Nominations opened today for the Phil Kaufman Hall of Fame for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic System Design sponsored by the Electronic System Design Alliance (ESD Alliance) and the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation(CEDA).
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Electronic System Design Industry Logs 14.4% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in Q4 2021, ESD Alliance Reports
Electronic System Design (ESD) industry revenue increased 14.4% from $3,031.5 million in Q4 2020 to $3,468.2 million in Q4 2021, the ESD Alliance, a SEMI Technology Community, announced today in its latest Electronic Design Market Data (EDMD) report.
Faraday Launches Cortex-A53-based Platform to Accelerate FinFET SoC Development
Faraday Technology Corporation, ASIC design service and IP provider, today launched SoCreative!VI A600 SoC development platform implemented in Samsung Foundry’s 14LPP FinFET process technology.
Intel to Acquire Granulate
Intel Corporation today announced an agreement to acquire Granulate Cloud Solutions Ltd., an Israel-based developer of real-time continuous optimization software.
Cognifiber Downsizes its System for Edge Computing With Breakthrough Glass Processors
Cognifiber, a deep technology company focusing on revolutionizing photonic computing, announced the development of a glass-based photonic chip that will bring its technology one step closer to revolutionizing edge computing.

Semiconductor Time-To-Market Enhanced with Circuit Edit Solutions
New devices will require advanced FIB circuit edit capabilities that empower operation in smaller, higher density areas.
Mitsubishi Electric to Establish New Production Site for Factory Automation Control System Products
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has acquired 42,000 square meters of land in Owariasahi City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
PC Monitor Shipments Reached a Nine-Year High in 2021, but Slowdown Expected Ahead, According to IDC
The global PC monitor market continued its quarterly decline in the fourth quarter of 2021 (4Q21) with unit shipments shrinking 5.2% compared to the same quarter in 2020.
Cadence’s Dr. Anirudh Devgan to be Honored with 2021 Phil Kaufman Award on May 12
Dr. Anirudh Devgan, President and CEO of Cadence Design Systems, will be honored with the 2021 Phil Kaufman Award for Distinguished Contributions to Electronic System Design at an award ceremony and banquet Thursday, May 12.

Global Fab Equipment Spending Expected to Hit New High of $107 Billion in 2022, SEMI Reports
Industry drive to expand and upgrade capacity to push spending over $100 billion for first time.