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Arm introduces new designs, offers software for AI on smartphones: Details

For the new products, Arm worked with Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to deliver blueprints of physical designs that are ready for manufacturing

Committed to overcoming challenges in AI era: Samsung's chip division boss

The South Korean tech giant has fallen behind rivals SK Hynix and Micron Technology in high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips which are in high demand for use in AI processors

Tryst with Semicons: Arduous road for India to lead chip manufacturing

Out of the 39 new ATMP-OSAT plants announced globally, India already has three, which the government has cleared: one each by Micron, Tata, and Murugappa Group, with an investment of $7.8 billion

TCS, IIT Bombay to build India's first quantum diamond microchip imager

Tool is used to detect anomalies in semiconductor chips without damaging them

South Korea to detail tax incentives aimed at supporting chip industry

The government will also release next month detailed measures to support the country's semiconductor industry

China creates $47.5 billion semiconductor fund to back nation's firms

The latest investment vehicle, known as Big Fund III, underscores a renewed push from Xi Jinping's government to build its own semiconductor industry as tensions with the US escalate

Google could use TSMC-made 'Tensor' chips in 2025 Pixel smartphones: Report

Google has developed its Tensor chips for Pixel smartphones using Samsung's foundry since the first generation in 2021

China sets up third fund with $47.5 bn to boost semiconductor industry

This commitment has taken on renewed urgency after the US imposed a series of export control measures over the last couple of years

Intel's Lunar Lake chips with support for Copilot+ experiences coming in Q3

PCs powered by Intel Lunar Lake chips will receive AI features exclusive to Copilot+ platform through software updates, unlike Qualcomm Snapdragon chip-powered PCs that will offer them out-of-the-box

South Korea's SK Group to boost ties with Japan's chip equipment makers

SK Group affiliates include SK Hynix, the world's No.2 memory chip maker

Nvidia plans new AI chips every year after logging over $14 bn in profits

Until now, Nvidia has been releasing a new AI chip platform once every two with Ampere platform in 2020, Hooper in 2022 and Blackwell in 2024

Samsung replaces chip chief with veteran exec Jun as SK Hynix takes AI lead

The move is likely aimed at catching up in the market for top-end chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) such as high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips where Samsung has fallen behind rivals

Ola in talks with Mysuru-based Kaynes Semicon to make chips for its EVs

Kaynes would manufacture the chips based on Ola's design

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