Baidu invests in RISC-V firm StarFive
March 25, 2024
Chinese search giant Baidu has invested an undisclosed sum in the Shanghai-based RISC-V chip technology company StarFive.
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Nvidia to sell sanctions-busting AI chip to China
January 08, 2024
US chipmaker Nvidia has developed an AI chip that will comply with US export rules, enabling the firm to sell to Chinese suppliers.
Huawei back from the brink with 9% annual sales jump
December 29, 2023
China's tech powerhouse Huawei has reported its best financial numbers in years, with annual sales of USD 98.7 billion.
China continues to enhance AI chip self-sufficiency,
December 11, 2023
Huawei’s subsidiary HiSilicon has made significant strides in the independent R&D of AI chips, launching the next-gen Ascend 910B. These chips are utilised not only in Huawei's public cloud infrastructure but also sold to other Chinese companies.
Nvidia sees strong cloud AI demand, but challenges in China
November 23, 2023
Nvidia's most recent FY3Q24 financial reports reveal record-high revenue coming from its data centre segment, driven by escalating demand for AI servers from major North American CSPs. However, TrendForce points out that recent US government sanctions targeting China have impacted Nvidia's business in the region.
Sanctions to slash China's demand for high-end AI servers
October 19, 2023
October 17th brings a new round of developments in the ongoing chip war between the US and China as the Department of Commerce issued another update to its export control regulations.
Major CSPs aggressively constructing AI servers and boosting demand for AI chips
June 23, 2023
TrendForce reports that explosive growth in generative AI applications like chatbots has spurred significant expansion in AI server development in 2023.
SK Hynix’s HBM market share to exceed 50% in 2023
April 18, 2023
Strong growth in AI server shipments has driven demand for high bandwidth memory (HBM). TrendForce reports that the top three HBM suppliers in 2022 were SK hynix, Samsung, and Micron, with 50%, 40%, and 10% market share, respectively.
GPU demand from ChatGPT could reach 30,000 chips
March 02, 2023
The recent arrival of ChatGPT has generated a lot of buzz across the industry sectors related to cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI).
YoY global server shipments growth for 2023 lowered to 1.31%
March 01, 2023
The four major North American cloud service providers (CSPs) have made cuts to their server procurement quantities for this year because of economic headwinds and high inflation.
GaN power IC supplier opens new office in China
October 11, 2021
Navitas Semiconductor, a provider of gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs, has opened a new office in Shenzhen, China which offers the company 300% increase in capabilities to support revenue growth in the region.
GCP, AWS to become main drivers of global server demand
April 19, 2021
Thanks to their flexible pricing schemes and diverse service offerings, CSPs have been a direct, major driver of enterprise demand for cloud services, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
Baidu and Samsung Electronics collaborate on production of AI chip
December 19, 2019
Baidu’s first cloud-to-edge AI accelerator, Baidu KUNLUN, has completed its development and will be mass-produced by Samsung Electronics early next year.
BlackBerry partners with Baidu for autonomous car technology
January 04, 2018
The two companies will collaborate to accelerate the deployment of connected and autonomous vehicle technology for automotive OEMs and suppliers worldwide.
Baidu selects ON Semi image sensors for autonomous driving platform
January 03, 2018
ON Semiconductor has joined Baidu’s Apollo Autonomous Driving Platform. Through this collaboration, ecosystem partners can get the plug-and-play compatible imaging solutions jointly developed by both companies.
Intel took first place in enterprise-grade SSD shipments
May 25, 2017
Global shipments of enterprise-grade SSDs for the first quarter of 2017 grew against seasonal headwinds by 3~4 percent compared with the prior quarter to reach around 6 million units, says DRAMeXchange
Global Server DRAM ASP in 2Q17 to rise over 10% QoQ
April 20, 2017
DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, reports that demand continues to outpace supply in the server DRAM market. In this first quarter, memory suppliers saw their shipment fulfillment rates dropped for different groups of clients.
Apple and Alphabet tactical errors present opportunity for carmakers
March 09, 2017
For nearly three years Apple and Alphabet have together set the agenda for integrating smartphones with vehicle entertainment systems, in the form of Apple’s CarPlay and Alphabet’s Android Auto.
Baidu sets up self-driving car team in Silicon Valley
April 25, 2016
Chinese Baidu also wants to leave its mark on autonomous driving it seams. The company has recently formed a self-driving car team in Silicon Valley focused on research, development and testing.
Big interest in Nokia's HERE business
May 25, 2015
It looks like there will be a real fight for Nokia's HERE business. As of now several companies have expressed interest in the maps business, among them we find German carmakers, a consortium including Uber and Baidu, as well as a third group with China's Tencent and Navinfo.
Blink or Glass?
May 21, 2014
Google Glass might not be as untouchable on the electronic eye-wear market as one might think.
Baidu 'head to head' with Google?
April 04, 2013
Google's new augmentative reality gadget – Google Glass – might actually see some competition. The Chinese equivalent of Google – Baidu – is reportedly working on its own eye-ware product.
Baidu deploys Marvell's ARM processor-based server
February 25, 2013
Marvell powers Baidu's cloud storage application with its low-power ARMADA XP CPU Server on Chip.
Intel quad-core 'ValleyView' on its way
August 30, 2012
Leaked Intel documents dated August 15 indicate that Intel's next-generation system-on-a-chip (SoC) will include a quad-core.
Foxconn to make Chinese smartphone to rival Google
May 17, 2012
The Chinese search engine company, Baidu, will - in cooperation with mobile operator ChinaUnicom and contract manufacturer Foxconn - work on a new smartphone that could change the Chinese market.
Foxconn to make Chinese smartphone to rival Google
May 15, 2012
The Chinese search engine company, Baidu, will - in cooperation with mobile operator ChinaUnicom and contract manufacturer Foxconn - work on a new smartphone that could change the Chinese market.
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