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.
Tag Archives: Apple
Is Qualcomm Going Back into the Data Center?
We think Qualcomm is expanding its “ASIC” business, helping hyperscalers in designing their own chips.
W(h)ither Arm?
It is now likely that Arm will go public. As a public company they may finally have to face up to the challenges facing them.
Roll Your Own Adventure
Roll Your Own Adventure – Semis companies are trading at all-time high valuations, but there is an ocean of competitors out there, including some of the biggest customer for those chips. Fun times.
Choose Your Fighter
Choose Your Fighter – Networking is a growing pain point for the gaming industry, but solving the problem will be hard across gaming’s diversified ecosystem.
Where will Apple take Silicon next?
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.
Arm for sale?
Arm for sale? Arm could probably benefit from new owners, but faces some big strategic challenges that need to be addressed soon.
Apple Silicon – The Rest of Us
Apple Silicon – The Rest of Us – Apple’s silicon design team has not only delivered an impressive CPU, but they also appear to be managed better than any other chip company out there.
Apple Silicon – First Impressions
Apple Silicon – First Impressions – Using the flexibility of a custom design, Apple seems to have made huge improvements in power efficiency, but used those to boost the raw performance of their laptops, without harming battery life.
Mac on ARM – a few thoughts from the trenches
A lot of smart people are saying that Apple is going to announce its own CPUs at their upcoming WWDC Developer Conference. Having spent many years working to build support […]