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Welcome to life in the chip age
Ryan sits down with Rakesh Kumar, professor of computer engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, about the astounding complexity of manufacturing modern semiconductors, the massive environmental and geopolitical footprint of AI data centers, and how AI models are rapidly shifting the future of chip design.
Episode notes:
Dive deeper into the history and future of semiconductors by checking out Rakesh's book, The Chip Age.
Learn more about Rakesh’s work at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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