AWS introduces Graviton 3 chip and Tranium instances for ML
Amazon Web Services has kicked off its annual AWS Re:Invent conference with the opening keynote. In it, the necessary announcements have already been made. One of the most important announcements this year is undoubtedly the introduction of Graviton 3. Graviton 3 is a new ARM-based chipset that can... Read more
Huawei is selling its server x86 business as chips run dry
Huawei is going to sell its x86 server business, after US sanctions left it unable to acquire the chips needed to build the equipment, according to a Bloomberg report. Negotiations with possible bidders continue, with a newswire report saying that the buyer may be a consortium that includes a gover... Read more
TSMC announces Japanese chip plant and forecasts ‘tight’ supply in 2022
TSMC announced that it plans to build a new factory in Japan to meet the long-term chIps demand. The company also said that 2022 will see tightened supply, as the COVID-19 boom saw electronics fly off the shelf, as global supply chains suffered.
TSMC is the world’s largest contract chipmaker, ... Read more
EU plans to investigate intended ARM acquisition by Nvidia
Nvidia’s bid to buy British chip designer ARM will face more scrutiny from EU antitrust watchdogs after concessions offered last week failed to address concerns raised by the competition, according to three people close to the matter.
An EU investigation would be a second blow to Nvidia, as it... Read more
Intel’s strategy has failed, won’t recover until 2025?
Intel has been overtaken by several chip designers and chip manufacturers. The company was the absolute market leader with a lack of competition, and now it is lagging. Where did it go wrong? How could Intel make such a big mistake? And why does it take so long to recover? The corona crisis and the... Read more
2023 will see a chip glut due to overcapacity
IDC reports that the global semiconductor industry is showing signs of potential for overcapacity in 2023 as large-scale capacity expansion plans take off. Many of the expansion plans should start churning out chips towards the end of 2022.
Speaking about the industry’s prospects, IDC said tha... Read more
Intel reduces server chip pricing to slow down AMD momentum
DigiTimes reported that Intel has changed its server strategy to take on AMD while the latter is experiencing supply constraints. The report says that Intel is flooding the market with chips at a discount instead of sticking to (Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price) MSRP.
Some reports say that AM... Read more
Google is reportedly developing laptop chips as Chromebooks ship more units
A report by Nikkei Asia reported that Google is developing customer central processing units for Chromebooks. The report cited three sources familiar with the matter, who also dished out more details about the search giant’s hardware ambitions.
The most notable piece of information has to be t... Read more
TSMC’s most advanced chips will cost 10% more
TSMC, the largest semiconductor foundry on the planet, is raising the prices of its most advanced chips by about 10%.
The company is also raising the prices of its less advanced chips by about 20%, according to a Wall Street Journal report that announced the move on Thursday. The increases will ... Read more
Intel is winding down RealSense to focus on its core business
Intel is shutting down its RealSense artificial-intelligence vision unit to channel its energies toward its core chip business.
An Intel spokesperson spoke to CRN and said that the company would honor current customer commitments and apply the innovations the division yielded to segment other fu... Read more