As China accelerates its push for chip self-reliance, EDA — often called the “mother of chips” — is moving into the spotlight. According to EE Times China, Shanghai-based Univista filed for IPO guidance on December 26, marking a key milestone for the five-year-old domestic EDA firm’s entry...

As part of its semiconductor self-reliance strategy, China has been intensifying efforts to strengthen its domestic EDA sector. According to ijiwei, the country’s leading EDA provider, Empyrean, announced a major investment move: together with Guangdong Hengqin Yueao Deep Cooperation Zhongjiwan En...

The tech layoff wave has reached Synopsys, the EDA heavyweight powering much of the world’s chip design. As noted by Reuters, the company plans to cut about 10% of its workforce, roughly 2,000 employees, as it shifts investment toward new growth areas, according to a regulatory filing released on...

According to ijiwei, citing Yicai, Qiyunfang, a subsidiary of SiCarrier—a fast-rising Chinese semiconductor equipment firm reportedly linked to Huawei—has unveiled two domestically developed EDA products with fully independent intellectual property rights at China’s SEMiBAY. As the report s...

According to ijiwei, Chinese EDA giant Empyrean Technology has reportedly launched the country’s first full-process EDA solution for memory chips that supports mass production of Flash and DRAM, enabling one-stop design–verification–manufacturing. The report adds that the solution is expected ...