TSMC
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Understanding the path the semiconductor industry took to today both shows where China needs to go and also explains why the risks for geopolitical conflict are higher than ever.
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TSMC showed the power of modularization, and now they are core to the U.S. national security strategy.
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U.S. Intel
The U.S. taking an equity stake in Intel is a terrible idea; it also happens to be the least bad idea to make Intel Foundry viable.
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China AI Chips, A China Chip Control Framework, Whither HBM
President’s Trump plan for the U.S. to get paid by Nvidia and AMD for China exports is dubious, but overall policy is headed in the right direction.
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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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TSMC Earnings; A16 and TSMC’s Approach to Backside Power; Intel Earnings, Architecture, and AI
TSMC and Intel’s approach to backside power are downstream of their cultures: customer-centric versus self-serving. It may doom the latter.
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An Interview with Dan Kim and Hassan Khan About CHIPS
An interview with Dan Kim and Hassan Khan about their work distributing CHIPS program money, and why they are optimistic about U.S. industrial policy going forward.
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Nvidia H20 Restricted in China, The Huawei CloudMatrix 384, Whither Chip Controls
It appears that Nvidia will never be allowed to sell AI accelerators to China again, even crappy ones, while Huawei makes its own supercomputer with outside help.
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More TSMC Fabs in the U.S., Taiwan’s Trump Card
TSMC announced new fabs in the U.S., but without dates and processes it’s safe to assume Taiwan is keeping its Silicon Shield.
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AI Promise and Chip Precariousness
The AI industry is more exciting than ever, but the chip situation is very precarious and requires drastic action.
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An Interview with Jon Yu About YouTube and Making Semiconductors
An interview with Asianometry founder Jon Yu about starting and running a successful YouTube channel, how semiconductors are made, and the past and future of Intel and TSMC.
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AI Diffusion Regulations, Closing Loopholes, The Objections
The Biden administration has a raft of new regulations aimed at limiting AI exports; the motivation makes sense, but the precedent and second-order effects are worrisome.