nvidia NVIDIA Acquires Arm in Landmark $40 Billion Semiconductor Deal NVIDIA announces a massive $40 billion deal to acquire Arm, sparking immediate regulatory concerns and industry backlash. The acquisition promises to reshape the semiconductor landscape if it survives strict anti-trust scrutiny.
nvidia NVIDIA Agrees to $40 Billion Arm Acquisition to Dominate AI Computing NVIDIA plans to purchase Arm from SoftBank for $40 billion to combine top AI technology with the world's largest computing ecosystem. The deal promises to expand Arm's open-licensing model and boost global research efforts.
huawei Huawei Ends Kirin Chipset Production Amid Escalating US Trade Restrictions Huawei confirms it will halt production of its flagship Kirin processors on September 15 due to strict US trade sanctions. The ban prevents the company from accessing the American software and manufacturing equipment required to build the chips.
intel Intel Delays 7nm Chips, Considers Rival Foundries for Production Intel faces a major setback as its 7nm process falls behind schedule, forcing the company to explore using outside foundries to fulfill critical government supercomputer contracts.
intel Intel Delays 7nm Process by Six Months, Embraces External Foundries Intel announces a significant six-month delay to its 7nm manufacturing process due to yield issues. The company now plans to take a pragmatic approach by potentially utilizing third-party foundries for future production.
tsmc TSMC Halts New Huawei Orders to Comply With U.S. Export Rules TSMC stops accepting new chip orders from Huawei to follow strict new U.S. export controls targeting the Chinese tech giant. Existing orders remain unaffected if they ship before mid-September.
nuvia Former Apple and Google Chip Designers Launch Nuvia With $53 Million A new Santa Clara-based startup called Nuvia raises $53 million in Series A funding to tackle the growing demand for data center processing power. The company is founded by three former star chip designers from Apple and Google.
ai AI Progress Stalls as Exponential Computing Demands Clash with Slowing Hardware The end of Moore's Law coincides with an explosive increase in the computing power required to train AI models. This mismatch means that artificial intelligence progress is rapidly hitting a hard computational limit.
cerebras Cerebras Unveils Trillion-Transistor Wafer-Scale Chip After Solving Massive Design Hurdles Cerebras emerges from stealth to launch the Wafer Scale Engine, a massive chip with 1.2 trillion transistors designed to accelerate deep learning. The company overcomes significant manufacturing and design challenges by using an entire silicon wafer as a single processor.
cerebras systems Cerebras Unveils Massive 1.2 Trillion Transistor AI Processor Cerebras Systems introduces the Wafer Scale Engine, an enormous AI chip containing 1.2 trillion transistors that eliminates traditional network bottlenecks. The massive processor promises significantly greater efficiency and computing power than traditional multi-GPU server setups.
huawei G20 Huawei Concession Boosts Global Tech Markets US markets rally as President Trump eases restrictions on Huawei following a positive G20 meeting with China's President Xi Jinping. The unexpected trade truce provides temporary relief for the embattled tech giant and its global suppliers.
smic China's Top Chipmaker SMIC Exits New York Stock Exchange Amid Trade Tensions Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp plans to delist from the NYSE after 15 years, citing low trading volumes and compliance costs despite swirling U.S.-China trade war tensions.
samsung Samsung Reports Steep Profit Drop Amid Slumping Chip and Smartphone Demand Samsung Electronics experiences its largest quarterly profit decline in two years due to sluggish semiconductor and smartphone sales. The tech giant anticipates a continued downturn through the first half of 2019 before a potential recovery in the second half.