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Huawei Readies Ascend 920 Chip to Replace Restricted NVIDIA H20
Image: Mehaniq41/Envato Elements U.S. restrictions and tariffs on Chinese imports may hurt American companies, particularly those that sell semiconductors to China, according to a report by The New York Times. As companies like NVIDIA brace for potential losses, possibly as high as $5.5 billion from its H20 chip, Chinese tech giant Huawei is seizing the opportunity by preparing a competing…
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US Blocks NVIDIA Chip Sales to China – Company Projects $5.5B Hit
NVIDIA says new US restrictions on chip exports to China could cost the company $5.5 billion, as Washington tightens licensing rules for advanced AI hardware sales. The chipmaker said the charge is related to inventory, purchase commitments, and related reserves. “The (US government) indicated that the license requirement addresses the risk that the covered products may be used in, or…
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Nvidia expects ban on chip exports to China to cost $5.5B – Computerworld
Nvidia now expects new US government restrictions on exports of its H20 chip to China will cost the company as much as $5.5 billion, Reuters reports. Nvidia’s H20 chip is used for AI development; the US government has said it wants to restrict exports of the chip to China because of concerns it could be used to build a supercomputer.…
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Google Cloud announces major computing boost with Ironwood chip, new hypercomputer upgrades
Google Cloud has announced a new chip intended for AI inference, which it says is more powerful and better for AI requirements but also far more energy efficient. Ironwood, Google Cloud’s 7th generation tensor processing unit (TPU), offers five times more computing power than the firm’s previous-generation Trillium chips. Each Ironwood pod is capable of 42.5 exaflops of performance, which…
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Intel Agrees to TSMC Takeover of Chip Foundries, Sources Say
Intel foundry. Image: Intel Intel has tentatively agreed to let Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) take over some of its chipmaking facilities, according to The Information. TSMC will hold a 20% stake in the joint venture, contributing not cash, but value through sharing its chipmaking practices and training Intel staff, according to anonymous sources cited by the publication. Rumours of…
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Chinese firms accused of poaching Taiwan’s chip engineers using bogus front companies – Computerworld
The statement provided three examples, the most prominent of which was Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s largest chip maker, which is partially owned by the Chinese state. The company had started recruiting staff via a front company set up in Taiwan as a subsidiary of a separate entity apparently based in the island of Samoa, the MJIB claimed. Meanwhile,…
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Poco’s F7 Ultra is a midrange phone with a flagship chip
Poco is releasing its first phone with “Ultra” branding, and on paper it lives up to the name. The F7 Ultra runs on the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, and combines it with a triple rear camera setup, 120W wired charging, and IP68 protection from dust and water. Despite those specs, it’s going on sale in the UK for £649…
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SoftBank Expands AI Portfolio with $6.5B Acquisition of Chip Startup Ampere
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group. Image: SoftBank YouTube SoftBank has announced plans to acquire the chip startup Ampere for $6.5 billion in an all-cash deal that “broadens its AI infrastructure investments.” For the last eight years, Ampere has been designing high-performance processors tailored for cloud computing, AI workloads, and data centres. Ampere’s lead investors, private…
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Apple MacBook Air With M4 Chip Preview
One, the M4 chip in the new MacBook Air is seriously fast. Apple says it can deliver twice the performance of the old M1 chip and I’ve seen it do that in a few real-world tasks. That may not matter for simple stuff, like browsing the web or slogging through email, but the minute you want to push things a…
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TSMC Proposes Shared Takeover with Chip Giants
Intel foundry. Image: Intel Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has offered a share in its proposed acquisition of Intel’s chip foundries to NVIDIA, Broadcom, and AMD, sources told Reuters. The Taiwanese chipmaker intends to oversee the operations of Intel’s fab division, but aims to retain less than 50% ownership and is seeking multiple partners for the deal. Intel’s reluctance and internal…
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