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Episode 36: The AI Mandate of Heaven, Slop03 Jun 202501:01:25

Three of the Transistor Four are together today. In today's episode we discuss NSF funding, the AI Mandate of Heaven, and slop.

Episode 35: What Nvidia's CFO is Wearing, EDA, Middle East Talk29 May 202500:34:13

In today's episode of Transistor Radio, we don't talk about Nvidia earnings but instead talk about what the CFO is wearing before Jordan and Dylan go back and forth on the Middle East chips deals.

Episode 34: Huawei, H20, and Tariffs18 Apr 202500:37:17

In today's podcast, the boys talk about how cracked Huawei is, discuss H20, and Dylan gives his take on tariffs.

Episode 33: Tariff Sadness08 Apr 202500:49:43

Sorry about the weird intro, I got cut off.

Episode 32: Nvidia GTC, Intel, Goated Chinese Robots, Coreweave26 Mar 202500:50:04

In today's episode, we have some droplets of alpha for people willing to wade through the crap. Dylan, Doug, Jordan and Jon talk GTC, Intel (finally), and then Coreweave versus hyperscalers.

Episode 31: The Boys Make a Space Fab14 Feb 202500:42:41

Dylan, Doug and Jon talk about fabricating chips in space, Intel (not), TSMC rumors, and Le Stargate.

Episode 30: Ranking the AI Labs, Ten Thousand Steve Jobs in a Coffee Machine06 Feb 202500:44:30

In today's episode, we talk Google earnings, rank the AI labs, and discuss Apple's only possible successor to Tim Cook.

Episode 29: Christmas, Deepseek v3, Al Pastor, Microplastics04 Jan 202500:51:34

Happy new year, every one. In tonight's unhinged episode, Dylan recounts a wild Christmas. We talk Deepseek V3 and dispel several misunderstandings. We discuss Al Pastor and its differences with shawarma. And close with microplastics.

Episode 28: Top 3 Stories of Semiconductors 202426 Nov 202400:36:52

In today's joint ChinaTalk-Transistor Radio, Dylan, Doug, Jon, and Jordan go through their top 3 stories of 2024.

Episode 27: Intel, Nuclear, and China WFE30 Oct 202400:39:19

Another episode of Transistor Radio. We continue to worsen the show's quality to make it more fun for all of you guys. We talk about Intel, nuclear reactors and China WFE.

Episode 26: Nuclear, Samsung09 Oct 202400:39:08

Note: I apologize, my audio is a bit quiet. Not sure what happened but my whole onside recording got messed and I had to recover from cloud recording.

In today's episode, we talk about recording with Dwarkesh, nuclear reactors, and ask what is going on with Samsung?

Episode 25: Intel, Oracle and AI17 Sep 202400:42:51

Yes we are still around. In this episode we talk Intel, Oracle, and Strawberry. Dylan touts a new conspiracy theory he refuses to divulge.

Episode 24: Nvidia Delays, Japan Carry Trade, and Intel07 Aug 202400:42:34

In today's episode, we talk about Nvidia Blackwell delays, what is a Japan carry trade, and cry over Intel

Episode 23: Existential Thoughts on Semicap, Huawei Ascend, Etched29 Jun 202400:51:01

I am traveling today so I don't have my regular mic. Dylan podcasted from bed, but Doug is in tip top form. In this episode, we talk about overheated semicap, the cracked AI programmers in China, that new Etched chip, and nuclear reactors again

Episode 22: Happy Memorial Day! Nvidia Earnings, Eggs28 May 202400:41:55

I hope you all had a great Memorial Day. In today's episode we talk Nvidia, time in Europe, and egg farming.

Updated for some desynced audio and normalized the audio levels

Episode 21: AMD Earnings, What AI Will do to the Kids, Big Tech CapEx explosion02 May 202400:47:42

In today's episode, we talk AMD earnings and massive capital expenditure raises by the tech giants. Oh and in the middle, we talk about AI-powered baby cradles.

Episode 20 - Earnings preview, TSMC earnings, Three-Body Problem24 Apr 202400:31:21

In this episode, we talk about Doug popping the AI bubble, earthquakes in Taiwan, and the Three-Body Problem (which two of us don't remember).

