Tan Shuai 谭帅

Tan Shuai — I build the chips, machines and code that AI runs on.

I am Tan Shuai, a chip and systems engineer and founder with more than twenty years spent building the whole stack, from custom silicon to the hardware and software around it. This site collects my technical notes on full-custom ASIC design, memory test systems, and Linux, macOS, and developer tooling, written from Shenzhen, Taipei, Hong Kong, and the US.

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Fig. 1 This site, taped out: one block per article, its area set by the article’s length, and my name routed in top metal, bottom right.11 articles · 5,728 words · 2021–2026