TIRIAScast

Jim McGregor and Simon Soloko discuss the road to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and the tools TIRIAS Research has developed to forecast the software models and hardware technology that will get us there.

Cloud data centers are a must for continued growth in computing resources. However, faced with limitations in power and space, as well as changes in software architecture and the growing size of many workloads, it’s challenging to scale data centers for higher performance and capacity. As a result, there is a need for new processing solutions, such as Ampere’s Cloud Native Processors. Join TIRIAS...

The wireless/mobile segment is heating up with new technologies like AI and non-terrestrial networks (NTN), better known as satellite communications, leading to new usage models in mobile devices. Join Principal Analysts Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) and Francis Sideco (@fsideco) in another TIRIAScast, as they discuss these new technologies, new mobile devices, and the unexpected from the recent M...

This year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) promises to be one of the most exciting in years due to new technologies driving new connectivity, new devices, and new usage models. Join Principal Analysts Steve Leibson (@SteveLeibson) as he interviews Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) before he leaps over the pond for this exciting event.

Since the birth of the first microcontrollers (MCUs), semiconductors have changed our lives. Join Principal Analysts Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) and Steve Leibson (@SteveLeibson) in another TIRIAScast, as Steve recaps the history of the first MCU and their contribution to the birth of the modern electronics industry. Also, check out Steve’s series of articles on the history of MCUs in the EE Jou...

FPGAs are more than just development tools and the mid-range of the market is heating up with new parts from Intel, Lattice, and Microchip, but AMD (formerly Xilinx) may also be in the mid-range fray. Join Principal Analysts Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) and Steve Leibson (@SteveLeibson) in another TIRIAScast, as they discuss the mid-range FPGA products and applications. Also check out Steve’s art...

CES is one of the largest technology trade shows and the best place to understand the trends throughout the tech industry. 2023 also marked the first year that the industry and TIRIAS Research returned in mass to CES after COVID. Join Principal Analysts Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist), Kevin Krewell (@krewell), and Francis Sideco (@fsideco) in another TIRIAScast, as they discuss the exciting new pro...

As the RISC-V architecture gains interest from microcontrollers to AI processors, the RISC-V Summit is becoming the place to before to hear the latest and greatest efforts to leverage this ISA in current and future processor designs. Join Principal Analysts Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) and Kevin Krewell (@krewell) in another TIRIAScast, as they discuss the announcements made at the RISC-V Summit...

Qualcomm changes course with a new augmented reality platform that may finally make AR glasses a reality with a solution that it is as fashionable as it is functional. Join Principal Analysts Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) and Francis Sideco (@fsideco) in another TIRIAScast, as they discuss the new platform and the outlook for AR.

After more than a year after Congress passed the US CHIPS Act, the funding for the program was finally approved. However, there are different views on the benefit and potential impact of the CHIPS Act. Join Principal Analysts Kevin Krewell (@krewell), Steve Leibson (@SteveLeibson), and Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) in this TIRIAScast as they discuss the different views of the US CHIPS Act and the...

At Computex 2022, Mediatek announced a number of new mobile and wireless chipsets, including the company's first smartphone SoC with integrated mmWave and its first Wi-Fi chipset. Join TIRIAS Research Principal Analysts Jim McGregor(@tekstrategist) and executives from MediaTek as they discuss the new mobile and wireless products in this TIRIAScast

There has been a flurry of tech announcements over the past few weeks, especially around acquisitions and partnerships. Buried In one of Intel’s announcements was support for the RISC-V architecture, which could have significant implications for the tech industry. Join TIRIAS Research Principal Analysts Kevin Krewell (@krewell), Steve Leibson (@steveleibson), and Jim McGregor (@tekstrategist) as t...

With continued concerns about COVID, chip shortages, and inflation, the outlook for 2022 is hazy at best. However, TIRIAS Research’s analyst team takes a shot at providing some predictions on what to expect for the rest of 2022. Join TIRIAS Research Principal Analysts Kevin Krewell (@krewell), Francis Sideco (@fsideco), Steve Leibson (@steveleibson), and Jim McGregor (@tekstrategist) as they provi...