Episode 19 (with guest, Jordan of ChinaTalk) - Post-earthquake, Intel Foundry, Nvidia GTC Reactions03 Apr 202400:44:46

In today's episode, Jon gets hit by an earthquake, and we all ask about the wafers. Doug and Dylan ponder how Intel can get all the money it needs. And Jordan feels fear in a podcast that does not do any post-editing.

Episode 18 - ASML, Intel earnings; Stainless Steel Vacuum Water Bottles01 Feb 202400:59:47

In today's VERY unhinged episode, Doug and Dylan briefly talk about ASML and Intel earnings before pivoting to their true desires - the stainless steel vacuum water bottle industry. Listen to the end for the worst joke of all time.

Episode 17: High-NA EUV, Semiconductor Bears15 Jan 202400:39:42

In this episode, Jon gets asked about EUV. Dylan and Doug talk about Da Bears.

Episode 16: The Coming Automotive Semiconductor Downturn10 Jan 202400:37:43

We are still alive. In this episode of Transistor Radio, Doug is reveling in the downfall of the automotive semiconductor industry. We also talk about our favorite cars.

Episode 15: TSMC earnings, AMD speculation, Qualcomm, Nanoimprint Lithography26 Oct 202300:43:20

In this episode of Transistor Radio, Jon gets called a whip-cracker, Dylan rants about AMD earnings, and Doug declares it spooky earnings season.

Oh yeah, AND NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE

Episode 14: Revised China Chip Controls - ChinaTalk Crossover19 Oct 202300:54:02

We join Jordan Schneider from ChinaTalk to discuss the new chip regulations that just dropped.

Episode 13: Is AI the Fiber Bubble All Over Again?16 Oct 202300:50:14

Doug talks the Fiber bubble. Jon and Dylan ponder the similarities with AI.

Episode 12: Zuck is Back, LLMs the new Computing Interface, Amazon-Anthropic02 Oct 202300:35:32

In this chaotic episode, Jon gets asked if Zuck is a Chad or a Wojak. Dylan crashes the topic list. And Doug asks if anyone is actually using Github Copilot.

Episode 11: Jon Y of Asianometry Joins Transistor Radio25 Sep 202300:57:52

Doug, Dylan, and Jon talk about Huawei and various other topics

Episode 10: Jon from Asianometry joins to Talk TSMC Earnings 28 Apr 202300:48:17

Doug, Dylan, and Jon talk about the TSMC earnings result.

Episode 9: Why AWS will miss the next wave of Cloud21 Apr 202300:37:52

Dylan and Doug talk about why Amazon will miss the next wave in cloud computing

Episode 8: OFC Recap: Linear Direct Drive, and a Basic Datacenter Networking Guide05 Apr 202300:35:33

We talk about the entire data center networking stack, how it all works, and the big news at OFC, Linear Direct Drive

Episode 7: Where are we in the Inventory Cycle?21 Feb 202300:32:42

Doug and Dylan talk about the inventory cycle and where we are versus history. 

Episode 6: Intel Should Cut the Dividend, Memory Market Overview14 Feb 202300:34:20

Doug and Dylan talk about Intel and why they should cut the dividend


We talk about memory spending and industry structure

Episode 5: Export Controls and the US / China Economic War03 Nov 202200:29:36

Dylan and Doug talk about the recent export controls and the China x US escalation of semiconductor technology controls. 

Episode 4: Backside Power and CXL30 Jun 202200:48:21

Doug and Dylan talk about Backside Power Delivery networks, CXL, and other emerging trends in semiconductors. 

Episode 3: Geopolitics and Semiconductors21 Mar 202200:34:46

Doug and Dylan talk about geopolitical implications and macro concerns for semiconductors.

In particular Neon gas really isn't a crisis - listen for more! 

Episode 2: Intel's Investor Day21 Feb 202200:53:01

Listen to Dylan and Doug talk about Intel's Investor day and their new financial goals. 

Episode 1: TSMC's Q4 2021 Earnings28 Jan 202200:59:42

Dylan and Doug talk about why they are so excited for Taiwan Semiconductor Company's Q4 results. The surprising guide and capex growth bodes well for the entire semiconductor industry. 

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