Andrei Stan

378 posts

Andrei Stan

Andrei Stan

@andreiofstan

Katılım Ocak 2016
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Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer@Keir_Starmer·
I condemn in the strongest terms the overnight Iranian strike on a Qatari gas facility. We are working towards a swift resolution to the situation in the Middle East, in the best interests of the British people – because there is no question that ending the war is the quickest way to reduce the cost of living.
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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@__tinygrad__ I have thought about this for a long time, what is it actually forwarding, the TLPs? How does BAR mapping work in this case
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the tiny corp
the tiny corp@__tinygrad__·
If we can tunnel PCIe over USB3, why not also tunnel it over Ethernet? extra/remote/serve.py on remote, REMOTE=<ip> on local.
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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@sama All extremely complex software is written character by character.
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Sam Altman
Sam Altman@sama·
I have so much gratitude to people who wrote extremely complex software character-by-character. It already feels difficult to remember how much effort it really took. Thank you for getting us to this point.
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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@bubbleboi Cya at the next earnings call, tho i am a Intel perma bull, hope Jensen stops jestermaxxing around and gets to the real stuff
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bubble boi
bubble boi@bubbleboi·
I sincerely think Intel will overtake Nvidia’s market cap in the next 5 years.
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bubble boi
bubble boi@bubbleboi·
I’m hedged against everything. Oil prices. Interest rates, My gf cheating on me. It’s mathematically impossible for me to lose.
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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@NLwartracker This will be absolutely crushed by mostly 3d printed conventional designs that can be deployed by the 10s of thousands. The problem isn't the drone is the whole supply chain., which has to be onshored, not dismissed to Shenzhen
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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@NLwartracker This is at most useless, future non nuclear wars will be all about speed, cost and adaptability. What you have here is over complicated drone with carbon fiber and aluminium frame, complicated fittings, great for the eyes of finance and c-suite people.
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NLwartracker
NLwartracker@NLwartracker·
"Spotted at BEDEX 2026 (Brussels): Thales' kinetic interceptor drone. Max speed: 360 km/h. Targets Shahed-class UAVs via sapient-compliant radar. Fuselage: titanium-reinforced carbon fiber. Brushless motors (low KV 400-800) with optimized props for top speed. Pure ram-kill using titanium nose. #CUAS #Thales #BEDEX2026
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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@elonmusk @atomic_semi This will result in $INTC $ASML and maybe as wild as it sounds even $TSLA fall. The latter due to the market not beliving in Elon executing fast enough in a this extremely competitive market.
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SemiAnalysis
SemiAnalysis@SemiAnalysis_·
TSMC spent billions on the nanosheet transition for N2 and SRAM bitcell area barely moved. But it’s even worse than that – as @MediaTek showed at ISSCC, the N3E High Current bitcell actually regressed vs N5. N2 doesn’t fare much better, barely improving. Two full nodes of going nowhere. While logic density continues marching forward, all the caches, register files and on-chip memory that limit real chips? Flatlined. Even Intel, with their struggles, managed to shrink by 0.77x with 18A!
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Daniel Romero
Daniel Romero@HyperTechInvest·
Photonics stocks in layman's terms $TSEM = $TSMC $LITE = $NVDA $COHR = $AMD $BESI = $AMAT $XFAB = $INTC $AAOI = $MU $POET = Groq $ALMU = Cerebras $AXTI = $SNDK $CIEN = $CRDO $SMTC = $ALAB $SIVE = $LITE Lite
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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@GadSaad They just didn't know it was illegal in england
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Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@FelixCLC_ Not only double the bw but also add a constant to it
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@fclc
@fclc@FelixCLC_·
Having a giggle at this line from the meta MTIA blog post:
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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@imnotharsh @jukan05 > ARM-based limits of 8 GPUs to full 72-GPU NVL72-like coherence. The GH200/GH300 NVL72 have full "coherence". Grace is linked to NVLink network with C2C and can access any GPU in the nvlink domain
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ImNotHarsh | 📈💸
ImNotHarsh | 📈💸@imnotharsh·
With $NVDA GTC 2026 coming up, there are some expectations of what they announce with $INTC Intel. @jukan05 mentioned sell-side analysts believe they will announce the x86 CPUs here. I have some thoughts: Nvidia’s strategic equity stake of $INTC Intel stories its push for x86 and positions it for Agentic AI workloads and scaling AI infrastructure. x86 architecture enters Nvidia’s ecosystem where Intel will design and manufacture custom x86 CPUs specifically tailored for Nvidia’s AI platforms, enabling tight integration with NVLink for hyperscale/enterprise AI systems. The core driver for x86 adoption is the shift toward agentic AI. x86's vast software ecosystem and superior multi-threading/compatibility make it far more practical than $ARM (Grace) for the emerging workloads, avoiding ecosystem fragmentation. Intel likely fabricates Nvidia’s-custom x86 server CPUs (likely Xeon-derived or specialized variants) that Nvidia integrates directly into its rack-scale AI supercomputers (e.g., expanding NVLink domains beyond current ARM-based limits of 8 GPUs to full 72-GPU NVL72-like coherence). x86 unlocks broader hyperscaler adoption (many still prefer x86 for legacy/enterprise software) and addresses CPU bottlenecks seen in Blackwell deployments, while future Rubin/Feynman (which is about to get announced next week, probably) generations are expected to increase CPU core counts and support x86 options. On the client side, the partnership yields Intel x86 SoCs with integrated NVIDIA RTX GPU chiplets (branded as "Intel x86 RTX SoCs"), targeting notebooks and consumer PCs for better AI-accelerated personal computing, but the data-center custom CPUs remain the bigger strategic win. —————————————- Ultimately, Agentic AI requires CPUs: - Orchestration, planning, tool calling, API handling, memory management, and sub-agent coordination are CPU-intensive (not GPU-parallelizable). - GPUs handle model inference; CPUs manage everything else in complex, branching workflows.
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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@jukan05 Where they even doing asic? I thought they wanted to use ai6 for training as well
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Jukan
Jukan@jukan05·
Interesting. So AI6 is being used for Grok inference? In that case… what happens to the ASIC xAI is developing?
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Jukan@jukan05

