Scaling 3D IC design: Trends, challenges and practical workflows

Part 1: The reticle limit, advanced packaging and the multiphysics challenge Authors: Kevin Rinebold and Andras Vass-Varnai, Ph.D. This blog…

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Beyond the limits of silicon: Why 3D IC is the next frontier of innovation

Guest author: Bob Patti, President of NHanced Semiconductors For decades, the semiconductor industry followed a predictable rhythm: shrink the transistors,…

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Two systems, one goal: understanding PLM vs. IPLM in 3D IC design

Guest author: Vishal Moondhra, VP of Solutions Engineering for Perforce IPLM Your team just made a critical design change to…

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Five Key Trends of Co-Packaged Optics (CPO) in 2026

For years, data-center performance scaled by following a familiar playbook: faster GPUs, higher SerDes rates, and increasingly aggressive board designs….

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Six Key Trends Redefining 3D IC Packaging in the AI Era

Some say we are officially in the Post-Moore’s Law world.  Moore himself closed his seminal paper by mentioning the “day…

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AI is reshaping the 3D IC design ecosystem: Key trends to watch in 2026

Headlines on how the global AI race leads to the shortages of GPUs are in no short supply. Behind those…

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Key Thermal Advances Driving Next-Gen AI Chip Design in 2026

AI is hot — literally.  As we bid farewell to a transformative year of 2025, there’s no doubt that the AI chip underwent substantial changes. As AI compute is pushing…

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Unlock advanced chiplet design success: Discover the Siemens EDA Heterogeneous Integration eBook series

The future of semiconductor innovation is rapidly shifting from monolithic chips to advanced, multi-chiplet architectures. As devices demand greater power,…

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The Missing Piece for Chiplet Success

Chiplets are revolutionizing the semiconductor industry, enabling unprecedented levels of integration, performance, and flexibility. By breaking complex designs into smaller,…