My dad has been working at TSMC as an engineer for the last 20 years, and he’s been in semiconductors as a whole for the past 30. A few days ago, he gave me one of the textbooks he’s referenced from when he was working at SK Hynix as a design engineer in the late 90’s.
The book (published in 1997) everything to do with CMOS circuit design and simulation, and what I find interesting is that the fundamental math and physics behind it has not changed in the last 30 years. What really has changed, is the simulation technology behind circuit verification that has evolved in the last 50 years, all the way from when SPICE v1 was released in the 70s, to whatever we have now.
It really does feel cool to be working on the next iteration of a technology that has been around for so long, yet is so difficult to use and develop even now.
I just think semiconductors and simulation is so interesting. I’m really happy that I get to work on this full time with my own startup, with others who also believe in the vision.
Reported deal (not yet confirmed) lets Nvidia own the main open-model hub after already dominating chips.
For Nvidia: strengthens vertical control, keeps more AI work on its GPUs as closed labs build rivals, and multiplies demand for its stack at a high but strategic price.
For the world: more resources could speed open-source progress, yet risks diluting Hugging Face neutrality (it supports AMD etc.), prompting community shifts or antitrust review.
🚨 Nvidia has reportedly agreed to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 BILLION.
Hugging Face is only generating around $150M in annualized revenue.
So Nvidia is paying roughly:
80× forward revenue.
But the strategy makes sense:
Hugging Face is basically the central hub for open AI models.
Nvidia already owns the hardware layer.
Now it wants a MUCH bigger piece of the open-model ecosystem too.
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I’m going deeper into manufacturing and factory operations.
What’s the one book you think people in robotics and industrial tech should read before they start talking about “transforming manufacturing”?
Germany, Siemens is investing €300 million to expand electrical switchgear production (new supplier facility in Offenbach and upgrades in Frankfurt).
Construction started, the project targets AI data centres, e-mobility, and industrial automation, with up to 700 new jobs by 2030.