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Vikram Sekar and Austin Lyons · Technology

Semi Doped

The business and technology of semiconductors. Alpha for engineers and investors alike.

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Memory Mayhem & AI Capex Madness

13 Feb 2026
58m
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The podcast explores the escalating costs of memory in semiconductors and its wide-ranging effects on the tech industry. It highlights how the increasing demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) in AI accelerators is squeezing the supply and driving up prices of DRAM for consumer devices like gaming GPUs. This shift is i...

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The future of financing AI infrastructure with Wayne Nelms, CTO of Ornn

10 Feb 2026
40m
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Ornn is developing a financial exchange for GPU compute as a standardized commodity, similar to a futures market. Wayne Nelms, CTO of Ornn, explains the company's mission to standardize and financialize compute, addressing the challenge of categorizing risk and determining the value of compute in the Neo cloud industry...

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A New Era of Context Memory with Val Bercovici from WEKA

06 Feb 2026
54m
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The podcast explores the evolving landscape of AI inference, particularly the critical role of context memory and storage solutions. Val Bercovici, Chief AI Officer at Weka, discusses how the increasing demand for context in AI agents necessitates innovative memory tiering strategies. He highlights the shift from promp...

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OpenClaw Makes AI Agents and CPUs Get Real

03 Feb 2026
47m
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The podcast explores the burgeoning field of AI agents, particularly focusing on the potential of 2026 as a breakthrough year. It examines tools like Claude Code and OpenClaw, detailing practical applications such as automating news aggregation and managing digital workflows. Vik shares his experiences using Claude Cod...

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An Interview with Microsoft's Saurabh Dighe About Maia 200

28 Jan 2026
52m
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Can Pre-GPT AI Accelerators Handle Long Context Workloads?

26 Jan 2026
38m
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"The Music Has Stopped" — Innoviz CEO on Winning the LIDAR Market

22 Jan 2026
46m
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LiDAR, Explained: How It Works and Why It Matters

19 Jan 2026
35m
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Nvidia CES 2026

12 Jan 2026
47m
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The podcast episode centers on unpacking NVIDIA's announcements at CES, particularly regarding AI and consumer electronics. It highlights the DGX Spark as a potentially consumer-friendly AI PC, enabling home tinkerers to create custom applications like local chatbots and robot controllers. The discussion then shifts to...

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Insights from IEDM 2025

08 Jan 2026
42m
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Nvidia "Acquires" Groq

05 Jan 2026
40m
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