit (IC) and system-on-chip (SoC) layout the same way for decades. Designers put together the design, be it intellectual property (IP), block, or ...

In the first of a multi-part series on how to design a custom chip for under $1,000, our Analog Editor gets you started with a Magnificent 7 list of textbooks. TinyTapeout offers a course that ...

Cadence is ushering in “the future for custom analog design” with Virtuoso Studio. The San Jose, California-based company said the new platform takes care of many of the challenges its customers face ...

GEORGE TOWN, July 10 — Penang today officially opened its chip design academy (PCDA) to train 1,000 engineers specialising in integrated circuit (IC) design in the next five years. Penang chief ...