As we look back over 2021, there have certainly been some surprises, but the industry continues to take everything in its stride.
By Brian Bailey, Semiconductor Engineering
December 30, 2021
Early in the year, everyone expected that the availability of COVID vaccines would signal the start of a return to normal, but that has certainly not been the case. Now the industry is taking a longer-term view about how to transform business, what is necessary for people to maintain their mental health, and how to create robust hybrid work environments for the future that do not discard the positives of a work-from-home period.
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“2021 was a year of supply chain shortages, especially for semiconductors,” says Bipul Talukdar, director of applications engineering in North America for SmartDV. “That was not the case for design and verification IP. In fact, based on the plethora of announcements, it was an exceptional year for all types of semiconductor IP, as well as new interface standards benefitting SoC designers and verification engineers.”