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Intel Takes Major Step in Plan to Acquire Chip Startup SambaNova
The two chip companies have signed a term sheet, according to sources with direct knowledge of the agreement....
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Semiconductor industry enters unprecedented ‘giga cycle’, says report — scale of artificial intelligence is rewriting compute, memory, networking, and storage economics all at once
A growing body of forecasts from AMD, Nvidia, Broadcom, and major research firms now points toward a semiconductor market that passes the trillion-dollar thresh...
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Trump approves Nvidia H200 exports to China, with 25% fee attached — report suggests that companies will have to follow strict Beijing rules to import foreign chip, AMD and Intel to benefit from policy shift
The U.S. will allow Nvidia to export its H200 data center accelerators to “approved customers” in China, President Donald Trump announced on Monday....
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Two more perps apprehended over smuggling of $160 million of Nvidia chips to China — DOJ says H100 and H200 shipments were relabelled with a fictional brand to dodge export controls
Several suspects have been apprehended for allegedly violating export control laws regarding the supply of Nvidia H100 and H200 AI chips to China....
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Trump says Nvidia can sell more powerful AI chips to China
Nvidia has received White House approval to start exporting its H200 AI GPU chips to 'approved customers' in China and other countries, according to President D...
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Apple's Chipmaking Chief Johny Srouji Responds to Report About Him Potentially Leaving
Apple's chipmaking chief Johny Srouji has reportedly indicated that he plans to continue working for the company for the foreseeable future. 'I love my team, an...
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Pat Gelsinger wants to save Moore’s Law, with a little help from the Feds
The company is aiming to produce its first silicon wafers by 2028 and have its first commercial system online by 2029....
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TSMC claims 4.2X efficiency gain over a decade from N7 to A14 fabrication process
TSMC clarifies A14 specifications: Even more performance, but better tools might be needed to extract the full potential of the latest process technologies....
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AMD CEO Lisa Su Says Concerns About an AI Bubble Are Overblown
Lisa Su leads Nvidia’s biggest rival in the AI chip market. When asked at WIRED’s Big Interview event if AI is a bubble, company said “Emphatically, from my per...
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AMD isn't increasing prices on CPUs, at least for now — Ryzen appears to be safe from the AI hysteria
Industry sources have told Tom's Hardware that there has been no communication from AMD about price hikes on Ryzen processors....
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Andy Jassy says Amazon’s Nvidia competitor chip is already a multibillion-dollar business
Can any company, big or small, really topple Nvidia's AI chip dominance? Maybe not entirely, but Amazon is already making big bucks trying....
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Andy Jassy says Amazon’s Nvidia competitor chip is already a multi-billion-dollar business
Can any company, big or small, really topple Nvidia's AI chip dominance? Maybe not entirely but Amazon is already making big bucks trying....