# Words to the Wise with Sally Ward-Foxton

- Show: [EE Times Current](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current)
- Published: 2022-10-07
- Length: 22m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-10-07-words-to-the-wise-with-sally-ward-foxton
- Listen: https://www.eetimes.com/podcasts/wb-ep182/

## Summary

Sally Ward-Foxton, an EE Times reporter and host of the 'AI with Sally' podcast, discusses her new e-book 'Words to the Wise,' which compiles interviews with top semiconductor CEOs like Victor Peng, Wally Rhinds, and Simon Beresford-Wiley. She highlights the importance of in-person journalism, recounting visits to Analllytic’s anechoic chamber and Nvidia’s HQ to see the Hopper silicon and Cerebras’ wafer-scale chip firsthand. Ward-Foxton also analyzes the industry's AI landscape, from massive data center accelerators to tiny edge devices, and shares career advice from industry leaders on timing, risk, and mentorship.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-10-07-words-to-the-wise-with-sally-ward-foxton#t=3) Introduction and Odyssey Semiconductor Spotlight
- [3:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-10-07-words-to-the-wise-with-sally-ward-foxton#t=231) The Role of Journalism and the Arm vs. Qualcomm Lawsuit
- [6:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-10-07-words-to-the-wise-with-sally-ward-foxton#t=387) AI Everywhere: From Data Centers to Edge Devices
- [8:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-10-07-words-to-the-wise-with-sally-ward-foxton#t=507) In-Person Reporting: Analllytic, Nvidia, and Cerebras
- [13:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2022-10-07-words-to-the-wise-with-sally-ward-foxton#t=816) Words to the Wise: CEO Advice and Career Lessons

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)

## Most relevant to

large enterprises

## Mentioned

- EE Times (company)
- Odyssey Semiconductor (company)
- Arm (company)
- Qualcomm (company)
- Nvidia (company)
- Cerebras (company)
- Analllytic (company)
- Mentor Graphics (company)
- Zylinx (company)
- Cadence (company)
- National Instruments (company)
- NXP (company)
- STMicroelectronics (company)
- onsemi (company)
- Imagination Technologies (company)
- Words to the Wise (product)
- Hopper (chip)
- Gallium Nitride (material)

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