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43 postsGherkin Labs Reverse-Engineers Google's TPU Driver Protocol
Gherkin Labs reverse engineers Google's TPU driver protocol, building a cycle-accurate simulator for the real TPU software stack.
Inside Nvidia B200 Pipeline Hazards: Why Static Analysis Falls Short
An empirical study of Nvidia B200 pipeline hazards, exposing a predicate under-stall bug and measured RAW latency floors for FFMA and DFMA.
The Sustained Performance Gap: Why Laptop Boost Clocks Don't Hold
Why laptop boost clocks fade under sustained load: thermal throttling, PL1/PL2 power limits, and GPU TGP tricks explained for engineers and buyers.
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commitbrief.comMemory Scarcity and Open Models Are Reshaping the AI Industry
A new paper models how the DRAM/HBM price crisis, open-weight models, and inference efficiency gains will reshape the AI industry through 2026-2030.
From Silicon to Solver: Reverse Engineering Jane Street's GDSII Puzzle Chip
How a Jane Street puzzle's raw GDSII chip layout was reverse engineered into verified Verilog, recovering 722 gates to solve an 11x11 Star Battle.
Persistent State Machines Recast LLM Attention as Hardware FSMs
A PSM framework recasts LLM attention as deterministic hardware state machines, synthesized in Vivado with an estimated 0.0267 pJ/op dynamic energy.
Clustering Two Dell Pro Max GB10 Systems for Local AI Compute
Two Dell Pro Max GB10 systems clustered via RDMA/RoCE for 256GB of local AI memory, revealing setup quirks and firmware pitfalls.
Google's Quantum Computer Learns to Calibrate Itself
Google's Willow processor uses a reinforcement learning system to auto-calibrate itself mid-computation, cutting quantum logical error rates by 20-31%.
MTIA 300: Meta's First Training Chip with Integrated NICs
MTIA 300 is Meta's first training chip optimized for recommendation models, featuring integrated NICs that revolutionize communication.
Invalid Tests: Why 'n/a' Is Not a Verdict
The validity of tests depends on hardware presence. The 'n/a' status offers important lessons for engineers.