chips

Samsung begins closing gap in making AI memory chips for Nvidia
Samsung begins closing gap in making AI memory chips for Nvidia
July 30, 2024
SAMSUNG Electronics, after a series of setbacks in developing the type of memory chips crucial for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, is beginning to make progress in narrowing the...
Amazon racing to develop AI chips cheaper, faster than Nvidia’s, executives say
Amazon racing to develop AI chips cheaper, faster than Nvidia’s, executives say
July 25, 2024
INSIDE Amazon.com’s chip lab in Austin, Texas, half a dozen engineers put a closely guarded new server design through its paces. The server was packed with Amazon’s artificial intelligence chips...
More than half of TSMC’s sales are now high-end chips like AI
More than half of TSMC’s sales are now high-end chips like AI
July 19, 2024
TAIWAN Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) now makes more than half of its revenue from high-performance computing, the segment of its business powered to new heights by runaway artificial intelligence...
US: Nasdaq, S&P open higher as chips, megacaps rebound
US: Nasdaq, S&P open higher as chips, megacaps rebound
July 18, 2024
THE Nasdaq and the S&P 500 rose at the open on Thursday (Jul 18), as megacaps regained ground and an upbeat forecast from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing helped chip stocks...
US plans up to US.6 billion in funding for packaging computer chips
US plans up to US$1.6 billion in funding for packaging computer chips
July 10, 2024
THE Biden administration said on Tuesday (Jul 9) that it would direct up to US$1.6 billion in funding towards developing new technology for packaging computer chips, a major thrust...
US to fight labour shortage with new Chips Act worker programme
US to fight labour shortage with new Chips Act worker programme
July 2, 2024
THE Biden administration is kicking off a programme to cultivate the US computer-chip workforce, aiming to stave off a labour shortage that threatens to undermine domestic semiconductor production.The programme,...
South Korea’s SK Hynix to invest 103 trillion won by 2028 in AI, chips
South Korea’s SK Hynix to invest 103 trillion won by 2028 in AI, chips
July 1, 2024
SOUTH Korea’s SK Hynix, the world No 2 memory chip maker, will invest 103 trillion won (S$102 billion) till 2028 to strengthen its chips business, focusing on artificial intelligence...
US: Nasdaq drops as Nvidia, chips drag; inflation data in focus
US: Nasdaq drops as Nvidia, chips drag; inflation data in focus
June 24, 2024
The Nasdaq opened lower on Monday (Jun 24) after Nvidia and some other chip stocks remained under selling pressure, with investors on tenterhooks as a key inflation print this...
Broadcom boosts revenue forecast from AI chips, unveils stock split
Broadcom boosts revenue forecast from AI chips, unveils stock split
June 13, 2024
BROADCOM raised its annual forecast for revenue from chips that help in artificial intelligence (AI) work by 10 per cent on Wednesday (Jun 12) and announced a stock split...
Samsung offers plan to speed up delivery of AI chips
Samsung offers plan to speed up delivery of AI chips
June 12, 2024
SAMSUNG Electronics said its contract manufacturing business plans to offer a one-stop shop for clients to get their AI chips made faster, integrating its global No. 1 memory chip,...