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During a CES keynote, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger predicted “at least” a 10-year AI super cycle as automation is brought into different industries AI everywhere—that’s the new tagline from Intel as it optimizes its silicon for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, …

The Biden administration announced an agreement with semiconductor producer Microchip Technologies to expand its domestic production capacity of legacy chips, supported with $162 million in financial incentives funded through the CHIPS and Science Act. This is the second agreement announced …

New York State seeks to capture CHIPS and Science Act business Editor’s note: A previous version of this story listed Intel as a participant. This is incorrect, and the story has been updated accordingly. Semiconductor research and development will get …

Broadcom will reportedly cut 1,267 employees at VMware’s Palo Alto office Broadcom will reportedly cut employees at VMware’s Palo Alto office, following the completion of the $61 billion acquisition of the software player company, which finally closed last month after …

China has given regulatory approval to Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware, which is now expected to close tomorrow. China was the final global regulator that needed to approve the merger in order for it to go forward, and Broadcom is moving …

Target growth segments for MediaTek include ASICs, automotive, broadband and IoT DANA POINT, California—CEO Rick Tsai took the stage for the opening keynote of the fabless semiconductor firm’s annual MediaTek Executive Summit and immediately struck a contemplative tone. In usually …

Google recently invested $2 billion in Anthropic San Francisco-based generative AI startup Anthropic has revealed that it will be one of the first companies to deploy new AI chips from Google. The announcement comes just a few weeks after Google …

MediaTek says its latest Dimensity chipset enhances applications like gaming, video capture and generative AI processing MediaTek has announced the latest flagship mobile chip to its lineup, the Dimensity 9300 chipset. The new chipset has an embedded AI processor — …

Enabling on-device gen AI applications across its portfolio is a clear priority for Qualcomm Following a strong set of gen AI announcements at its Snapdragon Summit last week, Qualcomm reported earnings on Nov. 1, and the story may be coalescing …

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 gets major upgrade to NPU and other subsystems; features a 5G-Advanced ready modem-RF system Last week at its Snapdragon Summit on Maui, Qualcomm product launches and messaging focused on the company’s role in delivering AI-powered experiences …

Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with Snapdragon Summit.  HAWAII—With the launch of its ambitious Oryon CPU for PCs and plan to embed the 12-core powerhouse across its business segments, Qualcomm is changing. Whereas previous iterations …

The Oryon CPU is part of the Snapdragon X Elite SoC which is positioned to make Qualcomm an even more major player in the PC category Editor’s note: Qualcomm provided travel, lodging and other accommodations associated with Snapdragon Summit.  HAWAII–Former …

The new set of chip restrictions hitting China are designed to close loopholes in existing regulations The U.S. Department of Commerce has escalated its efforts to restrict the sale of advanced chips to China after loopholes in last year’s export restrictions …

Qualcomm will layoff 1,258 workers in San Diego and Santa Clara, beginning in December Pointing to the ongoing poor sales performance of its phone chips, Qualcomm notified the California Employment Development Department that it plans to cut 1,258 positions in …

The Qualcomm R&D facility in Shanghai, China opened in 2010 and employs nearly 400 staff While Qualcomm has denied rumors that it plans to shut its Shanghai R&D facility or enact “large-scale” layoffs in China, it did reveal that will …

Huawei grows with Mate 60 Pro smartphone, 5G chips and HarmonyOS As the old saying goes, there is more than one way to skin a cat. The United States tried to stop China from monitoring US communications by blocking Huawei …

‘Wi-Fi 7 matters more than any other Wi-Fi generation in the past,’ says Qualcomm exec Qualcomm has announced two new Wi-Fi 7 partnerships: one with Charter Communications in the U.S. and another with EE in the U.K. Both service providers are …

Ericsson Antenna Technology Germany will lead the development of this project at the Rosenheim R&D site in Germany Swedish vendor Ericsson said is set to receive a five-year funding award from Germany’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action for …

Intel acquired IMS company in 2015 Intel has agreed to sell a 10% stake in its IMS Nanofabrication business to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) for roughly $4.3 billion. The deal, expected to close in the fourth quarter of this …

Qualcomm also makes money from Apple as a result of a lawsuit over royalties that was settled in 2019 Qualcomm this week announced that it will supply Apple with 5G modems for smartphones through 2026, despite previous suggestions that Apple would likely begin using …

Bloomberg has reported that Qualcomm has just suffered another significant stock decline. They have in fact been struggling for several different reasons over the past several years. The good news is, they remain one of the few leaders in the …

NVIDIA CEO: ‘This isn’t computing the old-fashioned way; this is a whole new way of doing computing’ SAN FRANCISCO – At this week’s Google Cloud Next conference, Google announced that generative AI technology from NVIDIA is now available and optimized …

According to Gartner, AI chip revenue will continue growing to $119.4 billion in 2027 Gartner this week revealed findings that suggest potential revenue from semiconductors designed to run artificial intelligence (AI) workloads will hit $53.4 billion this year — an …

Ahead of its IPO, ARM’s revenues took a hit from the global smartphone slow-down Chip design powerhouse Arm has filed for a long-anticipated initial public offering in the United States. The initial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission offered …

The U.K. government is in discussions with AMD, Intel and Nvidia about securing AI components to power a $127.6 million research project According to reports, the U.K. government is in discussions with AMD, Intel and Nvidia about securing artificial intelligence …