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System on Chip design resources
September 3, 2026 -
By Stefani Munoz, EE Times
The demands of AI workloads are pushing conventional chip designs up against limits in thermal management and memory bandwidth, according to a new report published today by IP management provider Anaqua.
In response, legacy chipmakers and cloud hyperscalers are accelerating semiconductor patent filings around custom silicon, next-gen memory, and unconventional computing setups just to keep up with AI’s massive compute appetite.
If current trends hold, AI could be shifting from a temporary tailwind to the central driver of long-term semiconductor R&D investment.
Over the past five years, patent filings sitting directly at the intersection of AI and semiconductor increased by 114%, outpacing the broader combined sector’s 78% growth, according to Anaqua’s study.