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A Honking Huge FPGA | “American Factory” Review | A Tale of Two Cities: Hong Kong & Shenzhen

EE Times Current · 6 Sept 2019 · 31m

What this episode covers

Brian Santo, editor-in-chief of EE Times, discusses Xilinx's announcement of a massive 35-billion-transistor FPGA, noting its applications in 5G prototyping, AI, and autonomous vehicle sensor fusion, with insights from Junko Yoshida and Deep Scale CEO Forrest Yandala. The episode then examines the political unrest in Hong Kong and its economic impact on the nearby technology hub of Shenzhen, featuring a report from Junko Yoshida on the region's symbiotic relationship and Beijing's strategic support for Shenzhen. Finally, George Leopold reviews the Netflix documentary 'American Factory,' analyzing the cultural clash and labor disputes between Chinese management and American workers at a Fuyao Glass plant in Ohio.

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large enterprises

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Companies
Xilinx, Deep Scale, Fuyao Glass, Huawei, DJI, Intel, eBay
Products
Pioneer 11, Voyager 2
Also
Netflix

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