EDA and IP Industries Face Dickensian Quandary – Will Value Win Over Complacency?

Fundamental changes are changing the value of EDA and IP, but not for the better. Will AI be the game changer?

Semiconductor Tech Received Most Granted Patents in 2023

An annual analysis of publicly available patent data from IP management firm Anaqua found that semiconductor technologies received the most granted patents in the US in 2023, the second year in a row that semiconductors have topped the list. 

CHIPS Act, 3D-IC, AI, Open Source, and EDA-IP Tool Trends Dominate

Familiar semiconductor EDA-IP trends remain but vary in impact for 2023.

What’s New in the 2022 IEEE IP-XACT Standard? Big Reveals from the Chair

Does semiconductor IP still matter? And what does the chair of the IEEE-1685 IP-XACT standard reveal about the latest feature sets?

Three Trends Shaping the Future of EDA

As more systems companies move to design their own chips and electronic products, what are the key EDA trends impacting the pace of innovation?

IP Royalties Out – Commoditization in?

John Blyler interview Nikos Zervas, CEO of CAST IP, on the future of IP Royalties. Are they a thing of the past?

Semiconductor IP Cost and Security in the Internet-of-Things (IOT)

“IP Cost and Security in IOT” – Interview (Pt. 1) with Nikos Zervas, CEO of CAST IP, at IOT DevCon 2017.

 The Business versus the Technical side of Semiconductor IP

What are the business vs technical challenges of semi IP for price-sensitive, low-volume but still critical designs? CAST IP CEO Nikos Zervas answers these questions and more in this interview with John Blyler at DVCon Mar 2016. Originally published on…