# Living With Technology | Hot Licks from Hot Chips | Oh, Shenandoah

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2020-08-21
- Length: 38m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-08-21-living-with-technology-hot-licks-from-hot-chips-oh-shenandoah
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/eetoa-082120/

## Summary

EE Times editors Brian Santo and Junko Yoshida discuss the increasing complexity and user-unfriendliness of modern consumer electronics, citing issues with smart home devices, streaming services, and the lack of guaranteed software support. They are joined by Tirias Research analyst Kevin Krewell to review the Hot Chips conference, highlighting Intel's holistic 'Mars Law' approach to chip design, Google's full-stack machine learning optimization, and innovations from companies like Lightmatter and Cerebras. The conversation covers the shift from simple plug-and-play hardware to fragmented, software-dependent ecosystems that often fail to deliver on their promises.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-08-21-living-with-technology-hot-licks-from-hot-chips-oh-shenandoah#t=0) Introduction: EE Times Weekly Briefing and Living with Tech
- [2:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-08-21-living-with-technology-hot-licks-from-hot-chips-oh-shenandoah#t=156) The Decline of User-Friendly Consumer Electronics
- [13:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-08-21-living-with-technology-hot-licks-from-hot-chips-oh-shenandoah#t=781) Introduction to Hot Chips and Kevin Krewell
- [14:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-08-21-living-with-technology-hot-licks-from-hot-chips-oh-shenandoah#t=884) Intel's Holistic Design and One API
- [23:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-08-21-living-with-technology-hot-licks-from-hot-chips-oh-shenandoah#t=1427) Machine Learning Chips and Unusual Architectures
- [27:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-08-21-living-with-technology-hot-licks-from-hot-chips-oh-shenandoah#t=1648) Cerebras, IBM, and Mobile Processors
- [31:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2020-08-21-living-with-technology-hot-licks-from-hot-chips-oh-shenandoah#t=1912) History of the USS Shenandoah Airship

## Topics

- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Intel (company)
- Google (company)
- Cerebras (company)
- Lightmatter (company)
- IBM (company)
- AMD (company)
- Microsoft (company)
- Tirias Research (company)
- EE Times (company)
- Hot Chips (other)

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