TIRIAS Research is pleased to announce the newest member and principal analyst of our team – Steve Leibson. Steve is an industry expert and technologist extraordinaire. Join TIRIAS Research Principal Analyst Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) in this meet and greet with Principal Analyst Steve Leibson (@SteveLeibson). Get to know the man, the myth, the legend in this TIRIAScast. 10/16/21

Bloomberg reported that Intel is interested in acquiring SiFive, the leading developer of RISC-V CPU cores. Why would Intel be interested in acquiring another processor architecture? When you dig into the potential reasons, such an acquisition seems practical. Join Tirias Research Principal Analysts Kevin Krewell (@krewell) and Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) as they discuss the potential acquisitio...

Nvidia continues to move deeper into new segments like automotive, artificial intelligence (AI), and data centers. As a result, the company is expanding into new products and services. Among the exhausting list of announcements at this year’s GTC were three new Arm-based processors, new AI models, a new server, new partnerships, and the availability of Omniverse, Nvidia’s virtual collaborative des...

In just the last month, we have seen high-profile CEO changes at three major tech companies – Amazon, Intel, and Qualcomm. Is this a sign of things to come? Join TIRIAS Research principal analysts Kevin Krewell (@krewell) and Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) in this TIRIAScast as they discuss the recent announcements, what they mean for the industry, and other possible CEO transitions to come.

The first virtual CES (CES 2021) was a success, drawing almost 2,000 exhibitors and over 100,000 participants. While the major trends appeared to be driven by gaming, transportation, and COVID-related products, there were still great new product and technology announcements from many segments. In addition, sustainability was a key part of many announcements. Join TIRIAS research principal analysts...

In its continued march to improved performance and market share, AMD has launched new desktop Ryzen processors based on the Zen 3 architecture and new “Big Navi” GPUs based on the RDNA 2 architecture. Join principal analysts Kevin Krewell (@krewell) and Jim McGregor (@TekStrategist) in this TIRIAScast as they review the latest products from AMD as the company seeks to lead both in CPU and GPU perf...

In a move to leverage high stock valuations and free money to further growth, we are seeing a new wave of semiconductor acquisitions. Join TIRIAS Research Principal Analysts Kevin Krewell (@krewell) and Jim McGregor (@tekstrategist) in this TIRIAScast as they discuss the factors driving the acquisitions, the challenges to complete the acquisitions, and the dynamics of the semiconductor acquisition...

In what would be a blockbuster deal in the semiconductor industry, Nvidia announced its intention to acquire Arm, the leading provider of semiconductor IP in the industry and the most pervasive processor architecture in the world, from SoftBank. This announcement has set the industry abuzz. However, it still faces regulatory and possibly competitive challenges. Join TIRIAS Research Principal Analy...

With three new semiconductor acquisitions announced in a week, the tech industry may be at the beginning of a new acquisition wave. What segments will see the greatest activity, who will be the lead acquirers, what is driving the acquisitions, and will these pass regulatory scrutiny in the midst of China-US political tensions? Join TIRIAS Research Analysts Jim McGregor (@tekstrategist) and Francis...

Meet the man behind the legend and the newest member of the TIRIAS Research team - Francis Sideco. Join Principal Analyst Jim McGregor as he introduces a key tech industry expert, thought leader and influencer, and the former VP of IHS Markit’s Technology Business. We are pleased to have another technical expert on our team.

The battle for mobile PCs is brewing again as both the Arm and Intel camps ramp up low-power processors and add cellular modems for Always-Connected PCs (ACPCs). Apple announced that it will be using Apple processors based on the Arm architecture and a number of PC OEMs, including ASUS, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Samsung, have been offering ACPCs based on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors that also u...

In an agreement with the U.S. Government, TSMC announced plans to build a new 5nm fab in Arizona. The announcement was made close to the decision of the U.S. government to prohibit the sale of chips and equipment to Chinese telecom equipment companies Huawei and ZTE, which led to speculation about the TSMC announcement. Join TIRIAS Research Principal Analysts Kevin Krewell (@krewell) and Jim McGre...