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Silicon To Software | Autonomous Systems

Imran Valiani

Autonomous systems run on hardware most tech writers never see up close. Silicon to Software explores the deep hardware layer behind AI, autonomous systems, and modern technology — the circuit boards, chips, and supply chains that make it all work. Hosted by Imran Valiani, an industry insider with 20+ years in PCB electronics manufacturing and technical sales, serving major Bay Area and global tech clients. Each episode is an expert technical teardown: autonomous vehicle vulnerabilities, the future of silicon compute, AI infrastructure, hardware, and cybersecurity.

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37 episodes

  1. Glass Substrates for AI Chips: Why Mass Production Keeps Slipping 4:48
  2. NVIDIA 800V DC: The Power Problem It Doesn't Solve 4:42
  3. Neuralink Mass Production: Can Its Brain Implants Really Scale? 4:42
  4. Sodium-Ion Batteries: Why CATL Bet $5 Billion on the Chemistry That Killed a Startup 5:13
  5. Tesla AI5 Chip: Why Samsung and TSMC Make It So Complicated 4:17
  6. Face ID vs Fingerprint Sensors: How They Really Work 4:32
  7. SSD Lifespan Explained: Why Every Write Wears Out Your Drive 4:51
  8. Smartwatch Heart Rate Accuracy: Why Your Watch Gets It Wrong 4:36
  9. USB-C Explained: Why Every Port Is Different 4:42
  10. Active Noise Cancellation: How Your Headphones Fight Sound 4:23
  11. 200MP Camera: Why Your Phone Actually Shoots at 12.5MP 4:07
  12. Why Your Phone Gets Hot While Charging 4:12
  13. AI PC Explained: What Does the NPU Actually Do? 4:51
  14. Semiconductor Manufacturing: Why US Chip Fabs Aren't Enough 4:31
  15. Co-Packaged Optics: Why 224G Is Pushing Copper to Its Limits 4:45
  16. Advanced Packaging: The Hidden Bottleneck Behind AI Chips 3:49
  17. TSMC Arizona: The $265B AI Chip Bottleneck Nobody Sees 6:00
  18. Autonomous Cargo Ships: The Hardware Behind Crewless Shipping 5:30
  19. Smart Glasses Could Replace Smartphones—Here’s What’s Stopping Them 3:37
  20. AI Data Center Cooling: The 142kW Rack Problem Nobody Can Ignore 3:50
  21. Solid-State Batteries: Why They Still Can't Scale 4:33
  22. Counterfeit Chips: How Fake ICs Enter Your Electronics 4:33
  23. Neuromorphic Chips: Can They Solve AI's Energy Crisis? 3:59
  24. Smart City Hardware: 6 Layers Turning Cities Into Computers 4:05
  25. Neuralink Brain Chip: How the Hardware Actually Works 4:56
  26. Edge AI Chips: Why AI Is Moving Off the Cloud 5:01
  27. AI Data Centers Are Bringing Nuclear Power Back 3:41
  28. Submarine Cables: 95% of the Internet Runs Under the Ocean 5:25
  29. Implantable Medical Devices Explained | AI Healthcare, Brain-Computer Interfaces & Biosensors 5:36
  30. How AI Is Transforming Modern Cars | Autonomous Driving, EV Technology & PCB Engineering 4:21
  31. Why Satellite PCBs Fail in Space | Radiation Hardening & Space Electronics 6:14
  32. Why the Next Industrial Revolution Could Start 250 Miles Above Earth | Space Manufacturing, Orbital Factories, AI Automation & The Future of the Space Economy 5:36
  33. Tesla Optimus vs Reality: The Hardware Problem 3:57
  34. Why Embedded Hardware Can't Survive Quantum Computing | The Hidden Post-Quantum Cryptography Crisis 3:30
  35. Episode 3 | The Quantum Computer Is Coming: Why Today's Encryption Could Soon Be Useless | Quantum Computing, RSA, Bitcoin, Cybersecurity & Post-Quantum Cryptography Explained 4:16
  36. Self-Driving Cars Have a Hardware Security Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About 3:32
  37. Why Tesla Gets Hacked Every Year at Pwn2Own 4:46