
The business and technology of semiconductors. Alpha for engineers and investors alike.
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 25 | Founded | 4 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Technology | |||

Google's Cloud Next 2026 keynote? Fire. 🔥
The TPU is now two chips instead of one — 8t for training, 8i for inference — but more interestingly, it's two scale-up networking topologies too.
Austin Lyons (Chipstrat) and Vik Sekar (Vik's Newsletter) ... more
Matt Steiner, VP of Monetization Infrastructure, Ranking & AI Foundations at Meta, walks through how Meta's ad system actually works, and why the infrastructure behind it differs from what you'd build for LLMs.
We cover Andromeda (retrieval on a cus... more
Austin and Vik discuss Credo's acquisition of Dust Photonics, XPO as the new standard for scale-out (maybe instead of CPO?) and some thoughts about Nuvacore entering the CPU scene for agentic AI.
Gavin Baker's tweet: x.com/GavinSBaker/status... more
In this episode, Austin and Vik discuss if Intel is finally back with CPU partnerships with Google, and heterogeneous inference with SambaNova, while market cap soars above $300B. Vik tries to get his OpenClaw instance to dream every night.
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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. 🚀🚀
Thankyou. Absolutely and wholeheartedly love your show. Both your Substack are joy to read. Every. Single. Time.
With gratitude 🙏
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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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