Tag: Semiconductors

Trump phones Nvidia’s Huang at All-In Summit, calls data center opposition a ‘hoax’

With Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaking on stage at the All-in Summit in Los Angeles, Trump called the tech exec, and was then put on speaker.

Kioxia to consider raising $10 billion in US listing, Bloomberg News reports

Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings is considering raising at least $10 billion ​by listing American depositary receipts, Bloomberg News ‌reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

World’s largest contract chipmaker TSMC sees August revenue surge over 53% to record high

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported record monthly revenue for August on Thursday, as demand for chips used in artificial intelligence applications remained strong.

OpenAI says working with Samsung on next-generation chips, deepening cooperation

 OpenAI is deepening ​cooperation with Samsung Electronics as the ChatGPT maker develops its own chips, expanding ties with the ‌South Korean technology giant across semiconductors and enterprise AI services.

Baidu’s AI Profits to Match Those From Search Soon, CFO Says

Baidu is racing to catch up with rivals in the post-ChatGPT era. Its Ernie series of foundation models has fallen behind open-weight competitors such as Alibaba and Moonshot.

Qualcomm strikes AI chip deal with Amazon, offers right to buy about $4 billion in stock

Qualcomm said on Tuesday Amazon ‌could buy up to $60 billion of its AI data-center chips and related products under a long-term partnership, bolstering the chipmaker’s effort to become a major supplier of AI infrastructure.

Mistral bags $24 billion valuation as Samsung leads funding for Europe’s AI champion

Mistral on Tuesday said it raised 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion) in fresh funding led by memory chip giant Samsung, as the French startup looks to position itself as a European alternative to rivals like OpenAI and Anthropic.

ASML to work with major chipmakers to use latest tools for larger chips

ASML, the Dutch chip manufacturing tool company, said it plans to work together with its major customers to produce its most advanced tools for developing the kind of large data center chips designed by Nvidia and others.

Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for $13 billion in big bet on open AI models

Nvidia will buy popular developer platform Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, betting that support for open AI models will drive future demand even as its biggest customers develop ​their own chips to reduce reliance on the semiconductor giant.

Broadcom’s stock falls despite upbeat earnings, extending a frustrating stretch for investors

Broadcom topped expectations with its latest quarterly financial results, but that wasn’t enough to send its stock higher.

Qualcomm rival MediaTek jumps 10% after $3.5 billion Nvidia AI chip deal

Shares of MediaTek closed 10% higher on Tuesday after the Taiwanese chip firm announced a partnership with Nvidia, bolstering its push into the data center market.

Marvell Technology shares fall despite Q2 earnings beat and higher revenue outlook

Marvell Technology shares fell 7.9% in pre-market trading after the chipmaker reported fiscal second-quarter results that exceeded revenue and earnings expectations and raised its full-year outlook.

Amazon just tripled its order of Nvidia chips over ‘surging demand’

Amazon and Nvidia just got a lot closer. The two companies announced Wednesday an expanded partnership that includes a deal to add another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to Amazon’s data centers.

Nvidia forecasts 70% sales growth next year, signals AI spending boom has years left to run

Nvidia on Wednesday forecast a 70% ​jump in revenue next fiscal year, underscoring unabated demand for AI computing, while warning that shortages of memory components would continue to curb how ‌quickly it can expand.

Nvidia agrees to buy Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, report says

Nvidia has agreed to buy open-source platform Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person with knowledge of the deal.

SpaceX plans to put Nvidia-powered AI satellites in orbit next year

SpaceX is using a new partnership with Nvidia to accelerate its plans for artificial-intelligence data centers in space — setting the stage for those to go into orbit as soon as next year.

Nvidia Customers Notified About AI-Related Price Hikes Above 15%

Some of Nvidia Corp.’s biggest customers have been told that the prices of servers containing its artificial intelligence chips are going up more than 15% in many cases with memory chip costs soaring.

Nvidia discusses Perplexity investment at $30 billion-plus valuation, The Information reports

Nvidia is in talks ​to invest in Perplexity as part of an ‌equity funding round that would value the AI startup at more than $30 billion, The Information reported on Sunday, citing people with ​knowledge of the discussion.

Broadcom seeks more than $60 billion in latest AI debt deal, Bloomberg News reports

Broadcom is in talks with a group of lenders to raise more than $60 billion in ​debt for an AI chip financing deal that will benefit ‌Anthropic and other companies, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Nvidia in Talks With Chip Startup Rebellions for Potential Deal

Nvidia Corp. is in early discussions with the Korean AI chip designer Rebellions about possible collaborations, including a technical partnership, an investment or perhaps even an acquisition, according to people familiar with the matter.