Asif AlamEngineer, inventor and founder. RF, chips, AI, and how technology scales.https://asifalam.neten-usBuilding a Network Now Costs Less Than Buying Onehttps://asifalam.net/essays/when-building-a-network-costs-less-than-buying-onehttps://asifalam.net/essays/when-building-a-network-costs-less-than-buying-oneCommunity fibre and low Earth orbit satellites are the same story.Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTNotesbroadbandLEO satellitesrural connectivityinfrastructurepolicyasif.alam@ieee.org (Asif Alam)Is There a Moore's Law for RF?https://asifalam.net/essays/moores-law-for-rfhttps://asifalam.net/essays/moores-law-for-rfFour decades of transistor records suggest the field has been following a trend it never named.Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTRF & 6GMoore's Law for RFRF scalingfmaxterahertz6Gasif.alam@ieee.org (Asif Alam)A Simulation Is a Promisehttps://asifalam.net/essays/a-simulation-is-a-promisehttps://asifalam.net/essays/a-simulation-is-a-promiseMoving a millimeter-wave transition from equations to a patented prototype.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTNotesprototypingpatentsGeneva InventionsAFSIWR&Dasif.alam@ieee.org (Asif Alam)How AI Scales, and What Stops It Firsthttps://asifalam.net/essays/how-ai-actually-scaleshttps://asifalam.net/essays/how-ai-actually-scalesBreak training compute into its three mechanisms and the first ceiling is the grid, not the chips.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI & ComputingAI scalingtraining computeenergysemiconductorspolicyasif.alam@ieee.org (Asif Alam)Why Hardware Is the Hard Part of 6Ghttps://asifalam.net/essays/why-hardware-is-the-hard-part-of-6ghttps://asifalam.net/essays/why-hardware-is-the-hard-part-of-6gThe systems 6G promises rest on connections you cannot see.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRF & 6G6Gmillimeter waveRF packagingair-filled SIWantennasasif.alam@ieee.org (Asif Alam)The New RF Engineerhttps://asifalam.net/essays/the-new-rf-engineerhttps://asifalam.net/essays/the-new-rf-engineerWhat the job looks like when the tools start doing the middle of it.Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Engineering Professionartificial intelligenceRF engineeringcareerseducationasif.alam@ieee.org (Asif Alam)