Archive - Vik's Newsletter

SiliWiz, Short Posts, and Discount Plans

A browser-based layout visualization tool, a new weekly column, and lower priced subscription plans.

Apr 30 •

How to Learn Chip Design With Open-Source EDA Tools

A step-by-step guide to building, simulating, documenting, and publishing your own IC designs with free and open EDA tools.

Apr 27 •

Why the Chip Industry Is Struggling to Attract the Next Generation

Six hard truths about how engineers enter, survive, and often get stuck in the chip industry — and what needs to change.

Apr 20 •

Can You Vibe Your Way Through Chip Design?

Reinforcement learning, inverse design, and the cultural shift in electronic design automation; a look at how AI is breaking design conventions in…

Apr 13 •

The Engineer’s Guide to Measurement Precision

A field-tested checklist to ensure lab accuracy, repeatability, and regulatory readiness.

Apr 6 •

March 2025

NVIDIA CuLitho and the Future of Inverse Lithography

How GPU-scale compute is reshaping mask synthesis for advanced nodes.

Mar 30 •

How Electrons Move in Semiconductors: The Science of Carrier Drift

Understanding the forces, scattering mechanisms, and mobility factors that govern charge transport.

Mar 23 •

The Silicon Photonics Moonshot: Group IV Integrated Lasers

An exploration of how group IV materials could solve the longstanding problem of silicon’s indirect bandgap, enabling monolithic photonic circuits with…

Mar 16 •

Why Fathom Light uses LiDAR in Long Range Airborne Applications

Why it makes sense to use LiDAR technology instead of radar in unmanned drones.

Mar 9 •

The Gigabit Wall: No More Need for Speed

No, we don't need mobile data rates faster than 1 Gb/s and three upcoming wireless technologies that are actively focused on features other than speed.

Mar 2 •

February 2025

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