A decade ago, only the largest chipmakers could justify investing in hardware emulation to verify their biggest SoC designs.

Combined revenue of the world’s top 10 fabless IC design companies surged by 73% YoY to more than $141.45 billion in 2Q 2026.

In the realm of high-performance IC (integrated circuit) design, symmetry is not just an aesthetic preference—it’s a critical factor for ensuring proper device functionality, especially in analog and ...

Compare eight semiconductor and chip design schools by IC design, devices, fabrication, tape-out, degree structure, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim is a principal analyst and partner at TIRIAS Research. The AI revolution is driving change in how we design and manufacture ...

Taiwan's smaller IC design firms posted a strong revenue recovery in the first half of 2026, but the gains may prove ...

IC design and verification are arguably two of the most compute-intensive design tasks for engineers, and EDA vendors are infusing artificial intelligence (AI) into design software to address ...

As many of you may have seen, we’ve passed a major milestone since Siemens announced its intent to acquire Mentor Graphics four years ago. As of January 1, 2021, “Mentor, a Siemens business” has ...

Taiwan's IC design sector is growing fast, but the gains are concentrated in memory. Combined January–August 2026 revenue at ...

Vietnam has scored another victory in its bid to move beyond back-end assembly and packaging and establish an IC design and testing presence. Mixel, an analog and mixed-signal IP developer, is opening ...