Buried Treasure
Firmware is one of those obscure areas of compute that is simultaneously critical and also largely ignored.
Category Archives: The Cloud
Bending Metal: The Changing Server Business
Processors only make up ~20% of the cost of a server. We take a look at the business behind the rest of the bill of materials.
Global Comms Revenue Comparisons
A comparison in revenue growth for the global telecom equipment makers and the cloud service providers. Sometimes unfair apples-to-oranges comparisons are the most telling.
AMD Q2 – Building Momentum?
AMD reported a quarter with a lot of moving parts. Soft PC demand, a tight supply chain, uninspiring gross margins were offset by what sounds like good traction for new data center and AI products.
Data Center Market Math
The data center silicon market is massive, but also challenging for incumbents let alone new entrants. We do some math to back this up.
How to sell a CPU
Designing a chip is the easy part – actually selling it to a hyperscaler is hard and can take years.
Chips as a Service?
Lots of people think chip companies should build “services” businesses to capture more value. The list of companies that have accomplished this is very close to zero.
The Changing Face of Compute
A recap of our emerging thesis on the changing nature of compute and what that means for semis companies large and small.
Is Qualcomm Going Back into the Data Center?
We think Qualcomm is expanding its “ASIC” business, helping hyperscalers in designing their own chips.
Pioneers are the ones with arrows in them
MobiledgeX has reportedly been acquired by Google for a modest price. This demonstrates the challenges that small, innovative companies are starting to face when going up against the Giants.