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  • Broadcom Jericho3-AI Chip to Wire AI Supercomputers Together Launched

    Broadcom on Tuesday released a new chip for wiring together supercomputers for artificial intelligence (AI) work using networking technology that is already in wide use. Broadcom is a major supplier of chips for Ethernet switches, which are the primary way the computers inside conventional data centers are connected to one another. But the rise of […] More

  • Intel Discontinues Production of Bitcoin Mining Chip Series After Crypto Market Rout

    Chipmaker Intel said on Tuesday it has discontinued production of its bitcoin mining chip series, just a year after its introduction. A rout in the cryptocurrency market hurt some chip companies including Nvidia, whose high-end graphics chips became popular for crypto mining. Intel expects to stop taking orders for the series, called Blockscale, by October […] More

  • Samsung Vows to Cut Chip Production Amid Global Downturn in Demand; Shares Surge 4.5 Percent

    Samsung Vows to Cut Chip Production Amid Global Downturn in Demand; Shares Surge 4.5 Percent

    Samsung Electronics said on Friday it would make a “meaningful” cut to chip production, following the lead of smaller rivals, as it grapples with a sharp global downturn in semiconductor demand that has sent prices plummeting. The unusual output cut by the world’s biggest memory chipmaker – with no previous announcement recalled by Samsung officials […] More

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    Samsung Electronics to Invest $230 Billion in South Korea Chipmaking Base, Will Set Up 5 Chip Factories

    South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics expects to invest $230 billion (roughly Rs. 18,97,500 crore) over the next 20 years to develop what the country’s government called the world’s largest chip-making base, in line with efforts to boost the national chip industry. Samsung‘s around KRW 300 trillion (roughly Rs. 1,89,86,000 crore) project is part of […] More