Nexperia’s standoff puts a core part of the chip supply chain under strain
Premium Dutch intervention, China’s retaliation, and widening U.S. controls have turned a major European component supplier into the centre of a three-way dispute.
Nvidia’s $2B Synopsys stake strengthens its push into AI-accelerated chip design
Premium Nvidia has taken a $2 billion equity stake in Synopsys, as the two companies announced a long-term collaboration to accelerate electronic design automation workloads on GPUs.
HBM undergoes major architectural shakeup as TSMC and GUC detail HBM4, HBM4E and C-HBM4E
Premium HBM memory evolves with demand.
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Premium A domestic processor combining 14nm logic and 18nm DRAM could boast both power and efficiency.
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Premium Meta’s reported deal with Google shows a growing interest in alternative AI hardware, but Nvidia says its platform remains unmatched.
Taiwan's $3.2 billion plan for 'AI island' with data centers, quantum hubs and AI robotics labs faces risks
Premium Taiwan has confirmed it will allocate over NT$100 billion — around US$3.2 billion — for a multi-year national AI infrastructure plan, to become a global leader in AI compute and hardware by 2040.
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Deals
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