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Friday 27 February 2026
SambaNova targets Nvidia’s B200 with 5x faster AI inference chip, secures US$350M

AI chip startup SambaNova Systems has introduced its fifth-generation processor, the SN50, positioning it as a direct alternative to Nvidia’s...

Thursday 26 February 2026
SK Hynix and Sandisk move to standardize HBF, shaking up AI memory ecosystem
SK Hynix and Sandisk have launched a consortium to standardize High Bandwidth Flash (HBF), positioning the technology as a next-generation memory layer for AI inference and heightening...
Thursday 26 February 2026
SK hynix, Sandisk Begin Global Standardization of HBF

Seoul, February 26, 2026 – SK hynix Inc. (or "the company", www.skhynix.com) and Sandisk Corporation held 'HBF Spec. Standardization Consortium Kick-Off' event...

Wednesday 25 February 2026
Intel taps SambaNova for AI inference push via partnership and minority stake
Intel has opted for a multi-year collaboration and minority investment in SambaNova Systems rather than a full acquisition, signaling a more capital-disciplined approach as it seeks...
Saturday 14 February 2026
ByteDance expands chip team to 1,000, advancing four major design lines
Chinese tech giant ByteDance is rapidly scaling its in-house chip development efforts, with its chip R&D team now exceeding 1,000 employees, signaling a strong push into AI hardware...
Thursday 12 February 2026
China's Lenovo profit drops 21% even as revenue climbs 18%, flags memory shortage pressure
Lenovo Group reported a 21% decline in third-quarter profit but exceeded analyst expectations as strong revenue growth, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) demand, helped offset...
Saturday 7 February 2026
Microsoft's Maia 200 chip targets AI inference cost advantage, not Nvidia rivalry
Microsoft recently unveiled its second-generation custom AI chip, Maia 200, more than two years after its previous generation. The Maia chip's update cycle lags behind the rapid iterations...
Tuesday 3 February 2026
OpenAI's inference push puts all eyes on Nvidia's AI chip strategy
OpenAI has been exploring alternatives to some of Nvidia's latest artificial intelligence chips, particularly for AI inference workloads. This exemplifies the intensifying competition...
Monday 29 December 2025
Analysis: Nvidia builds capital moat to lock in CUDA era
After briefly approaching a US$5 trillion market capitalisation, Nvidia spent 2025 deploying capital at an unprecedented pace, backing Groq, OpenAI, Nokia, Synopsys, and Intel through...
Monday 29 December 2025
Nvidia's Groq acquisition reshapes AI memory landscape
Nvidia has reportedly invested US$20 billion to acquire technology licenses from Groq, marking its largest investment to date. The move is drawing significant attention in South Korea...
Friday 26 December 2025
Nvidia Groq partnership signals shift toward specialized inference chips as AI workloads scale
Nvidia is set to include innovations from Groq, an AI inference chip startup, into its product ecosystem by the end of 2025, responding to an expected surge in AI inference demand...
Thursday 25 December 2025
Nvidia's Groq deal signals a strategic push to defend its AI inference turf
Nvidia has agreed to buy key assets from AI accelerator startup Groq in the company's largest acquisition to date, a move that underscores how the battle in artificial intelligence...
Thursday 18 December 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix push PIM-enabled memory to address AI bottlenecks
As AI inference workloads grow and models expand rapidly, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are advancing high-bandwidth memory (HBM) technologies while integrating processing-in-memory...
Wednesday 17 December 2025
Commentary: Intel's SambaNova move signals AI chip consolidation era
Intel is reportedly seeking to acquire SambaNova, a prominent AI inference chip specialist. The deal has a high probability of closing, primarily due to a significant governance alignment:...
Friday 5 December 2025
Samsung to command the AI inference market with GDDR7
Samsung Electronics' latest-generation GDDR7 has received the 2025 Korea Technology Awards Presidential Award, and its importance is growing as Nvidia adopts the memory for AI inference...