A good January day to you! There was major chip news last week, most of it coming out of the big CES show in Las Vegas, along with other developments ….
HPC News Bytes 20260112: Big Chip News at CES, TSMC’s Arizona Expansion, Sandia’s Neuromorphic News
January 12, 2026 by
Siemens and GlobalFoundries to Collaborate on AI-Driven Chip Manufacturing
December 11, 2025 by
Siemens and GlobalFoundries (GF) said today they have entered a collaboration to use their AI capabilities to enhance semiconductor manufacturing and advanced industries . In a memorandum of understanding, the companies say they will focus on automation technologies for semiconductor fabrication, electrification, digital solutions and software ranging from chip development to product lifecycle management. This […]
Synopsys Demonstrates Framework for Optimizing Manufacturing Processes with Digital Twins
November 20, 2025 by
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Synopsys, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNPS), with collaborators at Microsoft Ignite, today unveiled a simulation-driven framework for optimizing manufacturing processes in real time. First deployed by Krones, a packaging and bottling line systems company, the framework was used to create a physically accurate virtual assembly line with optimization outputs accounting for variables, such as bottle shape, […]
BASF and D-Wave Announce PoC with Manufacturing Benchmark
November 5, 2025 by
PALO ALTO, Calif.– Nov. 5, 2025 – D-Wave Quantum and services, and chemical company BASF today announced the completion of a joint proof-of-concept project that used a hybrid-quantum application to optimize manufacturing workflows in a BASF liquid-filling facility. The hybrid-quantum technology set a new benchmark for manufacturing efficiency, allowing reduction of production scheduling time from […]
UK’s STFC Launches 24 PLFLOPS AI Supercomputer for Industry
October 21, 2025 by
The UK’s Science and Technology Facilities Council’s (STFC) Hartree Centre has launched a supercomputer designed to help UK industry accelerate innovation through artificial intelligence and advanced computing. A 24.41 petaflop system, it can perform 24.41 quadrillion floating-point calculations per second. The GPU-based system is designed for AI workloads and advanced visualisation. Located within STFC’s £30 million […]
TSMC Reports YoY Q3 Revenue Increase of 30%
October 16, 2025 by
HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Oct. 16, 2025 — TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced consolidated revenue of NT$989.92 billion, net income of NT$452.30 billion, and diluted earnings per share of NT$17.44 (US$2.92 per ADR unit) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. Year-over-year, third quarter revenue increased 30.3%, while net income and diluted EPS […]
HPC News Bytes 20251013: AMD’s Big OpenAI Deal, Intel’s New 2nm Server CPU from Fab 52, SC25 Coming Up
October 13, 2025 by
A good mid-October day to you! As news weeks go in the HPC-AI world last week was quite something, led by what may come to be regarded as one of the biggest news ….
HPC News Bytes 20250929: ‘World Models’ Next Big AI Thing?, ‘Central Park-Sized’ Data Centers, Silicon Cooling Advancement, How to Tame a 6K+ Qubit Array
September 29, 2025 by
Good late-September morning to you! The HPC-AI world last week barreled ahead at breakneck ….
Microsoft Standing up $3.3B ‘Most Powerful’ AI Data Center in Wisconsin with $4B Facility to Follow
September 19, 2025 by
In its not-so-modest opinion, Microsoft calls it the world’s most powerful AI data center. In a blog post from vice chair and president Brad Smith, he calls it ….
NVIDIA Takes Surprise Stake in Intel
September 18, 2025 by
The implications, the possibilities, the sheer surprise of today’s news that NVIDIA has taken a $5 billion stake in Intel has come as a shock to the tech system. Wall Street was staggered as well, boosting Intel stock by more than 30 percent ….
