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FortifyIQ Revolutionizes Hardware Security Analysis with Pre-silicon Security Verification

NEWTON, MA – September 30, 2021 – There is a lot of secret data around us, some less valuable and some more valuable. The most valuable secrets, such as cryptographic keys, should be given the best possible protection – and that protection starts in hardware, rather than in software. This is

Chip M&A Deals Reach $22 Billion in First Eight Months of 2021

After a surge in semiconductor merger and acquisition announcements in the second half of 2020, the strong M&A momentum carried into the beginning of 2021, with purchase agreements for chip companies, business units, product lines, and related assets reaching a total value of $15.8 billion in 1Q21, setting a record-high

Semiconductor Sales Forecast 2019-2025

IC Insights’ August and September Updates to the 2021 McClean Report featured a two part analysis on the global IC foundry market.  The total foundry market consists of pure-play foundries like TSMC, GlobalFoundries, UMC, and SMIC—companies that only produce ICs for other companies and integrated device manufacturer (IDM) foundries like Samsung and Intel that offer

Understanding Formal Verification

The world we are living today is full of complex digital systems that we need to rely on. They are becoming more sophisticated and infinite complex. Safety and security of these systems are of critical importance and repercussions of malfunctions can be catastrophic. Even with rigorous testing, there can be

The Ultimate Guide to: Integrated Circuit (IC)

Figure 1 – Example of Integrated Circuit
 
What is an Integrated Circuit?
 
 
An integrated circuit is defined as a set of electronic circuits on one small flat piece of semiconductor material, most frequently silicon. It is also referred to as an IC, a chip, or an

BRUCO IC Opens 3rd Design Office in Berlin, Germany

Bruco Integrated Circuits is very pleased to announce that on September 1st, 2021 our first design office abroad has been officially opened in Berlin, Germany. Bruco IC has already design offices in Borne (HQ) and Nijmegen, the Netherlands, and a RF measurement laboratory in Borne, the Netherlands.
 

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