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Why is Amazon building CPUs?

August 16, 2022by D/D Advisors 6 Comments

AWS cannot control the software it runs, but it can still benefit from having its own CPU by reducing power consumption and thus increasing capacity of its data centers. And maybe that also introduces a new form of customer lock-in.

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Enterprise Electronics, Roll Your Own, Silicon

Home Depot for DIY Chips

July 8, 2022by D/D Advisors 2 Comments

The large, incumbent chip companies are all choosing to embrace the trend of Roll-Your-Own chips by offering support services to non-chip companies’ efforts. Done well this may end up driving those customers to buy more catalog parts. Hopefully.

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Enterprise Electronics, Qualcomm, Roll Your Own, Strategy

A Quick Overview of AMD

July 6, 2022by D/D Advisors Leave a comment

AMD is a good proxy for the rest of the semis industry – beset by cyclical challenges but also increasingly well-positioned for the changing shape of the industry.

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Qualcomm, Roll Your Own, Silicon, Stocks

Will someone else buy Arm?

June 28, 2022by D/D Advisors 2 Comments

There seems to be some momentum for Arm to sell itself to some sort of consortium of major licensees. In theory, this could be a good outcome, but in practice would be very complex.

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Analyst Decoder Ring, M&A, Qualcomm, Strategy, Wireless

Global Foundries IPO!!!

October 8, 2021by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

Global Foundries IPO!!! – While GF’s financials make for some tough reading (negative gross margins?!?), they are generating cash and are definitely doing something right to attract $19 billion of customer commitments.

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IPO, Silicon, Stocks

Intel 2.0’s customer dilemma

March 26, 2021by D/D Advisors 24 Comments

Intel 2.0’s Customer Dilemma – If Intel can sort out its manufacturing process, if it can find the funds it needs, if it can build up a true customer service capability, and if can do all this in under three years, then IFS may be viable.

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Analyst Decoder Ring, Autonomous Vehicles, China, Components, Google, Management, Qualcomm, Silicon, Stocks, Strategy

Heterogeneous Compute

February 23, 2021by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

Heterogeneous Compute – The competitive dynamics of the processor markets were static for years, but the demand for “AI” and the emergence of new customers/competitors means the market for all processors is likely to shift considerably in coming years.

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Apple, Autonomous Vehicles, Google, Qualcomm, Silicon, Strategy

ARM Wrestling

February 17, 2021by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

CNBC reported late last week that Qualcomm has objected to Nvidia’s proposed acquisition of Semis IP licensor Arm. According to this somewhat thinly sourced report, the US FTC regulators have […]

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Analyst Decoder Ring, China, M&A, Qualcomm, Silicon, Stocks, Strategy

Lies, Damned Lies, and Benchmarks

February 2, 2021by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

Lies, Damned Lies, and Benchmarks – a string of benchmarks and leaks highlights the growing urgency phone makers have in closing the silicon gap with Apple, and Qualcomm’s surprising stumbles in the market.

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Analyst Decoder Ring, Apple, Components, Qualcomm, Silicon

Where will Apple take Silicon next?

December 10, 2020by D/D Advisors 1 Comment

Where will Apple take Silicon next? – Apple is looking to build its own GPUs next, and that will give them a clever way to boost PC margins.

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Analyst Decoder Ring, Components, Silicon, Strategy

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