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Why First-Silicon Success Is Getting Harder for System Companies

September 3, 2025

First-silicon success is getting harder.

Everyone wants their own chip. Few are hitting first-silicon success.

That’s the paradox shaping today’s semiconductor landscape.

In the 2024 Siemens EDA / Wilson Research Group Functional Verification Study, which I authored, we found that only 14% of ASIC/SoC projects achieved first-silicon success — the lowest figure in more than twenty years of tracking this data.

By Harry Foster

3 MIN READ

Siemens at DVCon India 2025: Driving the Future of Design and Verification

August 26, 2025

DVCon India 2025, taking place on September 10–11 at the Radisson Blu, Marathahalli, Bengaluru, will mark a special milestone—its 10th anniversary. Over the past decade, DVCon India has grown into one of the region’s most influential conferences for design and verification professionals. Siemens will be prominently featured across vision talks, technical papers, posters, and workshops, showcasing its leadership in AI-driven EDA, hardware-assisted verification, and formal methodologies.

By Dennis Brophy

2 MIN READ

Generative AI: The Hype, The Hope, The Hard Truths — And the Debate at DAC

June 17, 2025

The semiconductor industry is no stranger to bold claims. But few topics today spark more debate — or more genuine…

By Harry Foster

2 MIN READ

Accelerated Safety Assurance with Questa One Functional Safety Solution

June 16, 2025

Explore how the Questa One Functional Safety Solution delivers accelerated safety assurance

By Jake Wiltgen

4 MIN READ

From Rule-Based Beginnings to AI-Driven Design: Tracing the Evolution of AI in EDA

June 3, 2025

As we gear up for the 62nd Design Automation Conference (DAC) in San Francisco, one of the most anticipated events…

By Harry Foster

3 MIN READ

DFT Verification: Tackling the evolving challenges

May 29, 2025

Technological advancement continues as a blistering pace, and the demand for highly reliable systems is paramount across various industries. Safety…

By Jake Wiltgen

4 MIN READ

Closing the Gap in Software Skills for Verification Engineers

April 17, 2025

I’m excited to announce next month’s U2U (User-to-User) meeting, followed by a crucial technical training session that no hardware verification…

By Dave Rich

2 MIN READ

Got Coverage?

February 14, 2025

Welcome to 2025. What happened?! “Coverage” in August in Yosemite backpacking has a different meaning. In August? Snow? Lots of…

By Rich Edelman

3 MIN READ

DVCon 2025: A must for hardware design and verification engineers

February 12, 2025

I’ve attended every DVCon US conference since its inception, over 30 years ago. I’ve also given keynotes at DVCon India….

By Dave Rich

2 MIN READ