We previously looked at DeepSeek’s reasoning model R1 and distilled variants. I started with the reasoning model because it could upend OpenAI’s business model, which seems to be playing out: Source Why keep reasoning proprietary after DeepSeek’s open weights R1? Yet a lot of investors freaked out because of the V3 paper. So I set…

AMD’s 60% CAGR guidance for the AI accelerator TAM is something of a double-edged sword. On one hand, it reinforces confidence in the long-term expansion of the AI market. On the other, it implicitly suggests that AMD’s Instinct growth will track similarly. AMD recently decided to stop breaking out Instinct revenue, suggesting they don’t want…

Much ink has already been spilled about DeepSeek, yet the conversation tends to skew either highly technical or completely surface-level. This research report delivers an accessible yet technically grounded analysis of the DeepSeek R1 paper, highlighting its implications for the semiconductor industry. Let’s start with context, and then we’ll unpack key paragraphs from the paper.…

What DeepSeek means for Microsoft Copilot+ PCs, Qualcomm & Arm, Copilot+ Cloud cannibalization The trajectory of generative AI in consumer devices has always been a matter of when, not if. DeepSeek’s distilled R1 models suggest on-device AI is coming sooner than anticipated. I’ve written extensively about the benefits of multimodal LLMs for mobile and hands-free…