Samsung
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For me, anyway, the most surprising thing about Samsung’s disappointing earnings was just how surprised many folks seemed to be. The smartphone market is a massive one, but also rather predictable if you keep just…
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Earlier this week Samsung, and I’m quoting the headline of the press release, “Unveil[ed] Comprehensive, Lifestyle-Focused Galaxy Gifts Package for Next Generation Galaxy S5”: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced its collaboration with 16 of…
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There are two Apple bear cases; only one applies to Apple, though, and the other applies to Samsung.
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An Interview with Dan Kim About Intel, Nvidia, and the U.S. Government
An interview with Dan Kim about the CHIPS program, why the U.S. took a stake in Intel, and the fraught dispute about Nvidia and China.
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Tesla and Samsung, Customer Service and Intel, The U.S. Semi Supply Chain
Tesla is making future chips with Samsung, likely cementing the Korean company as the industry’s second supplier.
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Arm’s F-1, Arm’s Risks, Arm’s Price
Arm’s F-1 is out, and while there is a reasonable plan for growth, its hard to justify the price Softbank is hoping for.
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An Interview with Chip War Author Chris Miller
An Interview with Chip War author Chris Miller about why the U.S. succeeded in chips when the USSR didn’t, globalization and the importance of Taiwan and South Korea, and China’s prospects post chip ban.
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An Interview With Jay Goldberg About the Chip Slowdown, Intel and Nvidia, and the CHIPS Act
An Interview With Jay Goldberg About the Chip Slowdown, Intel and Nvidia, and the CHIPS Act, plus Nvidia’s perfect storm, the importance of software versus chip design, and why Goldberg is so optimistic about ARM in the data center.
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Political Chips
Chips are the clearest example that economic efficiencies will not be the ultimate decider of technology’s end state: politics will play an important role.
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An Interview with “Father of the iPod” Tony Fadell
An interview with Tony Fadell about the iPod, iPhone, Apple’s history with Samsung, Nest, the future of ARM, and his new book “Build”.
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Intel vs. TSMC, How Samsung and TSMC Won, MAD Chips
Intel’s CEO is out campaigning for subsidies; his pitch doesn’t give sufficient credit to TSMC and Samsung for their success.
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TSMC’s New Japan Fabs, Google’s New Chip, The Qualcomm Squeeze
TSMC is making new trailing edge fabs in Japan; Google made a new system-on-a-chip that is less than it seems, but it explains why Qualcomm is getting squeezed

