Silvaco

Ichor Announces Greg Swyt to Succeed Retiring CFO Larry Sparks

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Monday, July 10, 2023
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Mr. Swyt, who has served as the company’s chief accounting officer since January 2022, will succeed retiring CFO Larry J. Sparks.

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  • Mr. Swyt, who has served as the company’s chief accounting officer since January 2022, will succeed retiring CFO Larry J. Sparks.
  • Mr. Sparks has agreed to remain with the company and assist in the CFO transition for up to six months.
  • Mr. Swyt, 62, joined Ichor early last year, after nearly 25 years of financial leadership roles in the semiconductor capital equipment and global electronics technology industries.
  • All of us at Ichor will miss Larry, and we wish him and his family the very best in his retirement.”

SK Powertech Adopts Silvaco’s Victory TCAD Solution for the Development of Next Generation SiC Power Devices

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Thursday, June 15, 2023
Semiconductor, Hardware, Other Technology, Technology, Software, Senior, SK Group, EDA, TCAD, Research, Temperature, SOC, IP, Computer, Silicon carbide, Memory, Silvaco

Silvaco Group, Inc. (“Silvaco”), a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and design IP, today announced that SK Powertech has adopted its Victory TCAD (Technology Computer-Aided Design) solution for power devices to accelerate research and development of its next generation SiC (Silicon Carbide) power devices.

Key Points: 
  • Silvaco Group, Inc. (“Silvaco”), a provider of TCAD, EDA software, and design IP, today announced that SK Powertech has adopted its Victory TCAD (Technology Computer-Aided Design) solution for power devices to accelerate research and development of its next generation SiC (Silicon Carbide) power devices.
  • The Victory TCAD solution enables SK Powertech to achieve significant improvements in its power management technology.
  • SK Powertech is a leading provider of compact SiC power devices for high voltage/high temperature applications serving growing end markets such as electric vehicles, railways, and alternative energy.
  • “The success of SK Powertech demonstrates the benefits of using Silvaco Victory TCAD solution for power devices.

Silvaco Announces that Teledyne e2v Expands Adoption of its Victory TCAD Solution to Further Accelerate Development of CMOS Image Sensors

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Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Semiconductor, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Technology, Software, Software, CMOS, EDA, Technology, SOC, Growth, IP, TCAD, Victory, Partnership, Memory, Group, General manager, Transport, Silicon, Medical imaging, Teledyne Technologies, Silvaco, Silvaco Group, Inc., Teledyne e2v, SILVACO GROUP, INC., TELEDYNE E2V

Silvaco Group, Inc., a leading provider of TCAD, EDA software, and Design IP, today announced that Teledyne e2v, a global leader in imaging solutions, has renewed its commitment to Silvacos Victory TCAD solution to accelerate its CMOS image sensor development.

Key Points: 
  • Silvaco Group, Inc., a leading provider of TCAD, EDA software, and Design IP, today announced that Teledyne e2v, a global leader in imaging solutions, has renewed its commitment to Silvacos Victory TCAD solution to accelerate its CMOS image sensor development.
  • Teledyne e2v has a long history of high-performance image sensor development and a long partnership with Silvaco using its TCAD software suite.
  • We have been a long-term customer of the Silvaco TCAD solution due to its comprehensive flow for image sensor design and analysis, said Ana Gonzlez Mrquez, Director of Technology & Product Development at Teledyne e2v.
  • Our 2D and 3D Victory TCAD solution provides unique technologies to simulate, analyze, and optimize optoelectronics devices and in particular CMOS image sensors.

Silvaco Names Mike Stipe as Senior VP of Worldwide Sales to Accelerate its Growth

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Electronic design automation, Semiconductor, Data management, Technology, Internet, Hardware, Silvaco, Harman Connected Services, Bsquare, Altium, Economy of California, Companies, California

Silvaco Group, Inc., a leading provider of TCAD, EDA software and design IP, today announced the appointment of Mike Stipe as Senior VP of Worldwide Sales responsible for leading the companys worldwide sales and field support team.

