Transistor Radio

A bi-monthly podcast where we have a short Chip Chat about Transistors! Semiconductors are one of the most fundamental technologies of our time, yet are often under-discussed or misunderstood. We want to chat about them (and other things). Come learn some more about Semiconductors!

Episode 28: Top 3 Stories of Semiconductors 2024

In today's joint ChinaTalk-Transistor Radio, Dylan, Doug, Jon, and Jordan go through their top 3 stories of 2024.

11-26
36:52

Episode 27: Intel, Nuclear, and China WFE

Another episode of Transistor Radio. We continue to worsen the show's quality to make it more fun for all of you guys. We talk about Intel, nuclear reactors and China WFE.

10-30
39:19

Episode 26: Nuclear, Samsung

Note: I apologize, my audio is a bit quiet. Not sure what happened but my whole onside recording got messed and I had to recover from cloud recording. In today's episode, we talk about recording with Dwarkesh, nuclear reactors, and ask what is going on with Samsung?

10-09
39:08

Episode 25: Intel, Oracle and AI

Yes we are still around. In this episode we talk Intel, Oracle, and Strawberry. Dylan touts a new conspiracy theory he refuses to divulge.

09-17
42:51

Episode 24: Nvidia Delays, Japan Carry Trade, and Intel

In today's episode, we talk about Nvidia Blackwell delays, what is a Japan carry trade, and cry over Intel

08-07
42:34

Episode 23: Existential Thoughts on Semicap, Huawei Ascend, Etched

I am traveling today so I don't have my regular mic. Dylan podcasted from bed, but Doug is in tip top form. In this episode, we talk about overheated semicap, the cracked AI programmers in China, that new Etched chip, and nuclear reactors again

06-29
51:01

Episode 22: Happy Memorial Day! Nvidia Earnings, Eggs

I hope you all had a great Memorial Day. In today's episode we talk Nvidia, time in Europe, and egg farming. Updated for some desynced audio and normalized the audio levels

05-28
41:55

Episode 21: AMD Earnings, What AI Will do to the Kids, Big Tech CapEx explosion

In today's episode, we talk AMD earnings and massive capital expenditure raises by the tech giants. Oh and in the middle, we talk about AI-powered baby cradles.

05-02
47:42

Episode 20 - Earnings preview, TSMC earnings, Three-Body Problem

In this episode, we talk about Doug popping the AI bubble, earthquakes in Taiwan, and the Three-Body Problem (which two of us don't remember).

04-24
31:21

Episode 19 (with guest, Jordan of ChinaTalk) - Post-earthquake, Intel Foundry, Nvidia GTC Reactions

In today's episode, Jon gets hit by an earthquake, and we all ask about the wafers. Doug and Dylan ponder how Intel can get all the money it needs. And Jordan feels fear in a podcast that does not do any post-editing.

04-03
44:46

Episode 18 - ASML, Intel earnings; Stainless Steel Vacuum Water Bottles

In today's VERY unhinged episode, Doug and Dylan briefly talk about ASML and Intel earnings before pivoting to their true desires - the stainless steel vacuum water bottle industry. Listen to the end for the worst joke of all time.

02-01
59:47

Episode 17: High-NA EUV, Semiconductor Bears

In this episode, Jon gets asked about EUV. Dylan and Doug talk about Da Bears.

01-15
39:42

Episode 16: The Coming Automotive Semiconductor Downturn

We are still alive. In this episode of Transistor Radio, Doug is reveling in the downfall of the automotive semiconductor industry. We also talk about our favorite cars.

01-10
37:43

Episode 15: TSMC earnings, AMD speculation, Qualcomm, Nanoimprint Lithography

In this episode of Transistor Radio, Jon gets called a whip-cracker, Dylan rants about AMD earnings, and Doug declares it spooky earnings season. Oh yeah, AND NOT INVESTMENT ADVICE

10-26
43:20

Episode 14: Revised China Chip Controls - ChinaTalk Crossover

We join Jordan Schneider from ChinaTalk to discuss the new chip regulations that just dropped.

10-19
54:02

Episode 13: Is AI the Fiber Bubble All Over Again?

Doug talks the Fiber bubble. Jon and Dylan ponder the similarities with AI.

10-16
50:14

Episode 12: Zuck is Back, LLMs the new Computing Interface, Amazon-Anthropic

In this chaotic episode, Jon gets asked if Zuck is a Chad or a Wojak. Dylan crashes the topic list. And Doug asks if anyone is actually using Github Copilot.

10-02
35:32

Episode 11: Jon Y of Asianometry Joins Transistor Radio

Doug, Dylan, and Jon talk about Huawei and various other topics

09-25
57:52

Episode 10: Jon from Asianometry joins to Talk TSMC Earnings

Doug, Dylan, and Jon talk about the TSMC earnings result.

04-28
48:17

Episode 9: Why AWS will miss the next wave of Cloud

Dylan and Doug talk about why Amazon will miss the next wave in cloud computing

04-21
37:52

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