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China’s Huawei develops new AI chip, seeking to match Nvidia: WSJ
The Chinese company hopes that the latest iteration of its Ascend AI processors will be more powerful than Nvidia’s H100 China’s Huawei…
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China’s Baidu says its Kunlun chip cluster can train DeepSeek-like models
[BEIJING/SHANGHAI] China’s Baidu has successfully “illuminated” a cluster comprising 30,000 of its self-developed, third-generation P800…
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Chinese buyout firm is said to consider sale of chip tester UTAC
Considerations are at an early stage and Wise Road may decide not to proceed with a sale of the Singaporean company it acquired from a…
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Huawei readies new AI chip for mass shipment as China seeks Nvidia alternatives: sources
[SINGAPORE/BEIJING] Huawei Technologies plans to begin mass shipments of its advanced 910C artificial intelligence chip to Chinese…
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Nvidia CEO visits Beijing after US bars chip sales to China
Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on Thursday (Apr 17), shortly after the Trump administration barred the…
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US: Wall Street falls, Nvidia drops after new US chip export curbs
Wall Street fell on Wednesday (Apr 16), with the Nasdaq leading declines after Nvidia flagged steep charges from new US controls on chip…
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Asia: Stocks struggle again as Nvidia chip curb warning pops calm
Asian stocks swung on Wednesday (Apr 16) after Nvidia’s announcement of new US licensing rules on shipments of its new chip to China…
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Nvidia expects $5.5bn hit as US tightens chip export rules to China
Microchip maker Nvidia said it would be hit with $5.5bn (£4.2bn) in costs after the US government tightened export rules to China. The…
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AMD set to produce its CPU chip at TSMC plant in Arizona
Trump administration is currently investigating whether imports of semiconductors threaten national security, which could be a precursor…
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Google launches new Ironwood chip to speed AI applications
The new chip brings functions from earlier split designs together and increases the available memory, which makes it better suited for…
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Nvidia to invest billions in US chip production over four years: FT
Nvidia plans to invest hundreds of billions of US dollars in US-made chips and electronics over the next four years, the Financial Times…
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Microsoft unveils quantum computing chip for future data centres
MICROSOFT announced its first quantum computing chip, a major step in the company’s effort to produce devices that might someday solve…
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Taiwan’s legacy chip industry contemplates future as China eats into share
WHEN Taiwan’s Powerchip Technology entered a deal with the eastern Chinese city of Hefei in 2015 to set up a new chip foundry, it hoped…
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SoftBank nears deal to acquire chip designer Ampere
SOFTBANK Group is in advanced talks to acquire Ampere Computing, sources familiar with the matter said. The Japanese company is discussing…
Culture
Lay’s Chooses Sweet Over Salty for Potato Chip Pitch in Super Bowl
Frito-Lay is getting ready to turn traditional notions of potato-chip advertising into mash. The snacking giant, part of PepsiCo., will…
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NXP gives disappointing sales forecast as chip slump persists
NXP and its peers have been struggling with a stubborn glut of chips that help power electric cars and manufacturing operations NXP…
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Samsung warns of slow AI chip sales in Q1, hurt by US restrictions on China
SAMSUNG Electronics on Friday warned of sluggish sales of its artificial intelligence chips in the current quarter due to U.S. export…
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Texas Instruments forecast signals chip slump is persisting
TEXAS Instruments gave a disappointing earnings forecast for the current period, a sign it’s contending with still-sluggish chip demand…
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Nvidia slams Biden for trying to ‘pre-empt’ Trump with chip rules
NVIDIA criticised new chip export restrictions that are expected to be announced soon, saying the White House was trying to undercut the…
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Chip designer Arm considers acquiring Ampere computing
SOFTBANK Group and its majority-owned Arm Holdings are exploring a deal for Ampere Computing, according to sources familiar with the…
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Samsung Q4 profit outlook misses estimates by large margin as chip issues drag
SAMSUNG Electronics released on Wednesday a fourth-quarter operating profit estimate that missed analyst estimates by a large margin, as…
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Honda unveils first US-made EVs, plans for high-performance chip
HONDA Motor debuted prototypes of its two latest electric vehicles (EVs) – a sedan and an SUV – with a new software operating system that…
Business
US: Wall St opens higher after report of selective Trump tariffs; chip stocks gain
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Jan 6) as optimism around AI boosted technology stocks, and a report suggested the…
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ASML sells ‘Lego’ model of most advanced chip machine to workers
ASML Holding, the Dutch maker of the world’s most advanced chipmaking machines, was selling ‘Lego’ replicas of its most prized product to…