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PM Modi Courts Investors With India's $30 Billion Chipmaking Bet
PM Modi will use the three-day Semicon event to display India's fledgling chip and electronics industry.
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SK Hynix Overtakes Samsung to Become South Korea's Most Valuable Company
SK Hynix now the dominant supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in AI systems for customers such as Nvidia and Alphabet's Google, has emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the global AI boom, propelling a more than 340 percent rally in its shares this year and lifting its market value above both Samsung and Micron.
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OpenAI Said to Launch Its First AI Chip in 2026 With Broadcom
OpenAI is said to be partnering with Broadcom to create its first artificial intelligence chip, with production expected to begin next year. The company plans to use the new chips internally to support the immense computing power required for its generative AI systems, which produce human-like responses. This move signifies OpenAI’s efforts to ma...
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Intel, TSMC Tentatively Agree to Form Chipmaking Joint Venture: Report
Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co have reportedly reached a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture. TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, will take a 20 percent stake in the new company.
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Nvidia Closes Acquisition of Israeli Software Startup Run:ai
Nvidia has completed the acquisition of Run:ai, an Israel-based software startup.Nvidia declined to comment on the deal’s value. Israeli newspaper Calcalist reported in April that the value of the transaction was $700 million.
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Intel Says It’s an Open Question Whether to Break Up Company
Intel Corp. Chief Financial Officer Dave Zinsner said that a formal separation of the company’s factory and product-development divisions is an open question. The outcome will be decided by the next leader of the company. Intel’s struggles to keep pace with rivals — along with its deteriorating financial condition — have spurred speculation...
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Intel's Interim Co-CEO David Zinsner Says New Chief Executive Will Have Foundry Experience
Intel's interim co-CEO David Zinsner said that the company's next chief executive officer will have manufacturing expertise as well as experience in the product side of the chipmaking business. The firm has reportedly started evaluating a handful of outsiders including former board member Lip-Bu Tan to take the reins of the struggling chipmaker, a ...
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US Said to Have Ordered TSMC to Halt AI Chips Shipments to China
The US order, which is being reported for the first time, comes just weeks after TSMC notified the Commerce Department that one of its chips had been found in a Huawei AI processor, as Reuters reported last month.
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AMD Sees Next AI Chip in Mass Production Later This Year
At an event in San Francisco, AMD CEO Lisa Su said the company plans to release its next-generation MI350 series chips in the second half of 2025. These chips include an increased amount of memory and will boast a new underlying architecture that AMD said will improve performance significantly over the prior MI300X and MI250X chips.
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Samsung Electronics Says It Is Not Interested in Spinning Off Foundry Business
Samsung chairperson Jay Y. Lee has said that the company is not looking to spin off its businesses of contract chip manufacturing and logic chip designing operation. Analysts say the two businesses are incurring billions of dollars of annual losses due to weak demand and have been dragging down Samsung's overall performance.
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Arm Rebuffed by Intel After Inquiring About Purchase of Chipmaker's Product Unit
Arm Holdings approached Intel about potentially buying the ailing chipmaker’s product division, only to be told that the business isn’t for sale. Intel is separating the chip product division from its manufacturing operations.
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PM Modi, US President Biden Announce Plans for New Chip Plant in India
The US and India reached an agreement to work together on setting up a semiconductor fabrication plant in India. The proposed plant will make infrared, gallium nitride and silicon-carbide semiconductors, according to a White House readout that followed a meeting between the US President Joe Biden and PM Modi in Delaware on Saturday.
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Qualcomm's Potential Intel Buyout Could Raise Antitrust, Foundry Concerns
A potential deal to buy Intel could accelerate Qualcomm's diversification. A buyout will also face tough antitrust scrutiny globally as it would unite two crucial chip firms in what would be the sector's biggest ever deal, creating a behemoth with a strong share of the smartphone, personal computer and server markets.
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Qualcomm Said to Be Exploring Buying Pieces of Intel Chip Design Business
Qualcomm has examined acquiring different pieces of Intel, which is struggling to generate cash and looking to shed business units and sell off other assets, people familiar with the matter said. Qualcomm has not approached Intel about a potential acquisition and declined to comment on its plans, an Intel spokesperson said.
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Semiconductor Body ESIA Calls for EU 'Chips Envoy', More Support
The group said chip policy under the incoming EU Commission should feature fewer export restrictions, focus on areas where European companies already had advantages, and that aid should be awarded more quickly.
