Watch our exclusive interview with Dr. Ahmad Bahai, CTO at at Texas Instruments (NASDAQ: TXN).

We could find Texas Instruments innovation everywhere, from #datacenters chips, to embedded processors and even calculators.

We started by discussing #KilbyLabs and how they decide what to develop, including how they evaluate whether an idea has enough moat to justify the required R&D investment and time.

From there, we explored several of their innovations, including the new bulk acoustic wave #BAW clock technology, cutting-edge isolation solutions, and radar technologies.

We then discussed their recent breakthrough in creating the world’s smallest microcontroller #MCU and how this development could reshape the semiconductor space.

But of course, as a formidable #Chess player, we compared chess strategy to the semi industry - highlighting both similarities and differences, especially in a field where time-to-market can span up to five years.

And guess who Dr. Ahmad’s favorite #book is about? 💡⚡🔬

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Interviewer: Yossi Garmazi

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Chapters:

00:00 Researchers & Innovation

00:34 Intro

01:06 From Startup to Texas Instruments (TI)

04:43 Academia Vs Industry

07:22 Kilby Labs: Deciding What to Develop

11:01 Kilby Labs: New Clock & Isolation & Radar

16:05 The Worlds Smallest MCU

20:00 AI: Keeping the Innovative Spark

23:50 Motivating Engineers

25:36 Silicon Labs Acquisition

28:04 Playing Chess & Business

30:35 Holdings 40 Patents

31:18 Mentorship

33:00 Coffee Question

33:57 Hobbies

34:45 Favorite Movie