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The Circuit

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldbergthecircuit.fm
A podcast about the business and market of semiconductors
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Episodes

Episode 35: The State of Intel via Their Innovation Summit

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the state of Intel as interpreted by what they saw and learned from Intel's Innovation Summit - Called Innovation. Topics: - Intel's products and product roadmap competitiveness - Read on What Public Investors took away - Intel's Foundry Opportunity and Timing

Sep 25, 202335 minEp. 37

Episode 33: The Land of IoT with Guest Stacey Higginbotham

On this week's episode of The Circuit, Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg are joined by Stacey Higginbotham to discuss the land of IoT. They cover everything from market segments, use cases, the unified software dream, key companies in silicon, and more.

Sep 10, 202333 minEp. 35

Episode 32: Nvidia and the AI Raging Bull

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss Nvidia's recent earnings, and the growth prospects for the company going forward. They discuss a number of key debates surrounding the company and if this is a bubble or a buildout technology cycle as it relates to AI and the demand on compute infrastructure.

Sep 05, 202346 minEp. 34

Episode 31: The Arm F1 and Pending IPO

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the Arm F1 takeaways, challenges, and IPO upside. Show note links: Register Report on Graviton Revenue

Aug 28, 202342 minEp. 33

Episode 29: The Myth of Semiconductor Industry Deglobization

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss some of the recent political narratives from different countries around their desire to lessen dependence on certain nations. They discuss how much of this narrative dismisses the deeply intertwined global supply chain that makes up the semiconductor industry.

Aug 15, 202329 minEp. 31

Episode 28: A Whole Lot of Custom Going On

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss where and why more custom silicon is showing up in pockets of the industry. They also dive into Amazon's overall strategy with custom silicon and sometimes this strategy gets talked about and other custom efforts get no airtime.

Aug 07, 202341 minEp. 30

Episode 27: Industry Cyclicality On Display in Big Semi Co. Earnings

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg explain some of the nuanced dynamics of the semiconductor industry cyclicality. They outline the challenges in areas like data center spending, PC market doldrums, and softness in smartphones and what that may mean for 2024 if AI is a true computing inflection point.

Aug 03, 202339 minEp. 29

Episode 25: Challenges for the Semiconductor Industry to Grow to $1 Trillion

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the opportunities and challenges facing the semiconductor industry growing to a trillion-dollar industry by 2030, as some predict. They explore foundry opportunities and challenges, chiplets, and the role of scarce resources like material and energy.

Jul 17, 202343 minEp. 27

Episode 24: The Arm CPU Datacenter Potential

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg explore the potential for Arm CPUs in the datacenter and whether they can truly challenge x86's dominance when it comes to datacenter CPU workloads.

Jul 09, 202339 minEp. 26

B2B Series: Wireless Standards

Jay Goldberg continues his series of Back to Basics with some history and anecdotes of wireless standards.

Jun 26, 202343 minEp. 25

Episode 22: Talking Apple Vision Pro

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss Apple's latest technology product and platform in Apple Vision Pro (AVP). The look at what was learned about the underlying technology, Ben's experience having a demo, and where the competitive implications for others.

Jun 08, 202350 minEp. 23

Episode 20: Apple's Silicon Strategy

In this episode, Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss how Apple's approaches to designing their silicon and explore some of the fundamental reasons Apple silicon is such a significant competitive advantage for Apple.

May 29, 202340 minEp. 21

Episode 19: The On-Device AI Debate

In this episode, Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the ways AI developers can take advantage of on-device processing to help reduce costs on cloud AI, improve accuracy, safety, and privacy.

May 22, 202335 minEp. 20

Episode 18: Frameworks for Valuing Semiconductor Companies

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg explore different ways of valuing semiconductor companies. Many semiconductor companies, are also software companies, but should that count in an analysis of their moat or value differentiation?

May 15, 202338 minEp. 19

B2B Series: The Story of Broadcom

In this episode, we pilot a new series called Back to Basics. Sharing stories and anecdotes around key companies in the semiconductor industry.

May 08, 202335 minEp. 18

Episode 17: Exploring the MediaTek Story

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss some learnings from Mediatek's analyst day and explore their overall story, narrative, and growth prospects. Can Mediatek offer a new element of competition in new markets?

May 01, 202342 minEp. 17

Episode 16: Is the Semiconductor Growth Cycle Over?

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the narrative that some assert that the semiconductor industry's growth cycle is over. They discuss important dynamics of the semiconductor industry like cyclicality, pricing leverage, supply constraints, and more that play into how best to measure industry growth and supporting dynamics.

Apr 25, 202342 minEp. 16

Episode 15: Growth Drivers for Semiconductors in the Datacenter

In this episode of the Circuit, Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the semiconductors' growth opportunities and market breakdowns in the data center. The datacenter is one of the most attractive growth revenue opportunities for semiconductors, and Jay and Ben discuss why. Link to Jay's article for relevant reading. Enterprise Electronics | Digits to Dollars

Apr 17, 202344 minEp. 15

Episode 14: The Wide World of Sensors

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the world of sensors and the silicon that powers them. While it may not be the most attractive market, the continued shift from analog to digital requires a world where sensors play critical roles in collecting and monitoring data.

Apr 11, 202331 minEp. 14

Episode 13: How Semiconductors Will Shape The Automotive Industry

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the many ways the semiconductor industry will shape the automotive industry. They also discuss some of the challenges and opportunities for both semi conductor companies and automotive companies to differentiate and compete in this extremely large market.

Apr 03, 202345 minEp. 13

Episode 12: Arm's Business Model Shift

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss a report that Arm is looking to shift their business model in a way that provides greater financial upside for the company. As a result, Ben and Jay explore the broader nuance of licensing IP as a business model and the opportunities for IP transfer and enablement going forward.

Mar 28, 202341 minEp. 12

Episode 11: Nvidia's GTC News: The Moat Widens

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss Nvidia's GTC event, product news, and major highlights. They discuss a range of big picture themes Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang articulated during his keynote. They also outline how several of the announcements represent strategic advantages to Nvidia and keep them well positioned to capitalize on the AI boom we are seeing in the market.

Mar 22, 202336 minEp. 11

Episode 10: Semiconductor Investor Mindsets

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss how semiconductor investors, on the sell and buy side, often think about semiconductor industry stocks and why companies' investor relations strategies struggle to land messages with a broad set of investors.

Mar 13, 202340 minEp. 10

Episode 8: AI Infrastructure and Silicon Demands

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the impact the recent advances in foundational AI models and LMMs have on data center infrastructure and silicon. They also discuss how Nvidia remains best positioned as AI computing demands increase.

Feb 27, 202338 minEp. 8
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