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TSMC gets $6.6 billion in CHIPS funding for third Arizona fab

Despite a long lead time, the new TSMC fab capacity should bolster US-sited production capabilities.

Apr 8, 2024 3 mins

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Chipmakers report minimal disruptions from Taiwan earthquake

The magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck fairly close to Taipei, which plays a vital role in the global chip supply chain.

Apr 4, 2024 2 mins

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Intel will continue to lose money on its foundry business in 2024

Intel Foundry, the company's chip manufacturing business, had $7 billion in operating losses for 2023 and won’t break even until at least 2027, says CEO.

Apr 3, 2024 5 mins

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Nvidia GTC 2024 wrap-up: Blackwell not the only big news

More happened at the Nvidia GTC conference than the Blackwell announcement, including the launch of two new high-speed network platforms.

Mar 29, 2024 6 mins

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Samsung opens lab dedicated to next-gen AI chips

The facility, with sites in the US and South Korea, will develop chips to support the processing demands of ‘artificial general intelligence,’ which refers to AI that can perform as well as or better than humans.

Mar 19, 2024 4 mins

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Nvidia debuts massive Blackwell-powered systems

The DGX SuperPOD features eight or more DGX GB200 systems and can scale to tens of thousands of Nvidia Superchips.

Mar 18, 2024 3 mins

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Nvidia launches Blackwell GPU architecture

The next-gen Blackwell architecture will offer a 4x performance boost over the current Hopper lineup, Nvidia claims.

Mar 18, 2024 4 mins

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Akamai, Neural Magic team to bolster AI at the network edge

The partnership will give joint customers a CPU platform on which to run computationally intensive AI workloads.

Mar 14, 2024 4 mins

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Report: Pentagon backs out of Intel funding deal

If the U.S. Department of Defense pulls the $2.5 billion grant, it shouldn’t have a major effect on Intel, analysts note.

Mar 13, 2024 3 mins

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Omdia: Servers for AI processing are big sellers

Once optional, GPUs are becoming mandatory in servers. Companies are prioritizing investment in highly configured server clusters for AI, research firm Omdia reports.

Mar 11, 2024 3 mins

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