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The Chokepoint

The Chokepoint #6: Photonics Testing

Jun 10, 2026

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5 min read

The Chokepoint #6: Photonics Testing

AI's optical future depends on a test step only one company can run at scale

Teng Yan
Arvind
Teng Yan, +1

Research

Primer: The Memory Wall

Jun 5, 2026

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14 min read

Primer: The Memory Wall

Why memory defines what AI can do. A field guide to the four-tier hierarchy & the three companies that own it

Teng Yan
Arvind
Teng Yan, +1

The Chokepoint

The Chokepoint #5: Power Transformers

Jun 3, 2026

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5 min read

The Chokepoint #5: Power Transformers

America's AI grid runs through one Pennsylvania steel mill

Teng Yan
Arvind
Teng Yan, +1

The Chokepoint

The Chokepoint #4: ABF Substrates

May 27, 2026

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5 min read

The Chokepoint #4: ABF Substrates

No high-end processor ships without a film made by Ajinomoto.

Teng Yan
Arvind
Teng Yan, +1

Research

Thesis: CPUs, That Other Chip Shortage

May 25, 2026

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12 min read

Thesis: CPUs, That Other Chip Shortage

Agentic AI is pulling the CPU back to the center of the data center and the supply chain isn't ready.

Teng Yan
Arvind
Teng Yan, +1

The Chokepoint

The Chokepoint #3: Power Semis

May 19, 2026

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5 min read

The Chokepoint #3: Power Semis

Power semiconductors are the new chokepoint.

Teng Yan
Arvind
Teng Yan, +1

The Chokepoint

The Chokepoint #2: Photonics

May 12, 2026

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5 min read

The Chokepoint #2: Photonics

Where the rent flows when light becomes the chokepoint

Teng Yan
Arvind
Teng Yan, +1

Daily Chain

The Earnings Print: Sunday Roundup

May 11, 2026

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5 min read

The Earnings Print: Sunday Roundup

Construction risk on a data center is becoming investment-grade on Day 1

Teng Yan
Teng Yan

The Chokepoint

The Chokepoint #1: Power

May 6, 2026

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4 min read

The Chokepoint #1: Power

The rent is migrating from the fab to the substation.

Teng Yan
Teng Yan
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Tessara

Daily signals on the AI infrastructure supply chain. What's tightening, what's breaking, and who's exposed. By Chain of Thought