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AI chip boom lifts Samsung profits by 1,800%
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics says it expects to post a 19-fold jump in its profits, driven by global demand for…
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Baidu's chip unit Kunlunxin is targeting a $50 billion Hong Kong IPO and asked investors to buy its semiconductors
TL;DR Baidu’s Kunlunxin targets a $50B Hong Kong IPO and asked investors to commit to buying its chips, blurring the line between…
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BYD unveils China's first 4nm driving chip and expands God's Eye
TL;DR BYD has unveiled the Xuanji A3, China’s first automotive-grade 4nm chip for self-driving cars, delivering 700 TOPS per chip. The…
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Google's TurboQuant compresses AI memory by 6x, rattles chip stocks
Google published a research blog post on Tuesday about a new compression algorithm for AI models. Within hours, memory stocks were…
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Rampant AI demand for memory is fuelling a growing chip crisis
The fundamental reason for the squeeze is the buildout of artificial intelligence data centres A growing procession of tech industry…
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TSMC plans US$17 billion investment in three-nanometre chip production in Japan: report
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to mass produce advanced three-nanometre chips in Kumamoto in southern Japan with…
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Nvidia AI chip sales to China stalled by US security review: report
Nvidia’s H200 AI chip sales to China remain in limbo nearly two months after US President Donald Trump approved exports, pending a US…
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How Five Common Chinese Expressions Help Explain Beijing’s Conflicting Chip Signals
The struggle is best understood as a code war — originating in technology but extending far beyond it. Source link
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Nvidia’s CEO says China is still finalising licence for H200 chip
Huang says Nvidia needed to compete quite vigorously as China has many strong chip companies Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Thursday (Jan…
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Samsung’s profit triples to record high as AI boom exacerbates chip shortage
Samsung Electronics said its operating profit more than tripled to a record high in the fourth quarter, as the race to build artificial…
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Chip firm ASML to slash 1,700 jobs and posts record profit for 2025 thanks to AI boom
Dutch semiconductor chip machine maker ASML recorded a record net profit of 9.6 billion euros ($11.5 billion) in 2025 on sales of 32.7…
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China approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports: sources
— China has approved its first batch of Nvidia H200 artificial intelligence chip imports, three people familiar with the matter told…
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Nvidia invests US$2 billion more in CoreWeave, offers new chip
The world’s most valuable company has pledged tens of billions of US dollars towards AI companies Nvidia, the dominant maker of artificial…
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Surging memory chip prices dim outlook for consumer electronics makers
AL demand for smartphones, personal computers and gaming consoles is expected to shrink this year as companies from Britain’s Raspberry Pi…
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US House panel advances bill to give Congress authority over AI chip exports
The US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly advanced a bill that would give Congress power over…
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Singapore chip manufacturing sector set to boom as global DRAM shortage continues
Benefits could ‘cascade across the entire value chain’, as demand outstrips supply of the computer memory hardware Singapore’s…
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Micron to buy Taiwan chip fabrication site for US$1.8 billion
The investment is part of Micron’s global expansion as it seeks to meet continued demand for memory chips Micron Technology has signed a…
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Lutnick warns some South Korean, Taiwanese firms may face 100% chip tariffs unless they invest in US
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said South Korean memory chipmakers and Taiwanese companies that are not investing in the US may face…
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Nvidia H200 chip parts suppliers halt output after China blocks shipments, FT reports
SUPPLIERS of parts for Nvidia’s H200 have paused production after Chinese customs officials blocked shipments of the newly approved…
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S&P 500, Nasdaq open higher as chip stocks extend rally
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened stronger on Friday (Jan 16) as chipmakers returned to the driver’s seat in a volatile week that also…
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Wall Street opens higher as chip stocks shine
Wall Street’s main indexes rose at market open on Thursday (Jan 15) after TSMC’s blockbuster quarterly results ignited a rally in…
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SK Hynix speeds up new chip fab opening to meet memory demand, executive says
SK Hynix plans to accelerate the opening of a new factory by three months and will also begin operating another new plant in February, a…
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Alibaba and JPMorgan are said to invest in chip designer Montage’s HK listing
Chinese chip designer Montage Technology is set to enlist Alibaba Group Holding and JPMorgan Asset Management among the key investors in…
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US greenlights Nvidia H200 chip exports to China
The Trump administration on Tuesday gave the greenlight to exports to China of Nvidia’s second most powerful AI chips, putting in place a…