Chips
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Moore’s Law is not yet dead, nor is Moore’s Precept, even if AI computes differently. Addressing both is the key to succeeding with the China chip ban.
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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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Intel Concerns, Fubo Blocks Venu
Intel Concerns, Fubo Blocks Venu
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Intel Earnings, Intel’s Nadir
Intel’s earnings were bad again, but the downward movement in the stock should have been priced in years ago; current management, meanwhile, can’t be evaluated for at least two more years.
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TSMC Earnings, The AI Milestone
TSMC’s earnings included the milestone of high-performance computing — including AI — surpassing smartphones; the next milestone is Apple no longer being TSMC’s leading-edge customer.
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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 Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman About Apple and AI
An interview with Danial Gross and Nat Friedman about Apple’s impressive WWDC keynote, whether or not we are in a bubble, and the future outlook for AI.
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Apple Intelligence is Right On Time
Apple is expected to announce a range of AI features at WWDC; the company is well placed to benefit from AI: they are not too late, but right on time.
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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 at Computex, Nvidia’s Roadmap, Horizontal Nvidia
Nvidia’s keynote was notable for how different it was than GTC in March. It was more like the Nvidia of old, and that misses the mark of how the company has won.
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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.