OpenAI wants to develop its own AI processors to combat GPU shortage
OpenAI wants to develop its own AI processors to solve the shortage of specialized processors, especially GPUs. To this end, the generative AI specialist is even looking at the possibility of acquiring a chip manufacturer to speed up the development process.
The recent strong growth of AI soluti... Read more
Synopsys offers suite of comprehensive AI tools for chip design
Synopsys recently released a complete EDA suite of AI tools, Synopsys.ai. This new "AI stack" helps chip manufacturers use automation to design, verify and test even more sophisticated processors.
According to Synopsis, Synopsys.ai should help chip manufacturers by applying AI in every step of t... Read more
‘Nvidia publishes research on using AI to improve chip designs’
The chipmaker has released a research paper that adds a layer of AI to existing research findings.
This week Reuters reported that Nvidia, which claims to be the "world leader in artificial intelligence computing", released a paper showing how AI could be used to improve chip designs.
The chi... Read more
Huawei makes breakthroughs in design tools for 14nm chips
The designs are the latest in a wide range of Huawei tools related to chip hardware and software.
Huawei has made breakthroughs in electronic design automation (EDA) tools for chips produced at and above 14-nanometre technology. This is according to a report in Reuters, citing a speech by a seni... Read more
Apple to invest €1 Billion to expand Munich Silicon Design Center
The money will be spent over the next six years to further enable Apple’s European R&D teams.
This week Apple announced that it plans to invest 1 billion euros in its European Silicon Design Center in Munich, Germany. This is on top of the company’s previous 1 billion euro investment co... Read more
Intel quietly discontinues RISC-V program
Intel recently quietly discontinued its Intel Pathfinder for RISC-V program. This writes The Register. The program launched last year was supposed to promote the use of open-source RISC-V chip designs.
According to the tech website, the program website of the chip giant's Pathfinder for RISC-V s... Read more
Cisco plans to open a new chip design center in Barcelona
The Spanish government says the facility will be built using EU funding.
Cisco Systems will open a new semiconductor chip design center in Barcelona, according to Reuters. The plan to open the new facility was announced by the office of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday, the report says.
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Think tank: Europe should invest in chip design, not production
A German think tank report says that building a super fabrication facility makes no sense when the EU's chip design industry is lacking.
Europe’s ambition to make the most powerful computer chips risks wasting billions of euros, a German think tank said in a report this week. The report, accor... Read more