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PM Modi Courts Investors With India's $30 Billion Chipmaking Bet
PM Modi will use the three-day Semicon event to display India's fledgling chip and electronics industry.
-
SK Hynix Overtakes Samsung to Become South Korea's Most Valuable Company
SK Hynix now the dominant supplier of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips used in AI systems for customers such as Nvidia and Alphabet's Google, has emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of the global AI boom, propelling a more than 340 percent rally in its shares this year and lifting its market value above both Samsung and Micron.
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OpenAI Said to Launch Its First AI Chip in 2026 With Broadcom
OpenAI is said to be partnering with Broadcom to create its first artificial intelligence chip, with production expected to begin next year. The company plans to use the new chips internally to support the immense computing power required for its generative AI systems, which produce human-like responses. This move signifies OpenAI’s efforts to ma...
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Intel, TSMC Tentatively Agree to Form Chipmaking Joint Venture: Report
Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co have reportedly reached a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture. TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, will take a 20 percent stake in the new company.
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Nvidia Closes Acquisition of Israeli Software Startup Run:ai
Nvidia has completed the acquisition of Run:ai, an Israel-based software startup.Nvidia declined to comment on the deal’s value. Israeli newspaper Calcalist reported in April that the value of the transaction was $700 million.
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Intel Says It’s an Open Question Whether to Break Up Company
Intel Corp. Chief Financial Officer Dave Zinsner said that a formal separation of the company’s factory and product-development divisions is an open question. The outcome will be decided by the next leader of the company. Intel’s struggles to keep pace with rivals — along with its deteriorating financial condition — have spurred speculation...
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Intel's Interim Co-CEO David Zinsner Says New Chief Executive Will Have Foundry Experience
Intel's interim co-CEO David Zinsner said that the company's next chief executive officer will have manufacturing expertise as well as experience in the product side of the chipmaking business. The firm has reportedly started evaluating a handful of outsiders including former board member Lip-Bu Tan to take the reins of the struggling chipmaker, a ...
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US Said to Have Ordered TSMC to Halt AI Chips Shipments to China
The US order, which is being reported for the first time, comes just weeks after TSMC notified the Commerce Department that one of its chips had been found in a Huawei AI processor, as Reuters reported last month.
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AMD Sees Next AI Chip in Mass Production Later This Year
At an event in San Francisco, AMD CEO Lisa Su said the company plans to release its next-generation MI350 series chips in the second half of 2025. These chips include an increased amount of memory and will boast a new underlying architecture that AMD said will improve performance significantly over the prior MI300X and MI250X chips.
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Samsung Electronics Says It Is Not Interested in Spinning Off Foundry Business
Samsung chairperson Jay Y. Lee has said that the company is not looking to spin off its businesses of contract chip manufacturing and logic chip designing operation. Analysts say the two businesses are incurring billions of dollars of annual losses due to weak demand and have been dragging down Samsung's overall performance.
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Arm Rebuffed by Intel After Inquiring About Purchase of Chipmaker's Product Unit
Arm Holdings approached Intel about potentially buying the ailing chipmaker’s product division, only to be told that the business isn’t for sale. Intel is separating the chip product division from its manufacturing operations.
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PM Modi, US President Biden Announce Plans for New Chip Plant in India
The US and India reached an agreement to work together on setting up a semiconductor fabrication plant in India. The proposed plant will make infrared, gallium nitride and silicon-carbide semiconductors, according to a White House readout that followed a meeting between the US President Joe Biden and PM Modi in Delaware on Saturday.
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Qualcomm's Potential Intel Buyout Could Raise Antitrust, Foundry Concerns
A potential deal to buy Intel could accelerate Qualcomm's diversification. A buyout will also face tough antitrust scrutiny globally as it would unite two crucial chip firms in what would be the sector's biggest ever deal, creating a behemoth with a strong share of the smartphone, personal computer and server markets.
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Qualcomm Said to Be Exploring Buying Pieces of Intel Chip Design Business
Qualcomm has examined acquiring different pieces of Intel, which is struggling to generate cash and looking to shed business units and sell off other assets, people familiar with the matter said. Qualcomm has not approached Intel about a potential acquisition and declined to comment on its plans, an Intel spokesperson said.
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Semiconductor Body ESIA Calls for EU 'Chips Envoy', More Support
The group said chip policy under the incoming EU Commission should feature fewer export restrictions, focus on areas where European companies already had advantages, and that aid should be awarded more quickly.
