https://jinjiefan.com/tags/silicon/ Recent content in Silicon on Jin Jiefan's Tech Insights Hugo -- gohugo.io en Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jinjiefan.com/posts/2026-07-01-the-ultimate--symphony-of-silicon-based--chips/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://jinjiefan.com/posts/2026-07-01-the-ultimate--symphony-of-silicon-based--chips/ Another “not my day job” essay squeezed out of me. It started because a reader asked for a sequel to “The Creator’s-Eye View,” and I realized that piece left a giant hole unfilled. Today I’m filling it. Also, a book recommendation: Dan Levitt’s What’s Gotten Into You. I lost two nights of sleep after finishing it. This one’s long — bear with me, you won’t regret it. I. Link to heading In “The Creator’s Perspective,” our hero Fat Jin’s brain short-circuits on the subway and he blurts out the eternal question: “Why do some piles of star-ash get to force the rest of us into 996, while we’re the ones stuck grinding?