24 Nov 2025 Rob Aslett
LLM Benchmarking Workshop Slated for Dec. 9th
On December 9, 2025, the Si2 LLM Benchmarking Coalition (LBC) is holding a hybrid in-person/virtual workshop in Sunnyvale, CA. Leaders from 16 semiconductor design and EDA companies and 8 academic/research...
21 Nov 2025 Rob Aslett
ICMC 2026 Announces Call for Papers
The 2026 International Compact Modeling Conference (ICMC), co-sponsored by IEEE EDS, will be held in Long Beach CA on July 30-21, 2026. The conference has recently issued a call for...
10 Oct 2025 Rob Aslett
Si2 Names NVIDIA, Synopsys Technologists to Lead New LLM Benchmarking Coalition
AUSTIN, Texas, October 8 – The Silicon Integration Initiative today announced the chair and vice chair of the Si2 Large Language Model Benchmarking Coalition (LBC), a collaborative industry initiative and...
4 Sep 2025 Rob Aslett
Si2 Publishes its 2025 Annual Report
The Silicon Integration Initiative announced today that it has published The Si2 2025 Annual Report that spans September 2024 through September 2025. The report can be viewed using the link...
2 Sep 2025 Rob Aslett
ICMC Organizers Receive Annual Si2 Power of Partnerships Award
The Silicon Integration Initiative has announced recipients of the 2025 Si2 Power of Partnerships Award, presented annually to recognize Si2 member teams that make substantial contributions to the field of...
2 Jul 2025 Rob Aslett
Pankaj Kukkal Reelected Board Chair of Si2
Pankaj Kukkal, executive vice president of MCU/MPU Engineering for NXP Semiconductors, has been reelected to a fourth term as board chair of the Silicon Integration Initiative for 2025-2026. Kukkal joined the...
1 Jul 2025 Rob Aslett
Successful Inaugural ICMC Completes
On June 26, 27 2025 the Compact Model Coalition (CMC) brought 80 academic and industry partners together for the inaugural International Compact Modeling Conference (ICMC) in San Francisco. The ICMC...
26 Jun 2025 Rob Aslett
Si2 LLM Benchmarking Coalition Kicks off
The Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2) is announcing the creation of the LLM benchmarking coalition (LBC) where industry and academic members will work together to improve benchmarking and expedite the development...
17 May 2025 Rob Aslett
Join us at Si2 Sponsored Events at DAC
Si2 will be hosting several events at DAC this year on Sunday June 22 and Tuesday June 24. Some are open to the public while others are only open to...
17 May 2025 Rob Aslett
Register for the International Compact Modeling Conference on 6/26-6/27
Advanced registration is open for the inaugural International Compact Modeling Conference. Visit the ICMC 2025 conference website for more information on the logistics, speakers, and program. The Compact Model Coalition...