Robert Dow

Tiny tiny things

Our lives depend on the itsy bitsy As the world of semiconductors has shrunk to nano and microscopic our lives have gotten better. Whereas the steam and gasoline engines gave us a better standard of living by scaling up in size, the third industrial revolution benefits us by getting smaller. So small we can’t see it but feel its benefits, … Read more

Did the earth move for you?

What did CES actually accomplish for you? Most of the dust has settled, most of the hangovers are over, most of the pain in your legs, and other more sensitive parts of your body has abated, and most of your money is gone—one hell of a party, no? We love it, can’t get enough of it Now you’ve seen all … Read more

The GPUs of 2016

The suppliers had a great year and so did the customers GPUs have found their way into just about every corner of science, industry, design, automotive, and entertainment. GPUs are the heart of the PC’s CPUs, the soul of SoCs, and the essence of AI, and DL. It is truly amazing how many problems can be solved using SIMD architecture. … Read more

Can Nvidia continue to delight investors?

How does a company increase sales in a market where shipments are decreasing? For those of you who watch Nvidia, you will have taken note of its meteoric rise in share price since September 2015 to date (~$21 to ~$94); the share price has increased about 440%. However, when normalized to Nasdaq, the growth is 323%, as shown in the … Read more

This is such a crazy, exciting industry

If the PC is dead, how come so many companies are making money from it? The PC industry has been exciting since the arrival of the Intel 4004 and Gordon Moore’s observation about the doubling of density in semiconductor memory manufacturing in 1965.  The industry has just reported on its 2016 third-quarter results, and what terrific results they were, for … Read more