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Samsung Electronics has inaugurated its new semiconductor research and development facility, NRD-K, in Korea. -
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has unveiled new supercomputing solutions designed to power intense workloads like AI language and multi-modal model training featuring innovative cooling features.
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Amazon has launched a $110 million programme to offer its custom Trainium chips to power generative AI-focused research efforts.
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AMD has unveiled its second-generation Versal adaptive system-on-chips (SoCs) to address the growing demands of data-intensive applications.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has been ordered to halt shipments of AI-related chips to Chinese customers by US export officials.
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The Biden administration is pressing on with handing out subsidies to semiconductor manufacturers despite President-Elect Donald Trump’s threats to scrap the CHIPS Act.
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Embattled semiconductor firm Intel has unleashed its secret weapon to try and boost morale among staff: free coffee.
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Donald J. Trump has secured a returned to the White House to become the 47th US President.
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Intel beat analyst expectations in its Q3 earnings and expressed optimism about improvements in Q4 — backed by revenue growth across its entire portfolio, though it still reported a significant loss.
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Intel is reportedly expanding its chip packaging and testing facility in Chengdu, China despite the embattled firm’s scaling back expansion projects in Europe.
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The US Treasury Department has issued a Final Rule restricting US investments in foreign technologies deemed to pose a “national security concern,” specifically targeting sectors like semiconductors, quantum technology, and AI.
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Elon Musk has announced that xAI, his AI startup rivalling OpenAI, plans to double the size of its Colossus supercomputer cluster, which currently consists of 100,000 Nvidia GPUs.
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Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump has threatened to repeal the CHIPS and Science Act and replace it with tariffs.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has finally addressed the design flaw that pushed back production of its next-generation GPUs, laying the blame as “100% Nvidia's fault.”
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Hemlock Semiconductor (HSC) has secured $325 million in direct funding from the US government to construct a new manufacturing facility at its campus in Hemlock, Michigan.
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Arm Holdings has reportedly cancelled Qualcomm’s licence to develop hardware based on its architecture.
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Lightmatter, a startup developing computing hardware that uses light instead of electricity has raised $400 million with its valuation soaring to $4.4 billion.
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Optical semiconductor supplier Infinera has secured $93 million in direct funding from the US government to expand its fabrication and test and packaging facilities.
