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The business and technology of semiconductors. Alpha for engineers and investors alike.

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Huawei dropped a paper claiming 1.4nm-class performance without EUV, and the internet immediately declared ASML dead and US export controls useless. Austin and Vik recorded one day after Memorial Day to unpack what Huawei actually announced at ISCAS ... more

Spend one hour here and you've caught up on the entire arc of semiconductor lithography. Austin and Vik run a masterclass on the technology that decides who gets to make leading-edge chips, and why so few companies can afford to.

The thread is econo... more

Cerebras IPO is the only thing to talk about this week. 🔥

IPO prices at $185/share. Pops nearly 70% right after. The first wafer-scale chip company to make it public — after a 40-year curse killed every prior attempt.

A water-cooler-style convo on... more

Gimlet Labs runs an inference cloud built on heterogeneous silicon. Their software traces a PyTorch workload, segments it into its component parts, and schedules each piece onto the best-suited hardware — connecting chips from different vendors on a ... more

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Recent Guests

Vik Shekhar
Contributor from Vicks Newsletter
Vicks Newsletter
Episode: Huawei's Tau Scaling Law: Is the "EUV Killer" Real?
Vik Sekar
Co-host and expert guest discussing Google TPU networking
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Episode: Masterclass on Google's TPU v8 Networking
Matt Steiner
VP of Monetization Infrastructure, Ranking and AI Foundations at Meta
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Episode: Meta VP Matt Steiner on Ads Infra, GPUs, MTIA, and LLM-Written Kernels
Reiner Pope
Co-founder and CEO of MatX
MatX
Episode: Reiner Pope (MatX): Designing AI Chips From First Principles for LLMs

Hosts

Austin Lyons
Co-host with deep coverage of Semi Doped topics; multiple episode appearances.
Vik Sekar
Co-host with focus on newsletters and industry analysis; affiliated with Vik's Newsletter.
Vik Shaker
Co-host and newsletter author; recurring contributor on technical topics.

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 21 ratings
  • Amazing Amazing! 🩶👾

    Semi Doped has quickly become my absolute favorite due to its insightful and well-researched content, including detailed interviews with industry experts and comprehensive analysis of current trends.

    I always learn something new from every episode, thanks to the clear explanations that make even the most complex topics accessible and understandable.

    Thanks so much, Vik and Austin, for all the hard work! Your effort truly means a lot. 🚀🚀

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Overclocked Espresso
    United States3 months ago
  • Best thing to listen if you’re into tech and semiconductor space

    Thankyou. Absolutely and wholeheartedly love your show. Both your Substack are joy to read. Every. Single. Time.

    With gratitude 🙏

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Iuy123
    India5 months ago

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Semi Doped consistently delivers deep technical and market insights for engineers and investors.
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Listeners praise accessible explanations of complex AI hardware topics and clear episode takeaways.

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#196
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#233
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Reiner Pope (MatX): Designing AI Chips From First Principles for LLMs
Q: How do you justify the shift from software and hardware lock-in to a multi-vendor approach?
The company argues that the traditional software lock-in is not as strong as it seems because ecosystems are multi-platform, and customers can benefit from hardware diversity when performance and efficiency are optimized through memory-aware architectures.
Reiner Pope (MatX): Designing AI Chips From First Principles for LLMs
Q: What is MatX aiming to build and why is it different from GPUs?
MatX targets a first-principles hardware design optimized for large language models, prioritizing matrix-multiply throughput, a memory hierarchy that unifies SRAM and HBM, and multi-platform software to reduce lock-in, with a roadmap designed for data-center scale rather than repurposing general GPUs.

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What is Semi Doped about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A technology-focused show about the business and engineering of semiconductors and AI hardware. Episodes center on memory dynamics, multi-vendor silicon strategies, data-center AI infrastructure, and the economics of owning versus renting hardware, with nuanced takes on interconnects, optics, and accelerator ecosystems. Hosts mix market analysis, technical debates, and anecdotes from field deployments and startups, often exploring open-source and compiler software questions alongside hardware architecture. The format often features high-level industry outlooks, practical implications for engineers and executives, and guest perspectives from chip designers and researchers, making it valuable for both industry professionals and investors seek... more

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