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  • Silvaco Group, Inc., a leading provider of TCAD, EDA software and design IP, today announced the appointment of Mike Stipe as Senior VP of Worldwide Sales responsible for leading the companys worldwide sales and field support team.
  • "Mike is an outstanding addition to Silvaco team as we continue our rapid business growth worldwide, said Dr. Taheri.
  • Prior to Silvaco, Mike served as VP of Cloud and Software sales at Zones LLC.
  • Mikes previous roles include SVP Sales at Persistent Systems, SVP Worldwide Sales & Marketing at Bsquare, President and Co-founder at Arynga (acquired by Intel), VP Sales at Teleca (acquired by Harman), VP Sales at Altium, and VP Sales & Marketing at Effnet.

Silvaco Names Greg Swyt as Chief Financial Officer

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
Semiconductor, Technology, Other Technology, Software, Networks, Internet, Hardware, Silvaco, HM Treasury

Silvaco Group, Inc., a leading provider of TCAD, EDA software and design IP, today announced the appointment of Greg Swyt as Chief Financial Officer responsible for the companys finance and accounting.

Key Points: 
  • Silvaco Group, Inc., a leading provider of TCAD, EDA software and design IP, today announced the appointment of Greg Swyt as Chief Financial Officer responsible for the companys finance and accounting.
  • "We are excited to have Greg join Silvaco.
  • Prior to joining Silvaco, Greg served as the Vice President, finance of Onto Innovation from October 2019 to June 2021 where he oversaw Onto Innovations Financial Planning, Revenue, and Treasury activities.
  • Mr. Swyt stated, I am extremely excited to join the Silvaco team.

Silvaco Announces Appointment of Industry Veteran Ernest E. Maddock to Board of Directors

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Semiconductor, Technology, Other Technology, Software, Networks, Internet, Hardware, Silvaco, TCAD, Audit committee, Maddock, Articles, Companies, Business

b'Silvaco Group, Inc., a leading provider of TCAD, EDA software and design IP, today announced the addition of Ernest E. Maddock to its board of directors.

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  • b'Silvaco Group, Inc., a leading provider of TCAD, EDA software and design IP, today announced the addition of Ernest E. Maddock to its board of directors.
  • Mr. Maddock brings a wealth of financial, business, and operational expertise to the Silvaco Board to help guide companies\xe2\x80\x99 growth domestically and globally.
  • Mr. Maddock will also serve as Chair of the Audit Committee.\n\xe2\x80\x9cErnie is an accomplished executive with strong management and financial experience in the high-technology market, \xe2\x80\x9csaid Pierre-Yves Lesaicherre, Silvaco Group\xe2\x80\x99s Chairman of the Board.
  • "The addition of Ernie to the Board of Directors will help strengthen the corporate governance of Silvaco and guide our business growth as we serve the semiconductor design community."\nMr.

Weebit Nano and Silvaco to Present Latest ReRAM Modeling Developments at IMW 2021

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Emerging technologies, Computer memory, Non-volatile random-access memory, Resistive random-access memory, Silvaco, Leti, Nano, Technology, Computing, Science and technology

Sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices Society, IMW is the premier international forum for technologists to share and learn about new developments in memory technology.

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  • Sponsored by the IEEE Electron Devices Society, IMW is the premier international forum for technologists to share and learn about new developments in memory technology.
  • The conference will be held virtually May 16 -19, 2021.\nThe IMW presentation is based on work described in a new paper from Silvaco, Weebit, and CEA-Leti, \xe2\x80\x9cA Comprehensive Oxide-Based ReRAM TCAD Model with Experimental Verification,\xe2\x80\x9d which explores new predictive and physics-based TCAD simulations for modeling Oxide-based ReRAM.
  • The work goes beyond previous ReRAM modeling attempts by accounting for the impact of current compliance on the device characteristics.
  • See: www.weebit-nano.com .\nWeebit Nano and the Weebit Nano logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Weebit Nano Ltd. in the United States and other countries.

