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2 Chinese firms progress in producing high bandwidth memory for AI chipsets

CXMT and other Chinese chip firms have also been holding regular meetings with South Korean and Japanese semiconductor equipment firms to buy tools to develop HBM, said two of the people

Global semiconductors battle intensifies with $81 bn subsidy surge

Chips spending by the US and its allies marks a new challenge to Beijing's decades of industrial policy - albeit one that will take years to bear fruit

South Korea plans $7.3 billion program to support semiconductor industry

The move comes as the US government is pressing allies including South Korea to further tighten restrictions on China's access to semiconductor technology

GPUaaS makes expensive piece of computing tech available to the wider world

GPUaaS lets businesses use the expensive chips as needed, paying only for what they use

US chip production capacity may treble by 2032, says industry group

The Washington-based SIA, which lobbied hard for the Chips Act, is eager to show that the legislation is paying off. It also wants the government to devote more funding to the cause

Lam Research plans semiconductor fabrication supply chain in India

Lam Research Corporation on Wednesday announced its plans to expand its global semiconductor fabrication equipment supply chain to include India. The company said it is assessing capabilities across various supply chain segments and is exploring India-based suppliers who can collaborate to fulfil the need for precision components, custom parts, high purity gas delivery systems and other assemblies that go into cutting-edge semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment. The global semiconductor industry is expected to grow to 1 US dollar trillion in annual revenue by the end of this decade, according to experts," the NASDAQ-listed global semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker said in a statement. As demand for semiconductors increases, there is an even greater need for collaboration and global engagement of expertise, intellectual property, materials, and talent, it said, adding, Lam has been operating in India for more than 20 years, benefiting from its prime location close to ...

NPU: What is it and why is it gaining importance in semiconductor industry

Neural Processing Unit are part of the semiconductors specifically designed for machine learning operations, which enables AI features such as generating text or images

Apple working on homegrown chips to run AI tools for data centers

Apple has been playing catch-up with its tech peers in generative AI, the technology underpinning chatbots and other popular new tools

Make in India: Tata Electronics begin limited export of semiconductor chips

Tata Electronics is also in the advanced stages of successfully finalising the tape-out process for semiconductor chips ranging from 28 to 65 nanometers, along with some higher nodes

AMD set to fuel growing demand for AI compute, says CTO Papermaster

Chipmaker AMD is poised to power the surging demand for AI compute with its wide range of product portfolio, the company's Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster said on Friday. AI compute refers to processing of data using artificial intelligence or machine learning algorithms. Marking 55 years of AMD (Advanced Micro Devices), Papermaster in a blog post looked back on five years of growth and innovations at the company, while also looking ahead to the next five years. He said the future of technology will be born from open ecosystems and deep industry partnerships that drive true innovation. "We're in a unique position to power increased demand for AI compute based on our broad portfolio of compute engines, deep relationships with customers across a diverse set of markets, and open software capabilities. We have a strong foundation of data centre products and customer collaboration across cloud and enterprise, and leadership products for AI PCs," he wrote. He said AMD has shif

Over 500 AI models are now optimised for Core Ultra processors, says Intel

Intel said the AI models optimised for Core Ultra processors are available from popular industry sources, including OpenVINO Model Zoo, Hugging Face, ONNX Model Zoo and PyTorch

Micron Tech's India-made semiconductor chips set for global debut in 2025

Demand, pricing, customer need will determine the specific allocation of the chips, says company's senior executive

Samsung Electronics' profit surges after AI boom reverses its chip losses

The results underscore how demand for the memory chips that power modern electronics and artificial intelligence is starting to rebound after a severe downturn

Taiwan keen to help India become leader in chip space, says Jason Ho

Ho says Taiwan has sufficient capacity that can be allocated to India, which has designing capability and market demand

Mobile makers can offer market for fabs if they make 10-14 nm chips

The total demand for semiconductors in the country varies from $22 billion to $24 billion, most of which is currently imported. The requirement from mobile devices is nearly half of this demand

Apple's go-to chipmaker TSMC unveils 1.6nm process for 2026 chips: Details

While the 1.6nm process is slated for 2026 chips, TSMC is set to kick off the production of the 2nm architecture process for debut in 2025 with Apple iPhones

ICEA bats for chip design, manufacturing to be treated as strategic sector

Industry body ICEA has recommended various measures, including encouraging large Indian corporates to invest in semiconductor design and treating chip design and manufacturing as a strategic sector, to place India at the forefront of semiconductor product design and IP creation. India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), in its latest report, also recommended that India should establish an exclusive market exchange for electronics and hi-tech industry. This would drive growth and innovation across the industry, while also creating capacities to become a global hub for electronics and semiconductor manufacturing, it said. "India needs to be vigilant and forge a coalition to prevent dumping of higher node and memory chips from China, otherwise we risk a situation similar to a display wherein most global TFT-LCD companies have gone under," the ICEA report said. The report advocates for significant governmental and policy support, recommending the inclusion of 'mask sets' ...

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X Plus chip for PCs with on-device AI: Details

The Snapdragon X Plus is a new addition to the Qualcomm chip family for PCs with on-device AI capabilities. It is expected to debut, together with Snapdragon X Elite-powered PCs, in coming months

SK Hynix expects full chip recovery after strong earnings on AI boom

"The memory market is entering into full recovery cycle with ongoing strength of AI demand," SK Hynix said

Centre bets on 'Swades' moment for semiconductor industry's talent

Expects thousand-odd Indian engineers to return from Southeast Asia, US