# Episode 44: Silicon, Tech Exploration and the Awkward Journey of Progress

- Show: [The Circuit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit)
- Published: 2023-11-29
- Length: 33m
- Episode: 46
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-11-29-episode-44-silicon-tech-exploration-and-the-awkward-journey-of-progress
- Listen: https://share.transistor.fm/s/7b246032

## Summary

Ben Bajarin and Jay Goldberg discuss the 'awkward journey of progress' in semiconductor technology, focusing on early-stage products like the Humane AI Pin and Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses that push hardware limits. They analyze how these devices highlight current constraints in miniaturization, battery life, and compute power, while encouraging necessary experimentation. The conversation extends to the automotive sector, examining how Chinese EV makers and Tesla are driving innovation in software-defined vehicles and custom silicon like Tesla's Dojo, despite significant challenges in advanced packaging and automotive qualification.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-11-29-episode-44-silicon-tech-exploration-and-the-awkward-journey-of-progress#t=6) Introduction: Technology Exploration and the Humane AI Pin
- [4:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-11-29-episode-44-silicon-tech-exploration-and-the-awkward-journey-of-progress#t=244) Meta Ray-Ban Smart Glasses: Design, Audio, and Compute Limits
- [12:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-11-29-episode-44-silicon-tech-exploration-and-the-awkward-journey-of-progress#t=720) Mixed Reality: Meta Quest 3 vs. Apple Vision Pro
- [17:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-11-29-episode-44-silicon-tech-exploration-and-the-awkward-journey-of-progress#t=1041) Software-Hardware Equilibrium in Wearables
- [20:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-11-29-episode-44-silicon-tech-exploration-and-the-awkward-journey-of-progress#t=1228) Automotive Innovation: Chinese EVs and Software-Defined Cars
- [24:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-circuit/2023-11-29-episode-44-silicon-tech-exploration-and-the-awkward-journey-of-progress#t=1442) Tesla Dojo, Custom Silicon, and Advanced Packaging Challenges

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Batteries & low-power design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/batteries-and-low-power)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Humane (company)
- Humane AI Pin (product)
- Meta (company)
- Ray-Ban (company)
- Meta Ray-Ban (product)
- Qualcomm (company)
- Apple (company)
- Vision Pro (product)
- Meta Quest 3 (product)
- Tesla (company)
- Dojo (product)
- Nvidia (company)
- H100 (chip)
- Intel (company)
- Xiaomi (company)

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- [Monte Carlo Formula E Race | Trade War: China’s View | AI @ Hot Chips](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-05-31-monte-carlo-formula-e-race-trade-war-chinas-view-ai-hot-chips) (EE Times Current)
- [EE Times Weekly Briefing: Friday, January 18, 2019](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ee-times-current/2019-01-18-ee-times-weekly-briefing-friday-january-18-2019) (EE Times Current)
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