Silicon Integration Initiative Targets New Silicon Carbide Standard SPICE Model

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Monday, May 3, 2021
Software, Networks, Nanotechnology, Hardware, Data management, Technology, Semiconductor, Other Technology, Software, Electronic design automation, Electronic engineering, OpenAccess, Proprietary software, Integrated circuits, Compact Model Coalition, Silvaco, Synopsys, Integrated circuit design, Spice, the Compact Model Coalition, the Silicon Integration Initiative (Si2), THE COMPACT MODEL COALITION, THE SILICON INTEGRATION INITIATIVE (SI2)

b'The Si2 Compact Model Coalition has voted to fund and standardize a SPICE model for silicon carbide-based metal-on-silicon field-effect transistors.

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  • b'The Si2 Compact Model Coalition has voted to fund and standardize a SPICE model for silicon carbide-based metal-on-silicon field-effect transistors.
  • Participating companies include Analog Devices, Cadence Design Systems, Infineon, Qualcomm, Siemens EDA, Silvaco and Synopsys.
  • CMC funds and supports select university and national laboratory compact model developers.
  • Its primary products include OpenAccess, the world\xe2\x80\x99s most widely used, open reference database for IC design, with a supporting standard APA.

Silvaco Appoints New Chairman of the Board

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Thursday, April 15, 2021
Software, Technology, Hardware, Semiconductor, Silvaco, Pešić, Onto Innovation, Companies

View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210415005249/en/\n\xe2\x80\x9cSilvaco is experiencing significant growth with an expanding product portfolio and growing customer base,\xe2\x80\x9d said Iliya Pesic, member of the board of directors of Silvaco Group, Inc. and previous chairman of the board.

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210415005249/en/\n\xe2\x80\x9cSilvaco is experiencing significant growth with an expanding product portfolio and growing customer base,\xe2\x80\x9d said Iliya Pesic, member of the board of directors of Silvaco Group, Inc. and previous chairman of the board.
  • Lesaicherre\xe2\x80\x99s long history of leadership in corporate governance and technology companies will be invaluable to Silvaco, as we grow our footprint in the semiconductor design market domestically and internationally.
  • He served as CEO through the company\xe2\x80\x99s merger with Rudolph Technologies, completed on October 25, 2019 to form Onto Innovation.
  • For over 35 years, Silvaco has enabled its customers to develop next generation semiconductor products in the shortest time with reduced cost.

Semiconductor Energy Laboratory and Silvaco Jointly Develop SPICE Model of Oxide Semiconductor FETs

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
Data management, Technology, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Software, Networks, Internet, Engineering, Mobile, Wireless, Hardware, Electronic design automation, Electronics industry, Semiconductor devices, Inventions, Silvaco, Field-effect transistor, Semiconductor, Indium gallium zinc oxide, Integrated circuits

The new compact model can faithfully reproduce the characteristics of oxide semiconductor FET.\nSEL and Silvaco presented a paper on the compact model of CAAC-IGZO FET at the EDTM2021 conference held in Chengdu, China, April 8-11.

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  • The new compact model can faithfully reproduce the characteristics of oxide semiconductor FET.\nSEL and Silvaco presented a paper on the compact model of CAAC-IGZO FET at the EDTM2021 conference held in Chengdu, China, April 8-11.
  • They have many years of experience and advanced knowledge in oxide semiconductor technology, to develop a compact model which has been one of the challenges in oxide semiconductor research and development.
  • The company is headquartered in Atsugi, Japan.\n*CAAC-IGZO is a registered trademark of Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.\n(Japanese trademark registration No.
  • For over 35 years, Silvaco has enabled its customers to develop next generation semiconductor products in the shortest time with reduced cost.