While SK Telecom focuses on its home market, Singtel has partnered on GPUaaS in APAC and Europe
Singtel and SK Telecom have both recently announced partnerships geared toward GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) offerings wherein GPU clusters operated by the companies are made available for third-party AI workloads.
Singtel...
Chip company Marvell reported strong growth in its data center AI segment, and that it sees signs of growth returning to the enterprise and carrier infrastructure markets.
Net revenue for Marvell's second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $1.273 billion, which was above the midpoint of its...
LAS VEGAS—VMware by Broadcom’s Explore event was headlined with talks on why private cloud using private data to run private AI is the path forward for enterprises. “It’s clear to me that the future of the enterprise is private,” as Broadcom CEO Hock Tan...
ESMC is a joint venture between Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing firm TSMC, Bosch, Infineon and NXP
The European Commission (EC) said it has approved a €5 billion ($5.56 billion) German measure to support European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) in its project to construct and operate a...
The Shanghai government has increased its chip investment to about $2 billion
According to local new outlets, the Shanghai government has doubled its domestic chip investment fund, with the latest funding round increasing the total to about CNY14.5 billion ($2 billion). The fund is supported...
Intel has reportedly struggled to meet SoftBank's production volume and speed requirements
SoftBank has ended discussions with Intel about designing an artificial intelligence (AI) chip that will rival those released by Nvidia. SoftBank sought a partnership with Intel to help it achieve a leadership...
Direct CHIPS funding would be in addition to $6-$8 billion in tax credit
Texas Instruments has signed a preliminary agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive up to $1.6 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding that will support semiconductor manufacturing in Texas...
Intel previously held 1.18 million shares in Arm
A recent SEC filing shows that Intel sold its stake in British chip firm Arm Holdings in Q2. The news comes amid the massive job cuts taking place at the company, signaling a larger shakeup within the...
CEO Cristiano Amon expects on-device AI to "drive competitive differentiation" in multiple verticals
Qualcomm saw its fourth consecutive quarter of record revenues in its automotive business and its executives including CEO Cristiano Amon were enthusiastic about the opportunities for the chip company that artificial intelligence,...
Huawei filed a lawsuit in a Chinese court, alleging that MediaTek has committed patent infringement
Chipmaker MediaTek confirmed that it has been slapped with a lawsuit from Huawei that alleges the former is guilty of patent infringement. While further details — such as which patents...
The federal CHIPS for America program has released info about a new funding round of up to $1.6 billion, focused on bolstering advanced semiconductor packaging manufacturing in the United States.
The funding will be focused in five related research and development areas: Equipment, tools, processes...
This latest investment will fund equipment for chip manufacturing in China
China is further funding its semiconductor industry, with a third state-backed investment, according to published reports. This latest round of funding was officially established on May 24 and totals 344 billion yuan ($47.5 billion)...
The support package also includes approximately $732 million to support fabless chip companies in South Korea
South Korea announced this week $19 billion in funding for the nation’s semiconductor businesses with an emphasis on chip design and contract manufacturing. The move follows similar announcements coming...
The funding will support a NanoIC pilot line hosted at imec’s facility in Leuven, Belgium
Research labs in Europe will receive 2.5 billion euros ($2.72 billion) in funding under the European Chips Act, announced in 2023. The funding, according to Belgium's nanoelectronics R&D hub imec, is...
Honda and IBM will research specialized semiconductor technology and open software solutions to address software-defined vehicle challenges
Honda Motor Co. and IBM are collaborating on the research and development (R&D) of next-generation computing technologies to address emerging processing, power and design challenges for software-defined vehicles...
Intel has chip plants in several countries including the U.S., China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Israel
According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal, Intel is in discussions with U.S. investment company Apollo Global Management for $11 billion in funding for a chip manufacturing plant in the...
Apple has just shown its new lineup of iPads including Pro models with “outrageously powerful AI chips.” The company said the M4’s neural processing unit is more powerful than any “AI PC today.” The chip’s video and photo-editing capabilities were demonstrated. Apple is also reportedly...
The funding is part of the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act, which was passed in 2022
The U.S. Biden-Harris administration is seeking proposals from eligible applicants for the development, validation and use of digital twins for semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly and test processes. In...
Qualcomm reported that its automotive segment increased 35% year-over-year
Qualcomm beat market expectations in Q2 2024, with the company expecting between $8.8 billion and $9.6 billion in sales. Net income during the quarter was $2.33 billion, or $2.06 per share, compared to $1.7 billion,...
Combining Dell infrastructure and services with NVIDIA GPUs and software, operators can bring gen AI to bear across OSS, BSS, core and RAN
Operators have access to a wealth of highly-contextualized data that, with the right approach, could be leveraged for a range of internal-facing...
The order has dealt a blow to U.S. semiconductor firms Intel and AMD
According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology have told Chinese telecom operators that they must remove foreign chips from their networks by 2027.
The GSMA’s Mobile...
Intel says that the Gaudi 3 AI accelerator will deliver better performance than NVIDIA's H100 — at a fraction of the cost
At Intel Vision 2024, the company detailed its broad enterprise AI strategy that emphasizes open, scalable systems that work across all AI segments....
Qualcomm will also expand its portfolio to address the safety, operating environment and mechanical handling requirements for industrial grade solutions
Qualcomm Technologies has released a “breakthrough micro-power” Wi-Fi system-on-chip (SoC) for battery-powered IoT, plus new “AI-ready” IoT and industrial platforms at this year's Embedded World,...
The latest Dell Technologies PowerEdge XR8000 telco-grade servers feature the Intel 4th Gen Xeon Scalable Processors with optional vRAN Boost
With RAN modernization in the U.S. ongoing, and significant investment ramping in Europe and other markets, operators are increasingly focused on virtualization of radio access...