‘World’s fastest AI assistant’: Cerebras powers Mistral’s Le Chat
February 07, 2025
France’s Mistral seeks to challenge other open source platforms as the race to deliver better performance at lower costs heats up after China’s DeepSeek shook up the global markets in January.
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Top five global robotics trends for 2025
January 28, 2025
The global market value of industrial robot installations has reached an all-time high of USD 16.5 billion. The industry’s growth is set to accelerate, fueled by technology innovations, shifting market dynamics, and emerging business opportunities. Looking ahead to 2025, the International Federation of Robotics highlights five key trends shaping the future of robotics.
xAI secures further billions in investment
January 03, 2025
U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk has secured another six billion USD (€5.8 billion) in investment for his artificial intelligence company xAI. According to xAI, the latest round of investors included U.S. venture capitalists such as Blackrock and Morgan Stanley, U.S. chipmakers Nvidia and AMD, and investment funds from Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
Nvidia gets subpoena from US Department of Justice
September 04, 2024
Last month, the DoJ launched a probe into the company after competitors complained that it had abused its market dominance.
Nvidia and Apple in talks to invest in OpenAI
August 30, 2024
OpenAI uses Nvidia’s chips to power its AI services. Apple brought chatbot ChatGPT to its devices in June, making OpenAI the first official partner for Apple Intelligence.
Aitomatic unveils SemiKong: it's like ChatGPT for chip firms
July 11, 2024
AI specialist Aitomatic has launched the world's first open-source AI Large Language Model (LLM) designed especially for the semiconductor industry.
Its official: SK hynix to invest $3.87 billion in US plant
April 04, 2024
South Korean memory specialist SK hynix says that it will invest an estimated USD 3.87 billion in West Lafayette, Indiana to build an advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility for AI products.
Top 5 robot trends 2024
February 20, 2024
The stock of operational robots around the globe hit a new record of about 3.9 million units. This demand is driven by a number of exciting technological innovations.
MediaTek set to launch its Dimensity 9400 chipset in Q4
February 05, 2024
Smartphone chip designer MediaTek expects to ship its next-generation Dimensity 9400 chipset in Q4 2024. It says the product will support much-awaited AI mobile applications.
Here’s Ho Ho Hoping for 2024
December 20, 2023
It’s that time of the year again when experts take out their crystal ball and try to see what lies ahead in the upcoming year. Looking at the predictions and forecasts from various industry analysts, they all have one thing in common: They see the semiconductor market pick up again. WSTS updated its forecast and now sees a 13.1% growth and Gartner even an increase of 17%.
AMD takes on Nvidia with new AI chip products
December 08, 2023
Advanced Micro Devices is predicting a huge boom in the market for AI processors after launching a new chip series to challenge Nvidia's dominance in the space.
SK Hynix posts 2Q operating loss of 2.88tn won
July 27, 2023
Sluggish demand for memory chips pushed SK Hynix into an operating loss – but the firm believes the buoyant AI market will reverse its fortunes.
Huawei set to open specialist robotics subsidiary
June 28, 2023
The company will spend around USD 121 million to establish its new Jimu Machinery Co in Dongguan.
Global top ten IC design houses break even in Q1
June 20, 2023
TrendForce reports that inventory reduction in Q1 fell short of expectations and coincided with the industry’s traditional off-season, leading to overall subdued demand.
Siemens to spend €2 billion on manufacturing capacity, innovation labs and education centres
June 16, 2023
German giant says the investment strategy will boost its future growth, innovation and resilience.
Broadcom expects AI to contribute a quarter of its semiconductor business revenue in fiscal 2024
June 05, 2023
Chip company says the explosive impact of ChatGPT has triggered a surge of orders for semiconductor that underpin the technology at big data centres.
PMIC issue with server DDR5 RDIMMs reported
April 25, 2023
TrendForce reports that mass production of new server platforms—such as Intel Sapphire Rapids and AMD Genoa—is imminent. However, recent market reports have indicated a PMIC compatibility issue for server DDR5 RDIMMs; DRAM suppliers and PMIC vendors are working to address the problem.
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).
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