Many, Many, Little Pieces Means Big Performance
Jesse Chan | May 31st, 2009 | 1 Comment
Are you seeing the trend for increasing performance?
Computing
Intel CPU multicore (currently, 8 cores)
NVIDIA/AMD GPU multicore (currently, hundreds of cores)
Storage
Fusion-IO Drive multiple flash RAM modules (currently, hundreds of modules)
Power
Tesla Motors vehicle power pack made up of multiple batteries (currently, hundreds of batteries)
Many little pieces working efficiently together with a controller is the formula. Whether for […]
How To Make A Comeback
Jesse Chan | January 10th, 2008 | No Comments
Companies that can make a comeback:
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Apple’s Strategy is to Partner with Leaders
Jesse Chan | December 17th, 2007 | 2 Comments
People seem to think Apple is a big, risk-taking company. That is true, but the risks they take are calculated ones. The switch from IBM PowerPC to Intel x86 chips was a big risk at the time — given the possibility of alienating Apple’s customer base. The risks to branch out their product […]
NVidia Stock: Over 11x in 4 years!
Jesse Chan | October 25th, 2007 | 2 Comments
On August 9, 2004, NVidia stock opened at $3.23 per share (split-adjusted). Today, even with a large, one-day price drop, NVidia stock opened at $36.85. That’s over 11.4 times in a little over 4 years! To put that in perspective, it has been a better stock than Google in the same time […]
NVIDIA’s Playbook
Jesse Chan | September 3rd, 2007 | 2 Comments
Just a year ago, NVIDIA and ATI were in the midst of a war for graphics processing unit (GPU) supremacy in the $18 Billion a year video game industry. Then, ATI was bought out by AMD. At the time, there was talk that the combined technologies from ATI’s GPUs and AMD’s CPUs […]
Steve Jobs’ Master Plan
Jesse Chan | August 15th, 2007 | 10 Comments
“Digital convergence” is a word that has been thrown around since the early-90’s. It seems every company has tried its hand at it, but none have really succeeded. Now, however, digital convergence is starting to become a reality in the mobile space and the living room. There is no company better positioned […]