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Eight years as a backend engineer in Stockholm, back in Tokyo since 2023, and I still ship something small most nights, usually badly. My one rule: the only real review of a model is the thing you built with it. That is why there is no leaderboard on this site.

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Talking with Synopsys about the Physics of Chip Design at DAC 2026

08.11

Hello you fine Internet folks, I did an audio interview with Ravi Subramanian from Synopsys where we talked about the physics that goes into chip design and EDA tools.

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