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A podcast about the business and market of semiconductors

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In this episode of The Circuit, hosts Ben Bajarin n and Jay Goldberg speak with Mark Wade, CEO of IR Labs, and Jesse Leiter, VP of Capital Strategy and Investor Relations. The conversation focuses on the necessity of solving the interconnect bottlene... more

In this episode of The Circuit, host Ben Bajarin sits down with Apple's product marketing and engineering leaders at Apple Park to unpack their latest silicon and hardware announcements. The discussion explores the benefits of Apple’s vertically inte... more

In this episode, Ben and Jay discuss the launch of their firm's new AI knowledge agent, Atlas, before diving into Broadcom's latest earnings and the growing complexity of modeling the custom ASIC market. They debate the semiconductor supply chain bot... more

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg break down NVIDIA’s earnings, examining how supply constraints shape growth and rising component costs pressure margins. They discuss NVIDIA’s financing commitments to neoclouds and the risks of using its balance sheet to... more

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Recent Guests

Mark Wade
CEO and co-founder of IR Labs
IR Labs
Episode: Conversation with Ayar Labs CEO Mark Wade on Silicon Photonics, Co-Packaged Optics, and Next-Gen AI Infrastructure
Jesse Leiter
Head of Capital Strategy and Investor Relations
IR Labs
Episode: Conversation with Ayar Labs CEO Mark Wade on Silicon Photonics, Co-Packaged Optics, and Next-Gen AI Infrastructure
Tom Boger
Lead product marketing for the Mac and the iPad
Apple
Episode: EP 192: Talking Apple Silicon with Apple's Tom Boger, Kaiann Drance, and Sri Santhanam
Kaiann Drance
Product Marketing for iPhone and Watch
Apple
Episode: EP 192: Talking Apple Silicon with Apple's Tom Boger, Kaiann Drance, and Sri Santhanam
Sri Santhanam
Head of the Silicon Engineering Group
Apple
Episode: EP 192: Talking Apple Silicon with Apple's Tom Boger, Kaiann Drance, and Sri Santhanam
Jeremy Werner
Head of Core Data Center Business Unit, Micron
Micron
Episode: EP 163: Breaking the Memory Wall: Micron’s Strategy for the AI Era
Paul Karazuba
Senior member of the Global Semiconductor Alliance
Global Semiconductor Alliance
Episode: Episode 154: Live with GSA, the State of Semis, Key Inflection Points Coming
Benedict Evans
Technology analyst known for analyzing strategic shifts in technology and presenting insights.
Episode: EP 147: Talking All Things AI with Benedict Evans
Michael Cunningham
Recruiter specialized in semiconductors
Lonergan Partners
Episode: EP 135: Talking Semiconductor Recruiting

Hosts

Ben Bajarin
Host of The Circuit
Jay Goldberg
Co-host on The Circuit

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 170 ratings
  • Fantastic podcast

    Love this podcast—do yourself a favor and start listening.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    336
    United States5 months ago
  • Annoying chips noise

    Annoying to hear background noise like the sound of eating chips when trying to focus on the content.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Alabamian Queen80
    Ireland2 years ago
  • Best semiconductor podcast

    By far the best Semi podcast out there. Whether you’re in finance looking to invest, in the industry looking to improve your market knowledge, or just a tech nerd who wants to stay on the leading edge of the semiconductor value chain: this is a great offering. Ben and Jay are both entertaining and incredibly insightful. Thanks, gents.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Benjamin_W
    United States2 years ago
  • Informative and Attractive

    Thank you so much for creating these podcasts. I have learned a lot about the chip industry. As learn more, I am more open to investing. If I may, you both have very handsome voices. Do you accessorize? Have you ever considered a clever hat or snappy suspenders? Both can be exhilarating! Keep up the great work!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Joebagofdonuts
    United States3 years ago
  • Great for us new guys

    I’ve been looking for a podcast to build my knowledge on the industry as I’m one of the newer recruits. The podcasts are easy to follow and packed with information, I would love to see more back to the basics episodes!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    y is ever nickname taken
    United States3 years ago

Listeners Say

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Praise for clear explanations tailored to both finance and engineering audiences.
Audio quality and delivery receive mixed feedback, with some critiques of mic noise.
The depth on AI compute economics and memory market dynamics is frequently cited as valuable for industry watchers.
Listeners praise the practical, measured analysis and actionable takeaways for investors and operators.

Chart Rankings

How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.

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#52
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#121
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Talking Points

Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.

EP 163: Breaking the Memory Wall: Micron’s Strategy for the AI Era
Q: What are Micron's big bets to meet this demand?
Investing in higher-bandwidth memory (HBM4), expanding fabrication capacity worldwide, and pursuing co-designed solutions with ecosystem partners to optimize memory usage and power efficiency at scale.
EP 163: Breaking the Memory Wall: Micron’s Strategy for the AI Era
Q: Can you explain the memory hierarchy and where bottlenecks sit today?
The hierarchy runs from near-GPU high-bandwidth memory to main system memory and beyond to expansion and SSD-based context storage; bottlenecks now are memory bandwidth and capacity across the stack, particularly as context windows expand.
EP 163: Breaking the Memory Wall: Micron’s Strategy for the AI Era
Q: Is this memory cycle different because of AI, and how so?
Yes. AI fundamentally changes the role of memory in data centers, turning memory into a strategic asset that enables both training and, more critically, inference at scale, driving demand for higher bandwidth, larger memory pools, and new storage/SSD strategies.
EP 147: Talking All Things AI with Benedict Evans
Q: What are the differences in AI adoption across different industries?
There is significant variation, with some sectors rapidly adopting AI, while others lag behind, often due to traditional IT procurement challenges.
EP 147: Talking All Things AI with Benedict Evans
Q: Do you think we are in a bubble with AI?
Benedict notes that if we're not in a bubble now, there certainly will be one, as feelings of FOMO suggest a bubble mentality.

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Frequently Asked Questions About The Circuit

What is The Circuit about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A focused, business-forward look at the semiconductor industry, with two hosts breaking down earnings, capex trends, supply-chain bottlenecks, and the evolving architecture of AI compute. Episodes regularly compare memory, foundry, and data-center dynamics across major players, while weighing the practical implications for investors, suppliers, and enterprise buyers. A standout trait is the pragmatic, platform-agnostic analysis that ties macro market signals to concrete decisions in AI infrastructure, hardware strategy, and go-to-market tactics. The show frequently surfaces actionable takeaways on capacity planning, cost of ownership, and vendor leverage, making it useful for listeners who want a clear lens on how semiconductor economics ma... more

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1. Mark Wade
2. Jesse Leiter
3. Tom Boger
4. Kaiann Drance
5. Sri Santhanam
6. Jeremy Werner
7. Paul Karazuba
8. Benedict Evans

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