Graphcore IPU Gets a Public Cloud Boost
Graphcore, the U.K. AI chip developer, is expanding its roster of cloud partners to include Cirrascale Cloud Partners, a deep learning infrastructure specialist. The result of the collaboration is ...Full Article
Tesla, Samsung Expected to Partner on Self-Driving 5nm Chip
Samsung Electronics is said to be partnering with electric vehicle leader Tesla on a leading-edge 5-nanometer chip design that would serve as the core of an emerging self-driving car ...Full Article
U.S. Leads World in AI, But Here Comes China
The United States is maintaining its early lead over China and the European Union in development and application of artificial intelligence technology, according to a new report from the ...Full Article
Former Qualcomm CEO Signs On As Advisor to 5G Chipmaker EdgeQ
EdgeQ, a Silicon Valley startup that’s building a customizable RISC-V system-on-a-chip (SoC) that includes a 5G modem, got a big boost today when it announced that former Qualcomm CEO ...Full Article
Nvidia Unveils Certified Server Program Offering Pre-Built Servers for AI Applications
Nvidia today launched a certified systems program in which participating vendors can offer Nvidia-certified servers with up to eight A100 GPUs. Separate support contracts directly from Nvidia for the ...Full Article
Here Are the Impacts of Trump’s Parting Actions Against Huawei
Before leaving the White House on Jan. 20, former President Donald Trump blasted one last political salvo out against Chinese telecommunications powerhouse Huawei by revoking licenses for specific U.S. ...Full Article
China Unveils Its First 7nm Chip
Shanghai Tianshu Zhixin Semiconductor Co. is claiming China’s first 7-nanometer chip, described as a leading-edge, general-purpose cloud computing chip based on a proprietary GPU architecture. Dubbed “Big Island” GPGPU, ...Full Article
Edge AI Startup Kneron Attracts New Investors
Kneron Inc., the AI startup specializing in “on-device” edge inferencing applications, has raised additional funding in the form of investments by Taiwanese manufacturing powerhouses Foxconn and Winbond. San Diego-based ...Full Article
Intel Veteran Pat Gelsinger Is Leaving VMware, Returning to Intel as CEO
The Intel board of directors has appointed a new CEO. Intel alum Pat Gelsinger is leaving his post as CEO of VMware to rejoin the company that he parted ...Full Article
Qualcomm’s $1.4B Deal for Nuvia a Good Move: Analysts
Qualcomm apparently isn’t letting the bitter memories of its failed $47 billion attempt to acquire NXP Semiconductor in 2018 halt its growth plans. Instead, the company’s latest $1.4 acquisition ...Full Article
