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Wednesday 27 August 2025
Beyond the chip: uncovering AI's hidden energy drain
Energy consumption in large language models extends beyond AI chips, with Alphabet Inc.'s recent research revealing that measuring only the chip underestimates the total environmental...
Wednesday 27 August 2025
At $30,000 a wafer, TSMC’s 2nm push still draws a rush of customers
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to begin volume production of its 2nm chips in the fourth quarter of 2025, despite foundry prices soaring to a record US$30,000...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Research Insights: Broadcom defends Ethernet ecosystem as NVLink and UALink push specialized interconnects
At the OCP APAC Summit, Ethernet and UALink advocates clashed over data center interconnect architectures. Kurtis Bowman, UALink board chair and AMD's director of architecture and...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Saudi AI startup Mumain begins construction of data centers ahead of 2026 launch
Saudi Arabia's artificial intelligence startup Mumain has started building its first data centers in Riyadh and Dammam, with operations expected to commence in early 2026, reports...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
China reportedly enforces blanket halt on Nvidia H20, leaving AI revenue in doubt
Investment bank Jefferies Group LLC has warned in a memo that China has imposed a sweeping ban on Nvidia's H20 AI GPUs, blocking domestic companies from placing any new orders for...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Malaysia advances IC design ambitions with launch of MARS1000 edge AI chip
Malaysia has launched its first locally designed edge AI processor, the MARS1000, developed by SkyeChip Sdn Bhd. Unveiled at the Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association Merdeka...
Tuesday 26 August 2025
Nvidia’s H20 meets abrupt demise in China

Over the past few months, China's AI chip market has flipped upside down. Nvidia's H20 processor, once touted as a vital stopgap for...

Monday 25 August 2025
Nvidia halts H20 chip production, reportedly seeks downgraded Blackwell for China
The H20 chip faces resistance from the Chinese government, with reports indicating that Nvidia has requested its supply chain partners to halt production of the H20. However, Nvidia...
Monday 25 August 2025
Research Insights: Win-win alliance between Tesla and Samsung strengthens chip and foundry ambitions

Tesla and Samsung have struck a US$16.5 billion chip deal seen as a win-win, with Samsung's Texas...

Monday 25 August 2025
Chipping away at H20: DeepSeek's UE8M0 FP8 signals Beijing's AI pivot toward homegrown chips
DeepSeek has introduced its new large language model, DeepSeek-V3.1, featuring a key upgrade: the "UE8M0 FP8 Scale" precision format. The company emphasized that the format was tailored...
Monday 25 August 2025
Nvidia earnings report to highlight AI demand, Blackwell capacity, and China market focus
The spotlight will be on Nvidia as it prepares to release its financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 (2QFY26), with the earnings announcement scheduled for August...
Monday 25 August 2025
Samsung and SK Hynix slash NAND spending as SK Hynix unveils 321-layer breakthrough
Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are reportedly pulling back on investments in advanced NAND flash memory as weak demand and rising costs push them to concentrate on higher-margin...
Monday 25 August 2025
Mindgrove bets on cost, compliance, and partnerships to take Indian chips global
Chennai-based Mindgrove Technologies is charting a path from prototype to mass production of secure IoT chips, betting on cost efficiency, regulatory compliance, and deep partnerships...
Monday 25 August 2025
Baidu's Kunlunxin's US$140 million AI chip order from China Mobile fuels face-off with Nvidia
China's push to challenge Nvidia in AI chips is accelerating, with Baidu's Kunlunxin winning a US$140 million order from China Mobile. Alongside Huawei's Ascend processors and Cambricon's...
Monday 25 August 2025
Nvidia reportedly pushes Samsung to step up HBM4 production
Nvidia executives have reportedly urged Samsung Electronics to prioritize production of sixth-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM4) rather than fifth-generation 12-layer HBM3 during...