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🍻 Semi Pub Quiz #1 Answers

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🍻 Semi Pub Quiz #1

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A Primer on Transformer Architecture: Model Parameter Calculations, Estimating GPT-5 Architecture

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The Decline of MATLAB: What Engineers Should Learn Instead

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Why the Future of RF Amplification in Satellites is Solid-State Devices on GaN

Welcome to the occasional free Sunday deep-dive edition of my weekly newsletter. Each week, I help readers learn about chip design, stay up-to-date on complex topics, and navigate a career in the chip industry.If you're new, start here. As a paid subscriber, you will get in-depth content like this p