Category: Silicon
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Peak Custom?
Have we reached the high water mark of custom silicon? Probably not, but we can probably see it from here.
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Intel the Gordian Knot
No one wants to buy Intel’s fabs, and their bottomless funding needs, but the company probably cannot be sold without someone taking them on.
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TSMC is in a Good Mood
TSMC reported earnings yesterday, and the management team seemed very happy about things. Their numbers came in ahead of expectations, and their outlook seemed very positive. AI is very good for TSMC.…
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Marvell’s Custom Silicon Business
Marvell has a better book of custom silicon designs than many give it credit for, but we still have a lot of longer-term questions about the health of this business.
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Can Analog Be Exciting Again?
We have recently been fielding a few conversations about the future of analog chip companies. Amidst all the recent excitement around AI and all the digital semis that requires, many people forget…
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Marvell goes all-in on the hyperscalers
Marvell is now a hyper-scaler supplier. For better or worse.
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The Real End of Moore’s Law
If TSMC raises its prices as high as we are hearing they intend, then many companies will have no choice but to step off the curve of Moore’s Law. Maybe having an…
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Intel – Seriously, What Comes Next?
All of which lays bare the cold hard truth – Intel’s Board is failing.
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Intel – So what now?
Like many, we woke to the news yesterday that Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger is retiring. We have been writing a lot about this over the past year, so we were shocked but…