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In this episode of Eye on AI, we sit down with Sid Sheth, CEO and Co-Founder of d-Matrix, to explore how his company is revolutionizing AI inference hardware and taking on industry giants like NVIDIA.

Sid shares his journey from building multi-billion-dollar businesses in semiconductors to founding d-Matrix—a startup focused on generative AI inference, chiplet-based architecture, and ultra-low latency AI acceleration.

We break down:

Why the future of AI lies in inference, not training
How d-Matrix's Corsair PCIe accelerator outperforms NVIDIA's H200
The role of in-memory compute and high bandwidth memory in next-gen AI chips
How d-Matrix integrates seamlessly into hyperscaler and enterprise cloud environments
Why AI infrastructure is becoming heterogeneous and what that means for developers
The global outlook on inference chips—from the US to APAC and beyond
How Sid plans to build the next NVIDIA-level company from the ground up.

Whether you're building in AI infrastructure, investing in semiconductors, or just curious about the future of generative AI at scale, this episode is packed with value.

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(00:00) Intro

(02:46) Introducing Sid Sheth

(05:27) Why He Started d-Matrix

(07:28) Lessons from Building a $2.5B Chip Business

(11:52) How d-Matrix Prototypes New Chips

(15:06) Working with Hyperscalers Like Google & Amazon

(17:27) What's Inside the Corsair AI Accelerator

(21:12) How d-Matrix Beats NVIDIA on Chip Efficiency

(24:10) The Memory Bandwidth Advantage Explained

(26:27) Running Massive AI Models at High Speed

(30:20) Why Inference Isn't One-Size-Fits-All

(32:40) The Future of AI Hardware

(36:28) Supporting Llama 3 and Other Open Models

(40:16) Is the Inference Market Big Enough?

(43:21) Why the US Is Still the Key Market

(46:39) Can India Compete in the AI Chip Race?

(49:09) Will China Catch Up on AI Hardware?

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