From Autonomous Driving to Robots and Servers… Samsung Electro-Mechanics Gains Momentum Supplying Substrates for Tesla AI Chip Mass Production As Samsung Electro-Mechanics expands its supply of high-value flip-chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) semiconductor substrates to global Big Tech companies, profitability in its substrate business division has been improving. With Tesla’s next-generation AI chip mass production now ramping in earnest, supply volumes are expected to increase further. This follows Samsung Electro-Mechanics securing the role of FC-BGA supplier for Tesla’s AI chips, which Samsung Electronics’ foundry division is set to mass-produce next year at its Taylor fab in Texas. FC-BGA substrates serve to stably mount semiconductors and transmit electrical signals, and are regarded as a next-generation, high-value substrate well suited for the increasingly large form factors of AI chips—demand is surging in lockstep with AI industry growth. According to Fuji Chimera Research Institute, the global FC-BGA market is projected to more than double from $8 billion in 2022 to $16.4 billion by 2030. According to industry sources on the 11th, Samsung Electro-Mechanics is expected to supply virtually all of the FC-BGA substrates required for Tesla’s next-generation AI chips—AI5 and AI6—which Tesla plans to mass-produce through Samsung Electronics’ foundry division next year. Samsung Electronics’ foundry division signed a wafer supply agreement with Tesla last year valued at approximately $16.5 billion (roughly KRW 23 trillion). At the time, Tesla CEO Elon Musk stated that next-generation AI chips would be mass-produced, adding that the publicly disclosed contract represented only the minimum scope. The AI chips Tesla is having produced at Samsung’s foundry are not limited to next-generation autonomous driving systems—their application scope is expanding to include Tesla’s humanoid robots and AI data centers powering the company’s own AI models. The chips are expected to be used in Tesla’s humanoid robot “Optimus” as well as to run Grok, the generative AI developed by xAI, the AI company founded by Musk. Mirae Asset Securities analyst Park Jun-seo commented: “Tesla’s AI6 will be deployed simultaneously across three platforms—FSD (Full Self-Driving), humanoid robotics, and proprietary AI data centers. Substrate performance requirements are also set to increase dramatically, from the level of existing chips to that of PC CPUs, which we expect will drive a significant increase in unit prices.” There is also analysis suggesting Samsung Electro-Mechanics will undertake FC-BGA capex to meet Tesla’s chip volumes. The company has already secured FC-BGA customer relationships with Broadcom, Google, Tesla, Amazon, and Apple. Contract volumes deliverable under this year’s production capacity have been finalized. With utilization rates at its domestic FC-BGA production facilities reportedly at maximum, the company is understood to be planning to push its Vietnam production lines to full capacity as well. With FC-BGA joining MLCC—its core business—in entering a growth phase, forecasts suggest Samsung Electro-Mechanics’ operating profit will break through the KRW 1 trillion mark again this year. The company posted operating profit of KRW 1.1828 trillion in 2022 but has fallen short of the KRW 1 trillion threshold every year since. According to financial data provider FnGuide, the sell-side consensus operating profit estimate for Samsung Electro-Mechanics this year stands at KRW 1.3293 trillion. Shinhan Investment Corp analyst Oh Gang-ho stated: “FC-BGA entered an accelerating growth phase from the second half of last year, driven by rising demand from Big Tech. Next year, revenue from the Package Solutions division—which oversees the FC-BGA business—is expected to grow approximately 23% year-over-year.“​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ $TSLA

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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@racetrack275 @jukan05 No way nvidia goes to Ethernet scale-up. The moat is too big, they will showcase nvlink nics for scale-up scale-out bridge
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finánce
finánce@racetrack275·
@jukan05 Yes it’ll be part of Feynman reveal. Ethernet in scale-up options too. Nvidia will talk a lot about TAM expansion into wider enterprise/sovreign since hyperscale capex growth will naturally be more limited from here. For those you need x86 and wider interoperability.
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Jukan
Jukan@jukan05·
Some sell-side analysts are expecting that NVIDIA may unveil an x86 CPU developed in collaboration with Intel at GTC 2026. I think so too. $INTC $NVDA
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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@jukan05 I think is happening faster then expected, probably already in the fab. Intel allocated fab capacity to it thats why they came out surprised that they did not anticipate demand in q4
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Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@SemiAnalysis_ How many GPUs are running the inference on NVL72 in this case? Is it NVL36x2 or NVL72?
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SemiAnalysis@SemiAnalysis_·
At 167 tok/s/user interactivity on Deepseek 670B MoE at 8k context length, it would cost $0.96 per million output tokens on GB200 NVL72 FP4 verus  $2.3 per million output tokens on B200 even with DeepSeek system optimizations like disaggregrated PD & wide EP enabled.
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Andrei Stan
Andrei Stan@andreiofstan·
@__tinygrad__ Solar panels are made in China and are heavily tarrifed. Elon said it in his latest apperance on Dwarkesh
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the tiny corp
the tiny corp@__tinygrad__·
The price and difficulty of getting electricity in America is infuriating. Why aren't we building this? I nominate Arizona to be turned into a huge solar panel.
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