Blogs
This Fourth of July, the scarcest thing in American silicon isn’t a building. It’s the engineers who design what the building prints.
If you’ve been laid off from a chip company, contract engineering may be faster and more lucrative than your next FTE search. Here’s an honest breakdown.
Is your next role genuinely principal-level? Break down what real ownership looks like for DFT, FPGA, RTL, DV, physical design, and embedded firmware engineers.
Defense or commercial semiconductor? A real comparison of comp, pace, skill trajectory, and fit for mid-career engineers deciding between tracks. From the firm that staffs both.
What sets DFT, FPGA, RTL, and embedded firmware contract rates? Game 7 breaks down the real factors: node experience, tape-out count, clearance premium, W2 vs C2C.
Map your design verification career, breaking down 5 levels of DV engineering with real titles, tools, and ownership at each rung.
Scan chain architecture, compression ratios, and Memory BIST strategy set your per-unit test cost before floorplan starts. Here is what that means for DFT architect hiring.
Verification engineers are among the hardest fills in semiconductor right now. Here's why the shortage exists, what great DV looks like at each level, and why the timing is right.
Three simultaneous demand waves are reshaping embedded firmware. Here's what's driving them, why ASIL-D experience commands a premium, and how to pick your specialization.
AI chip prototyping, defense demand, and SoC complexity have changed what FPGA engineering is worth. Here's where the market is going and what the best engineers are doing differently.