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From Thought to Circuit in Record Time with AI

Thus far, if the truth be told, I’ve had mixed experiences with large language models (LLMs) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as personified by ChatGPT. I started, as many people do, by asking ChatGPT questions about things I knew nothing about, receiving responses that appeared to be reasonably impressive.

The reason for my emphasizing the word “appeared” in the previous … Read More → "From Thought to Circuit in Record Time with AI"

Building the Next Generation of Wireless Systems with AI-Native Technologies

This week my guest is Dr. Houman Zarrinkoub – Principal Product Manager of Wireless Communications at MathWorks. Houman and I investigate why the adoption of AI native technologies is necessary for the development of next-generation wireless standards, the steps involved in designing and integrating an AI-native wireless system and the common hurdles that engineers face when integrating AI into their wireless system design … Read More → "Building the Next Generation of Wireless Systems with AI-Native Technologies"

Eeek! GenAI-Powered Design and Verification EDA Tools

I just got off a video conference call with a company I cannot name that’s developed a technology I cannot discuss to power a product I am forbidden to talk about at this time. But I fear I’ve said too much. Suffice it to say that this product is going to enable a new generation of high-performance computing (HPC) and artificial intelligence (AI) platforms in … Read More → "Eeek! GenAI-Powered Design and Verification EDA Tools"

Is Jeff Goldblum Hollywood’s go-to person for an on-screen engineer?

Actor Jeff Goldblum recently appeared as a guest host for the Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV show. Kimmel was on vacation. As part of his first-night monologue, Goldblum played piano (he’s an accomplished jazz pianist) and sang a song with references to several of the movies that he’s appeared in over the last four decades. While he was singing, I realized that Goldblum’s … Read More → "Is Jeff Goldblum Hollywood’s go-to person for an on-screen engineer?"

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