by Karl Freund | Feb 24, 2026 | In the News
The AI hardware market looks a lot different today than it did yesterday, thanks to the introduction of the Taalas Hardcore AI architecture. Founded two and a half years ago, Taalas has developed a platform for transforming any AI model into custom silicon, hardening...
by Karl Freund | Feb 10, 2026 | In the News
The semiconductor industry has been applying AI to accelerate chip design for over three years, achieving 10X productivity gains and focusing primarily on tasks that now seem relatively easy, such as floor-plan optimization using massive recurrent neural networks. But...
by Karl Freund | Feb 7, 2026 | Video
Silicon Futures is a neXt Curve reThink Podcast series focused on AI and semiconductor tech and the industry topics that matter. In this episode, Leonard, Karl and Jim talk about some of the top headlines from January of 2026. ➡️ Silicon highlights from CES 2026 ➡️...
by Karl Freund | Jan 26, 2026 | In the News
Many analysts like to say that AI will become pervasive, applied to just about every aspect of computing to improve product quality, increase productivity, increase revenues, and lower costs. While investors remain alert for any signs that the bubble is about to...
by Karl Freund | Jan 15, 2026 | In the News
Cerebras, famous for being the only AI company with a full wafer-scale chip, has landed OpenAI, its first major US-based hyperscaler. Prior to this deal, Cerebras has been successful securing investments and system commitments from a relatively small number of...
