by Karl Freund | Mar 28, 2026 | Video
Silicon Futures is a neXt Curve reThink Podcast series on AI and semiconductor tech and the industry topics that matter. Oddly, all three of us agree, March has turned out to be a pivotal month set by MWC and NVIDIA’s GTC. The AI silicon and systems script is being...
by Karl Freund | Sep 25, 2025 | In the News
Snapdragon sponsored my trip to Maui to see the new hardware being announced at the annual Snapdragon Summit in Maui. Qualcomm has rolled out new Snapdragon 8 for mobile and X2 Elite for Laptops that take on the competition with faster performance and lower power than...
by Karl Freund | Apr 29, 2025 | In the News
The US Semiconductor industry desperately needs to rebuild the country’s ability to produce the advanced chips that are the cornerstone of AI and every electronic device you can imagine. Most of those chips are built today in Taiwan by TSMC. Merely the thought of any...
by Karl Freund | Apr 3, 2025 | In the News
After only 14 days on the job, Monday was showtime for Intel’s newest CEO, Lip-Bu Tan. During his keynote at the Intel Vision event in Las Vegas, Mr. Tan reiterated the messages communicated in his shareholder letter two weeks ago. He wants to focus Intel on...
by Karl Freund | Apr 2, 2025 | In the News
Everyone is not just talking about AI inference processing; they are doing it. Analyst firm Gartner released a new report this week forecasting that global generative AI spending will hit $644 billion in 2025, growing 76.4% year-over-year. Meanwhile, MarketsandMarkets...
