# Qualcomm’s AI Chip | V2X Debate | Countdown to China’s IC Self-Sufficiency

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2019-04-12
- Length: 16m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-04-12-qualcomms-ai-chip-v2x-debate-countdown-to-chinas-ic-self-sufficiency
- Listen: https://podcast.show/aspencore/episode/43247972/

## Summary

Dylan McGrath reports on Qualcomm's announcement of its 7nm AI inference accelerator for data centers, highlighting its promise of 10x performance-per-watt over existing solutions but noting the chip won't sample until late 2020. Rick Merritt covers the SiS ML conference at Stanford, where University of Texas at Austin researchers presented 'WaveCore,' an academic architecture achieving NVIDIA V100-level training performance with less memory. Junko Yoshida details the European Parliament's rejection of a DSRC-focused V2X plan, a move criticized for delaying safety infrastructure in favor of unready 5G cellular standards. Echo Zhao and Brian Santo discuss China's semiconductor industry, noting that while design sales grew 20%, the base remains small and products are mostly mid-to-low end, challenging the government's 40% self-sufficiency goal by 2020.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-04-12-qualcomms-ai-chip-v2x-debate-countdown-to-chinas-ic-self-sufficiency#t=6) Introduction: Qualcomm AI Day 2019 and Data Center Chips
- [1:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-04-12-qualcomms-ai-chip-v2x-debate-countdown-to-chinas-ic-self-sufficiency#t=69) Qualcomm's 7nm AI Inference Accelerator Details and Market Timing
- [3:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-04-12-qualcomms-ai-chip-v2x-debate-countdown-to-chinas-ic-self-sufficiency#t=197) SiS ML Conference at Stanford and WaveCore Architecture
- [5:22](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-04-12-qualcomms-ai-chip-v2x-debate-countdown-to-chinas-ic-self-sufficiency#t=322) European V2X Debate: DSRC vs. 5G and Regulatory Delays
- [8:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-04-12-qualcomms-ai-chip-v2x-debate-countdown-to-chinas-ic-self-sufficiency#t=527) China's Semiconductor Industry: Self-Sufficiency Goals and Market Reality
- [13:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-04-12-qualcomms-ai-chip-v2x-debate-countdown-to-chinas-ic-self-sufficiency#t=808) Reusable Rockets and Commercial Space Electronics

## Topics

- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Energy & climate tech](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/energy-and-climate-tech)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- Qualcomm (company)
- NVIDIA (company)
- WaveCore (other)
- DSRC (other)
- 5G (other)
- SpaceX (company)
- Blue Origin (company)
- Arian Group (company)

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