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AMD released strong earnings for the quarter and strong optimism on growth for the year. Investors were hoping for more growth, which outlines the current challenge of many companies to manage investor expectations around AI as a whole, not just their company’s outlook. Key Takeaways AMD raised its
ReadIntel announced earnings today that despite the weak guide sets them up for a strong 2024 and the full road to recovery and leadership looks to continue to be clear. Key Takeaways Continued execution of 5 nodes in 4 years remains on track Product recovery in data center and client leads to strong pr
ReadWe recently surveyed owners of Oculus Quest VR headsets in order to gauge their sentiment regarding the overall product experience of the Meta Oculus Quest as a product. As we suspected, owners of the Meta Quest were overwhelmingly positive about the device, and the core experiences. Perhaps most in
ReadIn this episode of The Circuit, Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss their experience at CES and the presence of AI in various products. They explore the evolution of massage chairs and the AI wash in the industry. They also analyze the two tracks of AI at CES, with a more muted presence in big…
ReadTSMC latest earnings commentary provides a positive outlook for the semiconductor industry in 2024. Key Takeaways Revenue Growth Forecast: TSMC expects 2024 to be a year of healthy growth with a projected increase in revenue of low-mid 20% in US$ terms. This growth is expected to outperform the wide
ReadRather than an end of year predictions piece, I find it is more helpful to look at what some of the big debates/questions for 2024 will be surrounding the technology industry. Winners in AI We are at the beginning of an infrastructure build-out cycle very much similar to similar build-outs around th
ReadIntel’s AI Everywhere event showcased the formal launch of Intel Core Ultra and their next-generation server CPU. The event highlighted a turning point for Intel regarding product architecture and manufacturing. Key Takeaways Intel emphasized its scale as one of the key reasons it will play a sig
ReadAt Lattice’s first developer event, the company continues to exercise its lead in mid to low range FPGAs with continued emphasis on low-power FPGA performance. Lattice Semiconductor estimates the amount of FPGAs to be deployed over the next 10 years to ~10B and their latest developer conference demo
ReadYesterday, AMD held an event launching a range of new products focused on AI as the event was themed Advancing AI. Key Takeaways increased its AI Accelerator TAM outlook to $400B+ in 2027 (up from $150B) driven by a faster pace of AI infrastructure buildout MI300X Official Launch with detailed specs
ReadIn the latest episode of the Circuit, Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the role technology exploration plays in showcasing the limitations of our current computing capabilities. Below is a summary of the topics covered. Exploring the Edge of Tomorrow: Technology’s Frontier in Consumer Products I
ReadAt Amazon’s yearly event, highlighting all the ways AWS is continuing to innovate around cloud platforms and infrastructure, they unveiled updates to two key parts of their custom silicon stack. Graviton 4 and Tranium 2. Key Takeaways On it’s fourth generation, Graviton continues to offer increased
ReadAs expected, Nvidia had a beat and raise. Below are key takeaways from the quarter and the call. Key Takeaways Nvidia’s guide and commentary should quell any concerns about growth into 2024 A key question from investors was on fending off competitors, CEO Jensen Huang articulated compelling cases fo
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