US grants Samsung up to US$6.4 billion in funding to produce advanced chips in Texas

“The US Department of Commerce and Samsung Electronics have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding under the Chips and Science Act,” said a statement published by the Commerce Department. A general view of Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor plant under construction in Taylor, Texas, on January 2, … Read more

Who’s the new Nvidia? Wall Street hunts for next wave of AI winners beyond the US

At a time when the global euphoria about AI has propelled a three-fold surge in Nvidia’s stock, investors are pointing toward emerging markets for better value and a bigger pool of options. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink … Read more

Shanghai planning US$13.8 billion fund of funds in pursuit of ‘several world-class industry clusters’, with eye on AI, biotech and semiconductors

The fund will underpin promising start-ups in the fields of artificial intelligence, biotechnology and semiconductors, and is expected to attract more technology firms to Shanghai, the municipal government said in a statement on Friday. The local state-owned assets watchdog will be responsible for the fund’s establishment and operations. It will be the city’s largest government-backed … Read more

S. Korea aims $120 bn worth chip export as India joins global semiconductor map

Seoul: South Korea will proactively support the semiconductor industry, and accelerate the development of high-bandwidth memory and artificial intelligence chips to achieve the annual export target of $120 billion, said Industry Minister Ahn Duk-geun on Thursday. “The government will support the timely establishment of related infrastructure, secure competitive technologies, promote exports, and strengthen the ecosystem … Read more

US memory chip maker Micron soars after AI growth boosts revenue forecast

Micron Technology, the largest US maker of memory chips, jumped in late trading after giving a surprisingly strong revenue forecast for the current quarter, buoyed by demand for artificial intelligence (AI) hardware. Revenue for its financial third quarter will be US$6.4 billion to US$6.8 billion, Micron said in a statement on Wednesday. That compares with … Read more

IIT Roorkee and Micron sign MoU to foster innovation | Education

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between IIT Roorkee and Micron to support the country’s journey towards self-reliance and innovation. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between IIT Roorkee and Micron to support the country’s journey towards self-reliance and innovation.(Handout) According to a press release by IIT Roorkee, the MoU was signed by … Read more

India will be fabricating 300 crore semiconductor chips in a year: IT Minister

New Delhi: Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Anurag Thakur brief the media on cabinet decisions, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Singh) New Delhi: The country will not only meet its demand for semiconductors by 2029 but also start exporting them, while fabricating “300 crore semiconductor chips in a year”, Union Electronics … Read more

Tech war: Huawei’s AI chip capabilities under intense scrutiny after market leader Nvidia taps it as potential rival

The Ascend 910B is believed to succeed the Ascend 910, which was released by Huawei in August 2019, three months after it was put on a trade blacklist by the US Commerce Department. The chip can compete with Nvidia’s A100 in terms of powering AI algorithms, according to Dylan Patel, chief analyst at San Francisco-based … Read more

Every big chip player to re-work investment plan for India; their consideration not if and when but how soon: Vaishnaw

India has set its sights on becoming a formidable force in global semiconductor equation, rivalling known destinations like Taiwan and South Korea in next 5 years, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said asserting that if and when mindset of global players has changed to an eagerness to invest in the country. In an interview to … Read more

OpenAI’s Sora pours ‘cold water’ on China’s AI dreams, as text-to-video advancements prompt more soul-searching

Zhou Hongyi, the founder of Chinese internet security firm 360 Security Technology, which has joined China’s race to launch its own ChatGPT-style large language model, said the introduction of Sora was like a “barrel of cold water poured down China’s head”, Chinese media Yicai reported on Friday. “It cools down the heads of many people, … Read more