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AMD to cut 4% of workforce to prioritize AI chip expansion and rival Nvidia
However, on a deeper look, the Q3 results showed both strengths and challenges: while total revenue rose by 18% to $6.8 billion, gaming chip revenue plummeted 69% year-over-year, and embedded chip sales dropped 25%. In its recent earnings call, AMD CEO Lisa Su underscored that the data center and AI business is now pivotal to the company’s future, expecting a…
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Chip Design Program Empowers the Apple Workforce of Tomorrow
The U.S. has struggled with a worker shortage in semiconductor chip making, and even educating people about the field’s existence has proved challenging. In response, Apple and other companies have dedicated considerable money and time to addressing the skills gap and broken pipeline. Apple began the New Silicon Initiative, a series of grants to tech-focused universities nationwide, to develop more…
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US orders TSMC to halt advanced chip exports to China – Computerworld
In a significant escalation of US efforts to limit China’s access to advanced technology, the Department of Commerce has reportedly mandated Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to cease shipments of high-performance AI chips to Chinese customers. The directive, effective Monday, restricts the export of TSMC’s 7-nanometer and more advanced processors, which are widely used in AI applications, Reuters reported. The…
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New MacBook Pro Features Apple’s M4 AI Chip
Apple has officially unveiled the 2024 MacBook Pro, powered by its most advanced chip to date, the M4. Available for preorder now, the new MacBook Pro joins the refreshed iMac and Mac mini in adopting the M4 processors, signaling a leap forward in speed and AI capabilities. Promising enhanced performance across all three configurations, Apple says the new device will…
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Standalone Mac Mini Will Include M4 Chip, Price Starts at $599
Apple’s Mac mini, a compact, computer-only package without included peripherals, now follows the tech giant’s trend toward in-house silicon with the latest M4 chip upgrade. The form factor of just five-by-five inches — half the size of the previous version — holds 16GB in the base model. The Mac mini starts at $599 for the 16GB model, with the M4…
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US facility outperforms Taiwan in chip production efficiency – Computerworld
To date, the CHIPS Act has allocated more than $32 billion in proposed funding across 18 companies, 16 states, and 26 projects. However, no CHIPS funding has yet been disbursed to any companies, according to the US Department of Commerce. TSMC is the main supplier of chips for both Nvidia and Apple. The CHIPS Act allocated $6.6 billion in grants and $5…
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Jensen Huang just issued a big update on Nvidia’s Blackwell chip flaws
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has confirmed that a design flaw that was impacting the expected yields from its Blackwell AI GPUs has been addressed. Huang clarified that the issue was the result of Nvidia’s design, and not its fabricating partner TSMC, with mass production of the Blackwell B100 and B200 GPUs expected to resume later this month, according to Reuters.…
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iPad mini 7 uses the same chip as the iPhone 15 Pro — but with one key downgrade
The iPad mini 7 surprised us all when it was suddenly announced earlier this week. And another surprise is that one of its main upgrades isn’t quite as potent as we thought. The biggest hardware update to the iPad mini 7 over the still-excellent iPad mini 6 from 2021 is the use of an A17 Pro chip (first seen in…
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Intel says its Raptor Lake crashing chip nightmare is over
Vmin Shift Instability Root Cause Intel® has localized the Vmin Shift Instability issue to a clock tree circuit within the IA core which is particularly vulnerable to reliability aging under elevated voltage and temperature. Intel has observed these conditions can lead to a duty cycle shift of the clocks and observed system instability. Intel® has identified four (4) operating scenarios…
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AI Surge Could Trigger Global Chip Shortage by 2026
Another global chip shortage could be looming, with a new report predicting skyrocketing demand for AI-related products and services that suppliers may struggle to meet. AI workloads could grow by between 25% and 35% annually up to 2027, according to consultancy Bain and Company. However, a demand increase of just 20% has a high likelihood of upsetting the equilibrium and…
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