Semiconductors

October 19, 2026
Tenstorrent Secures $1.5 Billion in Series E Funding to Challenge Nvidia
AI chip startup Tenstorrent doubles its valuation to $6.2 billion, choosing fresh capital over acquisition bids from tech giants.
October 18, 2026
Rising Financing Costs Threaten Asia’s AI Hardware Supply Chain Dominance
As borrowing costs climb and investor skepticism grows, Asia’s critical AI infrastructure suppliers face a sharp market correction despite high demand.
October 16, 2026
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang reassures investors on data center demand despite AI funding concerns
Nvidia leadership addressed investor worries about AI spending slowdown by highlighting strong data center backlog and diversifying enterprise demand beyond hyperscalers.
September 26, 2026
80-Year Chip Race: From Vacuum Tubes to AI Supremacy
New Delhi, September 26 — The story of the semiconductor is, at its heart, a story of compounding. It began in December…
September 25, 2026
AMD Unveils Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Chips for On-Device AI Models
SANTA CLARA, September 25 — AMD says it has built the first x86 client processors that can run a 300-billion-parameter language model…
September 18, 2026
Berkeley Lab Team Directly Observes Electron-Defect Interactions in 2D Semiconductors
BERKELEY, September 18 — A research team led by the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has developed an approach…
August 23, 2026
Regulatory Discussions Emerge
Washington, August 23 — Regulatory discussions around semiconductor supply chains are intensifying as the AI-driven RAM shortage continues to strain global tech…
August 23, 2026
Key Players in AI RAM Procurement Identified
NVIDIA’s Strategic Move in AI Memory Procurement Shapes Global Tech Landscape On August 23, 2026, NVIDIA’s aggressive pre-ordering of 2027 global RAM…
August 23, 2026
Impact on AI Development Timelines
Washington, D.C., August 23 — The potential shortage of RAM could delay advancements in artificial intelligence, according to a report from Semiconductor…
August 23, 2026
AI Companies Dominate 2027 RAM Pre-Orders
CITY, August 23 — The semiconductor industry is facing a dramatic shift in 2027, with AI companies locking in nearly all available…
August 20, 2026
Broadcom Seeks $76B AI Debt Deal for Chip Production
San Jose, August 20 — Broadcom is in active talks with lenders to arrange financing for an artificial intelligence chip initiative, a…
July 17, 2026
Singapore Sees AI-Driven Export Growth Surge Since 2023
SINGAPORE, July 17 — Singapore’s export engine is firing on all cylinders again, and for Indian tech firms watching the global semiconductor…
July 16, 2026
Memory Bandwidth Becomes Critical Constraint for Generative AI Growth
WASHINGTON, July 16 — Memory bandwidth, the rate at which data can be read from or stored into semiconductor memory by a…
July 8, 2026
AI Data Center Thefts Delay Completion 6–12 Months, Gartner Warns
NEW YORK, July 8 — A new report from industry analysts at Gartner, published in March 2025, has laid bare a bottleneck…
June 29, 2026
South Korean tech giants plan $518B chip hub for AI demand
SEOUL — South Korea’s technology companies are betting big on artificial intelligence, with plans to build a chipmaking hub. The scale of…
June 29, 2026
South Korean chipmakers spent months planning $518B AI hub project
The timeline for what is now being called one of the largest industrial investments in Asian history began not with a single…
June 29, 2026
South Korean chip hub’s success hinges on global demand for AI semiconductors
SEOUL — The $518 billion price tag is eye-popping. But the real question hanging over South Korea’s planned chip megahub is whether…
June 29, 2026
South Korea’s $518B chip hub project targets AI demand with phased construction
South Korea’s big tech companies are digging deep. They have announced plans for a $518 billion chipmaking hub. The price tag makes…
June 26, 2026
Power Grid Control Becomes Key Asset in AI Industry Expansion
The real prize in the AI boom isn’t the algorithm. It’s the plug. That is the blunt calculation now driving a multibillion-dollar…
June 25, 2026
India, US discuss deeper ties in semiconductors, AI, minerals
NEW DELHI, June 25 — India and the United States have opened a fresh channel for technology cooperation, with senior officials in…
June 24, 2026
OpenAI, Broadcom debut custom Jalapeño chip for AI inference
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24 — OpenAI Group PBC today revealed a custom chip called Jalapeño that it will use to power its…
June 24, 2026
Pax Silica Accord targets China’s dominance in AI chip supply chain
WASHINGTON — The raw materials that make an AI chip run are scattered across the globe. Silica sand. Rare earth elements. Specialized…
June 24, 2026
OpenAI and Broadcom unveil custom Jalapeño chip for AI inference tasks
OpenAI just admitted that off-the-shelf chips are no longer good enough for what it wants to build. The company, together with Broadcom,…
June 24, 2026
Helberg calls growing US-led AI initiative a “confederation of the capable
BRUSSELS — The architect of Pax Silica, Jacob Helberg, used a specific phrase on Tuesday to describe the growing membership of the…