Nvidia criticized reports that the Biden administration plans to impose new restrictions on exports of artificial intelligence (AI) chips, saying the outgoing U.S. leader should not “preemptively” make policies at the last minute.
Tesla plans to produce thousands of humanoid robots called Optimus in 2025. If all goes well, production will increase tenfold by 2026, with the goal of producing 50,000 to 100,000 humanoid robots.
Countpoint: Top 7 Semiconductor Companies by Revenue Size Q3 2024: SAMSUNG 12.4%, SK HYNIX 8.2%, QUALCOMM 5.3%, INTEL 4.8%, MICRON 4.7%, BROADCOM 4.6%, NVIDIA 4.3%. Foundry Companies Share by Revenue Q3 2024: TSMC 64%, SAMSUNG 12%, SMIC 6%, UMC 5%, GLOBALFOUNDRIES 5%.
LG Energy Solution Co Ltd has signed a seven-year battery supply deal with U.S. electric vehicle startup Aptera Motors Corp.
AUO Micro LED head-mounted displays have been installed in Sony and Honda AFEELA electric vehicles.
Aledia has invested $200 million to open a production line in France to produce 3D nanowire micro-LED displays for augmented reality (AR).
Altera officially announced its independence from Intel and is committed to expanding its FPGA business.
It is reported that TSMC Arizona factory (Fab 21) is also producing SiP chips (system-level packaging) for Apple Watch, which is believed to be the S9 SiP chip.
Kyocera intends to divest non-core businesses with total sales of approximately $1.3 billion to streamline its operations in response to weak demand for automotive electronic components and other products, and to invest n a new component factory.
Due to the increase in demand for generative AI, DISCO, a major Japanese wafer cutting machine manufacturer, had shipments of US$573.16 million in Q4 2024, a year-on-year increase of 37.1%.
The demand for AMD Ryzen 9 9800X3D has increased dramatically due to the poor gaming performance of Intel Arrow Lake.
