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johncole

815 karma · joined October 18, 2013

https://www.siliconimist.com/

https://github.com/johnisanerd

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johncole··on ASML's Best Selling Product Isn't What You Think It Is
No because of Russian trolls.
johncole··on ASML's Best Selling Product Isn't What You Think It Is
Never heard of this, what does this refer to?
johncole··on How Semiconductors Were Made in America
Is this any different than Europe, Asia?
johncole··on How Semiconductors Were Made in America
No, this is false. Many of the people mentioned were born here.

Chang came because of education and stayed because of communist oppression and lack of opportunity at home. As racist as Texas was at the time, it was still better than going back to China, which is why he stayed.

Andy Grove endured the Nazis in Europe and the was almost killed by the Communists in Europe. His mother was raped and hunted by both. Tell me again why he came for the taxes?

johncole··on How Semiconductors Were Made in America
I don’t follow your logic. There were racists in America, many. Some went to go fight to free Europe, and behaved racist there. So therefore we should not be proud of inventing the semiconductor? Did I follow your correctly here?
johncole··on How Semiconductors Were Made in America
Our immigration policy has always been reactionary and counter productive to our interest. Yet people still want to come. Why?
johncole··on How Semiconductors Were Made in America
Thanks, it’s a valid question. And certainly semiconductors is an international game at this point, I make that clear at the end of the talk.

Once the engineering was established, we were quick to take the production abroad. But the 0-1 moments mostly happened in the United States. And could not have happened anywhere else.

And even though the individual points don’t connect elegantly, I still think america is an amazing place that produces the most amazing ideas and things.

johncole··on How Semiconductors Were Made in America
Thank you! And Schottky was a good catch, and there are a few European scientists I’m not paying appropriate homage to, for sure. I had to cut a lot to get this down to a 30 minute talk, to native Kazakh speakers, so I definitely tightened up a lot. I will go back and read on Schottky again.
johncole··on ASML's Best Selling Product Isn't What You Think It Is
Is this some sort of ai indicator now?
johncole··on ASML's Best Selling Product Isn't What You Think It Is
Brilliant. I knew there had to be a solution somewhere.
johncole··on ASML's Best Selling Product Isn't What You Think It Is
Find a friend that works at ASML?
johncole··on ASML's Best Selling Product Isn't What You Think It Is
Spot on!
johncole··on How Semiconductors Were Made in America
This is an interesting point of view. I had read elsewhere the idea that the technology was moving so fast, copying was almost useless (this was in regards to why the SSR's did NOT get very far in semiconductor design . . . their strategy was to copy everything, similar to their nuclear and rocket strategy): by the time you were reading the paper the industry had moved so far beyond, it wasn't very useful.
johncole··on How Semiconductors Were Made in America
How semiconductors were made in the USA
johncole··on Bringing Semiconductors to Kazakhstan
Both can be true. It’s a much lower capital threshold to enter the verification game than the fan building game.
johncole··on Bringing Semiconductors to Kazakhstan
Not much different, no. But I thought it was a good story, bringing it to Kazakhstan, which traditionally doesn't have a semi industry.
johncole··on Bringing Semiconductors to Kazakhstan
Why do you say that?
johncole··on Bringing Semiconductors to Kazakhstan
Nursultan Kabylkas designed the first chip in Kazakhstan, and in the process he bootstrapped a new national industry.
johncole··on [dead]
China talk is brilliant.
johncole··on FlyingWire – Semiconductor Building Digital Nervous Systems Deployed on Tape
Most companies overlook the true cost and complexity of deploying hardware in the physical world - FlyingWire’s innovative approach to deploy-through-material-design could slash that expense to zero.
johncole··on Show HN: I built a semiconductor internship job board
Thank you! That’s exactly the problem we were trying to adresss at first was just a consolidated place to monitor new opportunities as they came out. I would love to talk about your experience (and any friends) if you’re open to it!
johncole··on A Semiconductor Adventure in China – Doug Sparks on the Siliconimist
This was a fun episode to record! First episode of a new podcast.
johncole··on Ask HN: Where do you look for semiconductor jobs?
I have heard this elsewhere. Agree that seems to be the best tool out there.
johncole··on Ask HN: Where do you look for semiconductor jobs?
I was thinking more about fabless jobs. Maybe you’re thinking fab / process engineering jobs?
johncole··on Ask HN: Where do you look for semiconductor jobs?
I am unfortunately not! I am US based.
johncole··on The Chinese Company Taking on Memory Chip Giants
Gift article link: https://www.wsj.com/tech/the-chinese-company-taking-on-the-w...
johncole··on Fuel Price Scaper
Get real time data on fuel prices, locally.
johncole··on Show HN: Scrape Congressional Stock Trading
What can we possibly do with this data?
johncole··on AI is propping up the US economy
While some of the investment in railroads (and canals before it, and shipping before that) was going into physical assets of economic value, there were widespread instances of speculation, land "rights" fraud, and straight up fraud without any economic value added.
johncole··on Job-seekers are dodging AI interviewers
How do you blacklist them? Anyone started a list of firms that do this?
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