Press
Interviews, features and commentary
My work has been covered by USA TODAY, The Washington Times, The Independent, The Clarion Post, Comms-Link and The Guardian Post, on subjects from the semiconductor race and chip prices to America's unsung inventions, satellite broadband and the future of wireless engineering.
USA TODAY · Feature
The Semiconductor Race: United States has the lead in this competitive arena
USA TODAY's American Innovation special edition, part of its America 250 series, on where the United States stands in semiconductors. Asif Alam is quoted alongside Chris Miller, author of Chip War, on why American chip design leads the world, what a disruption to advanced fabrication would mean for AI, defence and infrastructure at once, and whether research investment is scaling fast enough for the physics transition coming at the end of the decade.
The Washington Times · Mention
From refrigerators to rock 'n' roll: America marks 250 years of unsung inventions
A national feature marking America's 250th anniversary, quoting Asif Alam on how American engineering turned Doppler's physics into practical radar, weather tracking, speed detection, and medical imaging.
Comms-Link · Feature
Experts Share: How Community Broadband Networks Are Challenging Traditional ISPs
An expert roundup on how locally owned broadband networks compete with established ISPs, featuring Asif Alam on why the cost of building a network has fallen faster than the cost of buying service from one, and why price and accountability follow when residents own the infrastructure.
Comms-Link · Feature
Experts Share: How Low Earth Orbit Satellites Are Redefining Rural Connectivity
An expert roundup on how LEO constellations are reshaping rural broadband, featuring Asif Alam on how satellites orbiting between 500 and 1,200 kilometers cut latency compared with geostationary satellites, enabling remote healthcare, agricultural IoT, and remote work.
The Independent · Mention
Your laptop costs a lot more now. The reason: 'Chipflation'
A consumer technology feature on the surge in memory chip prices driven by AI data center demand, quoting Asif Alam on why chipmakers have shifted their factories to serve AI first, pushing up prices for Apple, Nintendo, and Sony devices.
The Guardian Post · Mention
Starlink Remains Outlawed in Cameroon Amid Security, Sovereignty Fears
A report from Cameroon on the government's continued ban on Starlink over national security and digital sovereignty concerns, quoting Asif Alam on the technology and policy questions surrounding low Earth orbit broadband.
The Clarion Post · Feature
The Engineer Behind Moore's Law for RF Has a New Paper on How Artificial Intelligence Scales
A look at Asif Alam's preprint proposing a mechanistic scaling law for artificial intelligence, extending the approach behind Moore's Law for RF to frontier AI training compute and the ceilings that will define its growth.
The Clarion Post · Feature
Computing Had Moore's Law. RF Engineering Finally Has an Answer.
A deep-dive feature on the Moore's Law for RF framework, explaining how a data-driven scaling analysis of RF hardware from kilohertz to terahertz could give the wireless industry the shared benchmark it has lacked as it prepares for 6G.
The Clarion Post · Interview
Asif Alam on Moore's Law for RF, 6G Hardware, and the Future of Wireless Engineering
A full interview covering the Moore's Law for RF framework, AI's impact on RF engineering, the move to millimeter-wave and sub-THz frequencies, 6G hardware bottlenecks, flexible antenna arrays, the Geneva Gold Medal, and the future of wireless sensing.