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Wednesday 19 June 2024
Optical processors: UK startup Lumai revolutionizes AI compute stack for next-level performance
Lumai, a spin out from the University of Oxford, was founded by a team with expertise in optics over two years ago, aiming to develop a new type of AI processor.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Intel's China 2.0 strategy and how it improves competitiveness, according to chairperson
Intel China chairperson and SVP Rui Wang told the Chinese media in an interview that with Intel's IDM 2.0 strategy in place, its China 2.0 strategy will also be implemented to face...
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Megawin gearing up for production of ultra-low-power MCUs
Microcontroller unit (MCU) supplier Megawin Technology is working with its foundry partner to develop Ultra-Low-Power (ULP) MCUs, with production slated to kick off in 2025.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
EDA-SDA integration is vital in AI, says Cadence exec
The integration of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and Software-Defined Appliances (SDA) has become critical in the AI era, according to Tom Beckley, SVP and GM of the custom IC...
Wednesday 19 June 2024
South Korean AI startup DeepX places orders to TSMC's 3nm process; maintains partnership with Samsung
South Korean AI semiconductor startup DeepX is reportedly set to become a new customer of AsicLand, an IC design company that partners with TSMC.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Huawei ramping up Kirin chip output for smart wearables
After bearing the brunt of multiple rounds of sanctions in recent years, Huawei is now eyeing a resurgence thanks to the Kirin chips produced by its subsidiary HiSilicon.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Qualcomm to benefit most from slow Samsung 3nm development
Qualcomm is expected to benefit the most from bottlenecks that Samsung Electronics' foundry has been experiencing in its 3nm process yield, according to industry sources.
Tuesday 18 June 2024
London Tech Week 2024 snapshots: AI, semiconductor, deep tech, start-up and international collaboration across the pond
London Tech Week (LTW) 2024 held from June 10 to June 14 at the Olympia venue has come to a close, with the number of attendees tallied to be around 45,000, up from 30,000 last year...
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Taiwan IC design houses accelerate preparation of new AI-related chip products for 2H24
Taiwan's IC design houses are gearing up to prepare new AI-related chip products for the second half of the year, in response to positive feedback from both enterprise and consumer...
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Nvidia and AMD are winners of the 4 million units per year high-end GPU chip business
Nvidia dominates the market for AI chips for training and deploying Large Language Models (LLMs) and its pricing power is reflected in gross margins as high as 78%, compared to competitors...
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Advanced foundry process quotes to rise in 2025
TSMC may launch a new round of price negotiations in the second half of 2024, with advanced foundry quotes expected to rise as early as 2025.
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Network IC firms upbeat about 2H24, as markets in Europe and US bottom out in 2Q24
Amid the surge in AI-related chip demand and rebounding consumer device market as inventory destocking ends, demand for networking chips is yet to pick up, with low pull-in momentum...
Tuesday 18 June 2024
TSMC kicks off 3nm chip production for Intel, say sources
TSMC has already received 3nm chip orders for Intel's forthcoming notebook processor series, with wafer production commencing, according to industry sources.
Monday 17 June 2024
Microsoft and Qualcomm unveil AI-powered Copilot+ PC: pre-orders surpass expectations
Microsoft and Qualcomm's limited-time collaboration on the Copilot+ PC has entered its pre-order phase, marking a significant step in bringing AI-powered PCs to the consumer market...
Monday 17 June 2024
Breaking barriers: Bay Photonics thrives as key player in Silicon Photonics evolution
Energy consumption issues and the heat generated by AI training and inference computing have the semiconductor industry looking for Silicon Photonics partners such as Bay Photonics...