AMD
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An Interview with Ben Bajarin About Smartphones, AI, and Intel
An interview with Ben Bajarin about AI’s impact on the smartphone market, including the differing strategies between Apple and Google. Then, a long discussion about what to do about Intel.
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Intel Honesty
The best way to both save Intel and have leading edge manufacturing in the U.S. is to split the company, and for the U.S. government to pick up the bill via purchase guarantees.
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AMD Acquires ZT Systems, AMD’s Integration, Substack In-App Purchases
AMD is acquiring ZT Systems in a bid to integrate AI system design and AI chips; then, more on Apple’s creator tax
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An Interview with AMD CEO Lisa Su About Solving Hard Problems
An interview with AMD CEO Lisa Su about her path to AMD, turning around the chip maker, the AI opportunity, and competing with Nvidia.
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Nvidia Earnings, AMD Earnings, Nvidia’s Goldilocks Pitch
Nvidia crushed earnings as expected, but management’s commentary and Nvidia’s actions highlight the extent to which the company depends on being the best, not necessarily on being integrated.
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ChatGPT Enterprise, Connectors and Small Businesses, Nvidia Competitors
ChatGPT has an enterprise offering, continuing its coopetition with Microsoft. Then, an overview of Nvidia’s competitors.
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Intel Pay-Cuts, and Revisiting the Dividend Question; Investor Honesty; AMD’s Earnings
Revisiting my Intel dividend take, and admitting I had it wrong. Then, AMD’s rapid capture of marketshare in the data center is a big problem for Intel.
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More on the China Chip Ban, The AI Focus, Apple and YMTC
More on the China chip ban, including the AI motivation, and how China might interpret things differently. Plus, Apple gets a reminder that there are more considerations than costs.