Nvidia Blackwell GPUs are facing severe overheating issues when loaded into high-volume server racks containing 72 chips, delaying shipments until January 2025, according to people familiar with the matter. The problems have led to design changes and delays, and raised concerns among customers such as Google, Meta and Microsoft about whether Blackwell servers can be deployed in time.
TSMC plans to build 10 new factories around the world in 2025, with a capital expenditure of up to US$38 billion. Data shows that TSMC will build an average of 5 new factories each year from 2022 to 2023; It is expected to build 7 new factories in 2024, including 3 wafer fabs, 2 packaging plants, and 2 overseas plants. In 2025, there will be a total of 10 factories under construction and new factories at home and abroad, of which 7 are under construction and new factories in Taiwan, China, the largest number, covering advanced process wafer fabs and advanced packaging plants.
Musk filed an amended lawsuit in a San Francisco court, making new antitrust allegations against OpenAI and naming Microsoft and venture capitalist Reed Hoffman as defendants. The lawsuit accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of conspiring to eliminate competition and try to dominate the development of artificial intelligence. According to the new legal documents, OpenAI considered acquiring Cerebras, an artificial intelligence (AI) chip maker that is about to go public.
The South Korean Ministry of Science and ICT recently stated that due to the continued growth in global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips, South Korea has difficulty obtaining the necessary AI hardware. Therefore, the “Supercomputer No. 6” originally planned to be launched in 2025 and costing approximately US$2 billion will be postponed to early 2026. Chosun Ilbo.
The top ten are all occupied by AMD’s Ryzen 5000/7000/9000 series processors, based on the ranking of the best-selling CPUs on Amazon. Tom’s hardware.
Akash Systems secures $18.2 million subsidy under U.S. CHIPS Act for California cleanroom facility.
Nexperia’s new 120 V/4 A half-bridge gate driver raises robustness and efficiency in automotive applications.
Samsung Display has achieved the localization of the core OLED material supply chain, which had been monopolized by Japan’s Toyu Fine Chemicals for 17 years.
Apple shares secret of success of self-developed chips: competitors cannot use 3nm latest technology first.
