Malaysia's SkyeChip targets Japan, joins Rapidus ecosystem
KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian chip designer SkyeChip is targeting Japanese companies that are looking to produce custom AI processors, according to its ch
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Japan's Rapidus to help 17 companies design chips for clients
TOKYO -- Japanese contract chipmaker Rapidus will partner with 17 companies involved in designing advanced semiconductors, using them to widen its pot
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Broadcom's up-to-$42B loan to Anthropic, explained
Broadcom may lend Anthropic up to $42 billion, per Anthropic's IPO prospectus (reported 1 Oct 2026). → Convertible notes that could turn into Anthropic shares → Covers about one-third of the $125.2B Anthropic pledged for 5 years of TPU compute → Broadcom can bring in a financing partner; no notes…
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Elon Musk confirms discussions with TSMC about Terafab chipmaking collaboration
Elon Musk and TSMC reportedly discuss multiple collaboration opportunities within the Terafab project.
Tom's Hardware AI3 min read
US scientists find 7-volt switch can strain sapphire thousands of times its depth
Researchers in the US have recently discovered that a 7-volt pulse applied to an ultra-thin...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readTencent leases 100,000 AI chips from Oracle in a $7bn deal, FT reports
Tencent has signed a five-year lease to use about 100,000 advanced AI chips from Oracle. People familiar with the matter told the Financial Times about the deal. The chips, which are not available in China, sit in several Oracle data centres in South-East Asia.
The Next Web AI2 min readMicron sees the memory shortage tightening into 2028 after a record quarter
Micron says the global memory shortage will get tighter over the next two years. The US chipmaker reported record results on Wednesday. Revenue for the quarter to 3 September rose nearly fivefold from a year earlier, to $54.23bn, the company said.
The Next Web AI3 min read
Continuous Health Monitoring Drives Integrated Wearable System Design
Analog Devices India’s Praveen Jose said device miniaturization is driving higher performance and quality in smaller form factors. The post Continuous Health Monitoring Drives Integrated Wearable System Design appeared first on EE Times.
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Thieves stole an Nvidia-branded truck filled with just 20,000 pounds of sand—and it points to Big Tech’s $150 million AI hardware theft headache
While the thieves left the sand-filled trailer unscathed, other freighters have faced real threats from organized criminals in search of high-value data center equipment.
Fortune AI4 min readBroadcom to lend Anthropic up to $42bn for its chips, Reuters reports
Broadcom has agreed to lend Anthropic up to $42bn to help pay for its AI infrastructure, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing Anthropic’s IPO prospectus.
The Next Web AI3 min read
Nvidia-backed GMI Cloud raises $668m as contracted revenue tops $600m
GMI Cloud, a Mountain View company that rents out Nvidia GPU servers, has raised $668m in new financing, the company said on Wednesday. That is $223m of Series B equity and a $445m credit facility. The Taiwanese bank CTBC led the credit facility.
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DeepSeek open-sources Huawei chip tools as a simpler alternative to CUDA
DeepSeek has open-sourced a set of programming tools for Huawei’s Ascend AI chips. They include a version of TileLang, a programming language DeepSeek offers as a simpler alternative to Nvidia’s CUDA. The Chinese AI lab announced the release on Wednesday in a post on its WeChat account.
The Next Web AI2 min read
Europe’s Space Industry Seeks Greater Supply Chain Control
Europe's strategic space independence will depend on semiconductor supply chains, satellite networks, and 6G communications. The post Europe’s Space Industry Seeks Greater Supply Chain Control appeared first on EE Times.
EE Times6 min read
Infineon opens $114m semiconductor facility in Thailand
The company said its initial investment was more than 100 million euros, or about US$113.57 million.
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Micron forecasts revenue above estimates on AI demand
Micron said memory and storage supply-and-demand conditions are expected to be much tighter in fiscal 2027 and 2028 than in 2026.
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Emergence AI to Deploy Neuroformal AI With Fabless Chipmakers
See how Emergence AI is deploying neuroformal AI with chipmakers to boost wafer yields and tackle fab, test, and packaging failures. The post Emergence AI to Deploy Neuroformal AI With Fabless Chipmakers appeared first on EE Times.
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OpenAI builds model that can run chip tools and keep improving designs on its own
OpenAI and Synopsys are developing a specialized model that can directly operate professional chip-design tools,...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readCScale exits stealth with $145m to stop laser failures stalling AI
CScale, a Palo Alto startup building optical interconnect for AI data centres, has come out of stealth with $145m in Series C funding. The round takes its total funding to $188m, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
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