New Jersey’s Charles Chips nostalgia staying alive at local record shop
Oh, the memories of being a kid in the ‘70s or ‘80s, waiting for that familiar rumble of the Charles Chips truck rolling down the street. The anticipation was electric—somewhere between Christmas…
China bets on open-source chips as US export controls mount
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – When a Beijing-based military institute in September published a patent for a new high-performance chip, it offered a glimpse of China’s bid to remake the half-trillion…
Marketmind: Hot chips, China dips and UK retail swoons
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A fresh burst of chipmaker excitement around artificial intelligence and some punchy U.S. jobs data have reinvigorated Wall…
Intel challenges Nvidia, Qualcomm with ‘AI PC’ chips for cars
By Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – Intel said on Tuesday it will launch automotive versions of its newest AI-enabled chips, taking on Qualcomm and Nvidia in the market for semiconductors that can…
Toshiba sees power chips as immediate growth driver after $14 billion buyout
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp sees power management chips as an immediate profit driver on the back of surging electric vehicle (EV) demand, its chief executive said on Friday, as the Japanese…
S.Korea’s chips exports rise for first time in more than a year
By Jihoon Lee and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s exports beat expectations and accelerated in November as overseas sales of chips rose for the first time in 16 months, adding to…
German industrial projects in steel, chips, batteries at risk from court ruling -sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – German industrial projects in jeopardy after a court ruling wiped 60 billion euros from the federal budget include chip factories, decarbonised steel production, and expanding the battery supply chain,…
Crypto billionaire’s nonprofit buys $500 million of AI data center chips
By Max A. Cherney and Anna Tong (Reuters) – A nonprofit organization funded by cryptocurrency billionaire Jed McCaleb bought roughly $500 million of Nvidia advanced chips and plans to lease computing capacity…
Factbox-How the US will cut off China from more AI chips
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday issued a sweeping update to restrictions on exporting advanced artificial intelligence to China and other countries. The measures are designed to prevent…
No formal investigation into AI chips, EU antitrust regulators say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators have not opened a formal investigation into chips used for artificial intelligence, the European Commission said on Monday, days after the French competition authority raided Nvidia…
Chipmaker GlobalFoundries seeks funding under CHIPS Act
(Reuters) – Contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries said on Monday it has submitted applications for funding under the U.S. CHIPS act to expand capacity and modernize its local manufacturing facilities. The CHIPS and Science…
Oracle to use Ampere’s newest chips in its cloud offering
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Oracle said on Tuesday that it would use Ampere Computing’s flagship processor chips in its cloud computing service, in a boost to the chip company that has…
Marketmind: Chips are down
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan. The global chip sector is stealing the spotlight from major central banks, after the world’s top contract chipmaker…
TSMC prizes Japan’s chips skills after US stumbles -sources
By Sam Nussey, Fanny Potkin and Sarah Wu TOKYO/SINGAPORE/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s TSMC, which is making an unprecedented push into chip manufacturing overseas, is taking an increasingly optimistic view of Japan as…
Qualcomm to supply BMW and Mercedes with chips for displays, voice features
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO/MUNICH (Reuters) – U.S. semiconductor company Qualcomm on Tuesday said it will supply chips to power in-car infotainment systems to luxury automakers Mercedes and BMW. Qualcomm is the…
Volkswagen strikes direct supply deals for chips to avoid global shortage
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen has begun purchasing strategically important chips it believes will be in short supply globally directly from 10 manufacturers including NXP Semiconductors, Infineon Technologies and Renesas Electronics the carmaker…
US reports big interest in $52 billion semiconductor chips funding
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday that more than 460 companies have expressed interested in winning government semiconductor subsidy funding in a bid to boost…
China Implements Export Controls On Key Metals Used For Chips
China Implements Export Controls On Key Metals Used For Chips Jason Cohen on July 3, 2023 China has implemented export limits on two metals utilized in the manufacturing of computer chips and…
Humane, a startup founded by ex-Apple execs, will use Qualcomm chips
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Humane, the startup founded by ex-Apple Inc executives that raised $100 million earlier this year, said on Friday that it will use Qualcomm Inc’s chips in its…
Oracle spending ‘billions’ on Nvidia chips this year – Ellison
By Stephen Nellis MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) – Oracle Corp is spending “billions” of dollars on chips from Nvidia Corp as it expands a cloud computing service targeting a new wave of…
Oracle extends its flagship database to Ampere’s computing chips
By Stephen Nellis MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) – Oracle on Wednesday said that it has modified its flagship database software to work on a new category of computing chip, starting with chips…
Marketmind: G4 central bankers speak, chips wars rumble
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Eyeing another slew of impressive U.S. economic soundings, the world’s four most powerful central bankers are set to…
Biden Admin Won’t Crack Down On Key Allies Making Chips In China: REPORT
Biden Admin Won’t Crack Down On Key Allies Making Chips In China: REPORT Will Kessler on June 12, 2023 The Biden administration plans to allow key allies South Korea and Taiwan to…
Nvidia CEO feels safe relying on Taiwan for chips
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Nvidia Corp, a major supplier of chips and computing systems for artificial intelligence (AI), feels “perfectly safe” about relying so much on chip powerhouse Taiwan for…
US seeks to curb investment in Chinese chips, AI and quantum computing
By Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New rules under consideration would restrict the flow of U.S. investments and know-how into Chinese companies working on advanced semiconductors, artificial intelligence and quantum computing, a…
Canadian AI computing startup Tenstorrent and LG partner to build chips
By Jane Lanhee Lee OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – Canadian AI computer design startup Tenstorrent said on Tuesday it was partnering with South Korea’s consumer electronics firm LG Electronics Inc to build chips…
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