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Wednesday 21 February 2024
Just some Altman that I used to know: Microsoft cannot satisfy OpenAI's chip dreams
OpenAI's decision to design and manufacture its own chips has raised questions about the company's future relationship with Microsoft.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Taiwan motor driver IC suppliers gearing up for heat dissipation boom
Taiwan-based motor driver IC suppliers are seeing a surge in demand for related motor driver chips as the need for heat dissipation in cloud servers and edge IT devices increases.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
IC test interface provider CHPT conservative about 2024 chip market
Chunghwa Precision Test Tech (CHPT), an IC test interface solutions provider, expressed caution about the global semiconductor market this year, predicting that only the top players...
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Chinese vendors committed to developing AI-capable smartphones
Major Chinese mobile phone manufacturers have announced adjustments to their AI strategies, committing to developing AI-capable smartphones, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
AI to boost advanced packaging demand
The AI surge is anticipated to substantially boost demand for advanced packaging, which is already in short supply, according to sources at backend houses.
Wednesday 21 February 2024
Microsoft to team up with Intel and Qualcomm for AI PCs at Computex
With Windows 12 delayed until 2025, according to supply chain rumors, Microsoft will instead focus on an AI-centric update to Windows 11 in mid-2024. During this year's Computex Taipei,...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Softbank's Arm isn't the AI play you think it is
Are AI stocks the new meme stocks? It certainly looks that way from the href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-12/arm-holdings-shares-extend-blistering-rally-in-wake-of-earnings"...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Detroit makes the same mistake on EVs it did with Japan
Once upon a time, Japanese cars were seen as an exotic and quirky product that could never take on the might of Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. Right now, Chinese...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Sayonara Nvidia: The Japanese AI unicorn taking on titans
The CEO of the Japanese AI startup success story, Preferred Networks (PFN), said Nvidia is the company's main rival.
Tuesday 20 February 2024
BYD chairman summarizes three trends in China's EV market this year
China-based EV makers are expected to remain the front-runners in 2024. Wang Chuanfu, BYD's chairman and president, said China's EV penetration rate will continue to grow this year,...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Taiwanese PMIC makers quietly proceeding with deployments in DDR5 applications
Business prospects for DDR5-related power management ICs (PMICs) have long been anticipated, yet significant momentum has yet to materialize. Despite this, optimism pervades the memory...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Terminal market acceptance key to 2024 AI momentum
Despite lingering uncertainties in the overall economic outlook, most industry observers foresee the momentum in AI development will continue to be the primary growth driver in 202...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Does OpenAI dream of electric unicorns? Better ask Figure
OpenAI and Microsoft have invested huge sums of money in AI humanoids.
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Targeting gas cars, BYD's cheaper EVs to ignite another price war in China
China's automotive market is poised to see another round of price cuts as the Dragon year has just started. Leading EV maker BYD launched two new variants of plug-in hybrid EVs priced...
Tuesday 20 February 2024
Arm, OpenAI, and Softbank showing interest in buying Graphcore
British AI chip startup Graphcore is rumored to be for sale, with the asking price estimated at US$500 million. Arm, SoftBank, and OpenAI are said to be among potential buyers.