Seve (founder of tscircuit) and Matt (founder of atopile) unpack one of the most radical ideas in modern electronics: reversible computing. As Moore’s Law slows down, the biggest bottleneck is heat — but what if computation itself could be rethought to conserve energy instead of wasting it?
In this episode, they explore:
The principles of reversible/thermodynamic computing
How MOSFET charge recycling offers a real-world analogy
Why reinventing chip architectures (CUDA, ISAs, RISC-V) is so challenging
The promise and pitfalls of open-source hardware ecosystems
Lessons from Meta Connect’s failed demos and the future of hardware/software integration
Why “hard tech” founders still matter in a software-driven world
For hardware engineers, embedded developers, and anyone curious about the future of chips, this episode connects deep insights into electronics with the big questions of computing’s next era.
