To understand SkyWater’s origins, one must first rewind to the convergence of national security and semiconductor manufacturing. For decades, the U.S. military and intelligence agencies relied on advanced microelectronics built on American soil. Semiconductors powered guidance systems, radars and signal processors from the Cold War era onward.
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As PCIe 5.0 and 6.0 dominate headlines in the semiconductor industry, it’s tempting for every SoC design team to reach for the newest protocol available. But not every application needs blazing-fast 32GT/s throughput—and not every market segment can afford the power, complexity, and cost penalties that come with bleeding-edge PHYs.
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As factories, process plants, and robotics platforms become increasingly intelligent and interconnected, the demand for stable, low-latency data links has pushed Ethernet deeper into embedded systems. However, since designing Ethernet connectivity into industrial chips comes with its technical and logistical hurdles, engineers may face challenges when implementing Ethernet in industrial
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BELGIUM – October 21, 2025 – Sofics BV, a world leading solution provider specializing in physical layout and design, with a focus on the built-in robustness of integrated circuits that demand superior power, performance, and area (PPA), today announced the successful tape-out of a new test chip on TSMC N4C
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Santa Clara, California, RISC-V Summit — October 22, 2025 — Semiconductor intellectual property provider CAST today announced the CAST Catalyst™ Program, a new way for embedded system developers to adopt RISC-V processors faster and with less risk. Catalyst combines CAST’s proven 32-bit RISC-V processor IP cores with simplified configurations, flexible
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October 21, 2025 — Hsinchu, Taiwan — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world’s leading semiconductor foundry, today announced plans to break ground on its new 1.4 nanometer (A14) fabrication facility in Taichung, Taiwan, on November 5, 2025. The groundbreaking marks a major milestone in TSMC’s ongoing roadmap toward next-generation
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