Tag: Semiconductors
SK hynix commits $39B to two new fabs for the AI memory boom
SK hynix board approves 54 trillion won for DRAM and NAND fabs serving AI demand.
Anthropic hires hardware engineers to design custom Claude chips
Anthropic confirms it is hiring engineers to co-design custom chips for Claude while keeping AWS, Google, Nvidia and…
Samsung unveils 400-layer NAND and vertical HBM for AI era
Samsung's BV-NAND prototype stacks more than 400 layers and previews vertical zHBM designs meant to shorten data paths…
AMD bets five billion on Anthropic with massive GPU deployment deal
AMD will invest up to $5 billion in Anthropic and supply 2 gigawatts of Instinct MI450 GPUs in…
AMD debuts 256-core Zen 6 Venice chip and MI400 accelerator at AI event
AMD launched its EPYC Venice processor on TSMC 2nm and the Instinct MI400 accelerator at Advancing AI 2026,…
Meta starts production of in-house Iris AI chip in September
Meta plans to manufacture its first custom AI chip codenamed Iris starting September as part of a massive…
Taiwan Expands Investigation into AI Chip Smuggling Ring
Taiwanese authorities have expanded their investigation into the smuggling of Nvidia AI chips to China, now targeting nine…
South Korea Unveils $1 Trillion Plan to Dominate AI and Semiconductor Markets
The initiative includes over $500 billion from Samsung and SK Hynix for new chip fabrication sites, plus $356…
Taiwanese AI Startups Showcase Innovations at Paris Tech Fair
At Vivatech in Paris, 34 Taiwanese startups and Foxconn are showcasing practical AI applications across training, safety, energy,…