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Si2 is a leading research and development consortium providing standard interoperability solutions for integrated circuit design tools…
Higher operating frequencies, more mixed-signal content and lower device tolerances are spurring demand for compact model simulation…
A standard API and reference implementation, OpenAccess is the world’s most-used IC design database, providing design tool interoperability…
Si2’s newest initiative, OpenStandards is charged with the development of new standards for industry-wide use in integrated circuit design…
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Si2 Workshop Explores Global Effort to Measure AI Compute Capacity and InfrastructureJanuary 6, 2021 - 9:45 AM
Intel, Microsoft, IBM Technologists Elected to Si2 OpenAccess Coalition Leadership PostsDecember 10, 2020 - 9:35 AM
Dr. Leigh Anne Clevenger Named Si2 Director, OpenStandardsDecember 2, 2020 - 10:16 AM
Si2 Compact Model Coalition Releases Vital Updates to Industry Workhorse BSIM-BulkSeptember 30, 2020 - 2:11 PM
Si2 Workshop Explores Global Effort to Measure AI Compute Capacity and Infrastructure
/in AI/ML, Artificial Intelligence, Frontpage, Machine Learning, Special Interest Group /by Terry BerkeAn international effort to assess artificial intelligence compute capacity and help governments make informed AI infrastructure investments is the focus of an online workshop hosted by Silicon Integration Initiative, January 29, 8:00-10:00 am PST. Keith Strier, vice president, Worldwide AI Initiatives at NVIDIA, will discuss the AI Compute Task Force created in early 2020 by […]
Intel, Microsoft, IBM Technologists Elected to Si2 OpenAccess Coalition Leadership Posts
/in Frontpage, OpenAccess, Silicon Integration Initiative, Uncategorized /by Terry BerkeRaymond Rodriguez, director of Strategic CAD Capabilities at Intel, has been elected to a one-year term as chair of the Silicon Integration Initiative OpenAccess Coalition board of directors. Ben Bowers, principal design engineer at Microsoft, was elected OAC vice-chair. Gregory Schaeffer, senior software engineer at IBM, was reelected as the OpenAccess Change Team co-architect. The […]
Dr. Leigh Anne Clevenger Named Si2 Director, OpenStandards
/in AI/ML, Artificial Intelligence, Frontpage, Machine Learning, OpenStandards /by Terry BerkeSilicon Integration Initiative has selected Dr. Leigh Anne Clevenger as director of OpenStandards, effective January 1, 2021. She will replace Jerry Frenkil, who has served in this role since 2015. Frenkil will remain with Si2 as an advisor to staff, board, and member companies on adoption of the IEEE 2416 Unified Power Modeling Standard. Since […]
Si2 Compact Model Coalition Releases Vital Updates to Industry Workhorse BSIM-Bulk
/in Compact Model, Frontpage /by Terry BerkeThe Si2 Compact Model Coalition has released important updates to the popular BSIM-Bulk standard, a compact SPICE model developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and supported by developers at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Three years in the making, the latest version of BSIM-Bulk offers improved accuracy, convergence and performance over […]
Manny Sifakis Named Qualcomm Representative To Si2 OpenAccess Coalition
/in Frontpage, OpenAccess /by Terry BerkeEmmanuel (Manny) Sifakis has been named Qualcomm’s representative to the Si2 OpenAccess Coalition. Manny is currently senior staff engineering manager at Qualcomm, where he leads the CAD IP Quality and Design Management teams. Manny has more than 15 years of experience in the VLSI field. His roles have ranged from RTL to GDS delivery of […]
Si2 Compact Model Coalition Offers Automatic Rule-Checking Software to Members and Developers
/in Compact Model, Frontpage /by Terry BerkeCMC Technical Advisor Geoffrey Coram of Analog Devices has developed and contributed device model rule-enforcing software to Si2. Known as Verilog-A Model Pythonic Rule Enforcer, or VAMPyRE, the software is a standalone compact model parser and checker written in Python. VAMPyRE checks compact model implementation for a variety of problematic errors, such as hidden-state variables, […]
Si2 Publishes White Paper on Expanding Use of AI/ML in Semiconductor Electronic Design
/in AI/ML, Frontpage, White Paper /by Terry BerkeA new Silicon Integration Initiative white paper identifies a common data model as the most critical need to accelerate the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in semiconductor electronic design automation. The white paper, produced by a 20-member Si2 Special Interest Group, reports on findings of a global survey that identifies planned usage and […]
Rahul Goyal of Intel Re-elected Board Chair of Silicon Integration Initiative
/in Board, Frontpage, Uncategorized /by Terry BerkeAUSTIN, Texas — Rahul Goyal, vice president and director of R&D strategic enablement at Intel, has been re-elected to a one-year term as chairman of the board of directors of Silicon Integration Initiative, a leading research and development joint venture that provides standard interoperability solutions for integrated circuit design tools. Besides Intel, other companies represented […]
Si2 Announces 2020 Power of Partnerships Award Winners
/in Frontpage, Uncategorized /by Terry BerkeAUSTIN, Texas – Semiconductor design experts from industry and academia are this year’s winners of the Silicon Integration Initiative’s Power of Partnerships Award, recognizing the Si2 team that has made the most significant contributions to the field of electronic design automation. Led by Jerry Frenkil, Si2 director of OpenStandards, members of the Unified Power Model […]
Executives from Siemens, Qualcomm and Samsung Join Si2 Board of Directors
/in Board, Frontpage /by Terry BerkeAUSTIN, Texas—Silicon Integration Initiative, a leading research and development joint venture that provides standard interoperability solutions for semiconductor design tools, announced today the election of its 2020-2021 board of directors. Joining the Si2 board this year are: Juan C. Rey, vice president of Engineering, Mentor, a Siemens Business Pankaj Kukkal, vice president, EDA, Emulation and […]
Jeff Brubaker of Synopsys Joins Si2 OpenAccess Change Team
/in Frontpage, OpenAccess /by Terry BerkeJeff Brubaker, infrastructure architect for Custom Compiler at Synopsys, has been elected to the Si2 OpenAccess Change Team. OpenAccess, the world’s most widely used, open-reference database for IC design, creates authentic interoperability between EDA companies and semiconductor designers and manufacturers. Jeff started working on custom design tools at Avanti in 2000 and joined Synopsys in […]
Si2 Launches Survey on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in EDA
/in AI/ML, Frontpage, Special Interest Group /by Terry BerkeSi2 has launched an industry-wide survey to identify planned usage and structural gaps for prioritizing and implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning in semiconductor electronic design automation. The survey is organized by a recently formed Si2 Special Interest Group chaired by Joydip Das, senior engineer, Samsung Electronics, and co-chaired by Kerim Kalafala, senior technical staff […]