Tokens Per Watt Over Peak Performance: Retrofitting Heterogeneous Silicon for Production Inference

Tokens Per Watt Over Peak Performance: Retrofitting Heterogeneous Silicon for Production Inference
by Kalar Rajendiran on 09-24-2026 at 2:00 pm

Image for Article 2 SemiWiki Tokens per Watt or per Dollar

👉 This is Part 2 of an editorial series on the evolving economics of AI inference. If you missed Part 1, where I broke down the shift toward full-system integration, the lessons from the AI Infra Summit, and the “no forks” open-source philosophy, you can read it HERE: Beyond the Accelerator: Why Silicon Challengers … Read More


The Intelligence Revolution: TSMC’s OIP Ecosystem Forges the Path to Trillion-Transistor AI Systems

The Intelligence Revolution: TSMC’s OIP Ecosystem Forges the Path to Trillion-Transistor AI Systems
by Kalar Rajendiran on 09-23-2026 at 2:00 pm

Broadest Portfolio of Silicon Validated IP

At the 2026 OIP Ecosystem Forum, the industry narrative shifted from incremental scaling to what TSMC defines as the “Intelligence Revolution.” Akin to the 18th-century Industrial Revolution which transitioned human physical labor to mechanical power, the current era is augmenting human ingenuity through … Read More