Jeff Brower (@jbrower)

Jeff's engineering management and design experience includes products and systems in the areas of AI, HPC, communications, oil exploration, defense electronics, space exploration, telecom, control systems, acoustic/audio algorithms, and industrial automation. He is a system architect and designer, as well as expert at software, hardware, and logic design, and a range of programming languages and operating systems. Jeff is president & CEO of <a href="http://www.signalogic.com">Signalogic</a>.

Make Hardware Great Again

Jeff Brower ● June 29, 2020●5 comments

US weakness in 5G and the coming AI race stems from a deeper problem, hardware decline and lack of CPU innovation. Jeff Brower argues that the software-only narrative has hollowed out semiconductor leadership, leaving only a few chipmakers and blocking vital R&D. He calls for targeted government action, funding for neural-net chips, and an industrial Hardhattan Project to rebuild CPU and hardware capabilities.