The Circuit

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg•thecircuit.fm

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A podcast about the business and market of semiconductors

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Episodes

Episode 7: Semiconductor Industry Power Players

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the companies they feel are in power positions over the next decade or longer. Ben fleshes out his Silicon Big 5 thesis and Jay shares his top list of semiconductor companies and they debate the differences in their list.

Feb 21, 2023•46 min•Ep. 7

Episode 6: Semiconductor Industry Earnings Review

Jay Goldberg and Ben Bajarin discuss macro earnings trends from numerous semiconductor players and what the key takeaways from earnings are in semi-equipment, PC, Smartphone, and Industrial/IoT.

Feb 13, 2023•49 min•Ep. 6

Episode 5: x86 vs. Arm vs. RISC-V, Shifting from General Purpose to Specific Purpose Silicon

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss architecture battles and how competition among x86, Arm, and RISC-V may play out. They examine some of the major players' strategies and industries where each architecture may succeed and debate the trend to shift away from general-purpose silicon to special-purpose designs.

Feb 06, 2023•41 min•Ep. 5

Episode 4: Semiconductor Industry De-globalization Opportunities and Challenges

Many countries are working hard to invest in owning more of the semiconductor industry stack. This will be easier and harder for some countries. Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss challenges and opportunities and how regulations may lead to unintended consequences in a world where the semiconductor industry relies on global partnerships. Patrick McGee's column on Apple's tying its future to China ....

Jan 28, 2023•43 min•Ep. 4

Episode 3: Moore's Law and Process vs. Packaging

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg look at the challenges a slowing/dying Moore's Law has on foundries and silicon vendors. A key part of the discussion is the role process technology plays vs. packaging innovations in the future of the semiconductor industry.

Jan 16, 2023•40 min•Ep. 3

Episode 2: The Business of Going Vertical

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the main reasons and strategies why technology companies are increasingly making their own silicon.

Dec 28, 2022•33 min•Ep. 2

The Circuit Ep:1 - Introductions

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg introduce The Circuit and discuss why a dedicated podcast about the business and industry of semiconductors is needed and relevant.

Dec 21, 2022•14 min•Ep. 1

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