The ongoing generative AI revolution as we know it would not be possible without EUV technology, which is used by TSMC, Samsung, Intel and other chip manufacturers to produce the most most advanced HPC-AI ….
$825M Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography R&D Facility to Be at Albany NanoTech Complex
Amkor and TSMC Collaborate on Advanced Packaging in Arizona
TEMPE, Ariz. and HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C. Oct. 4, 2024 – TAMC and Amkor Technology announced today a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on advanced packaging and test capabilities in Arizona. Under the agreement, TSMC will contract with Amkor’s outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) services, in their planned facility in Peoria, Arizona. TSMC will leverage […]
HPC News Bytes 20240923 Podcast: Intel-Qualcomm, Responses to AI Energy Crisis, HPC-AI Beyond GPUs
A belated happy autumnal equinox to you! The white-water HPC-AI world produced major news over the past week, including: previously unthinkable Intel M&A reports, chips and software ….
HPC News Bytes 20240708: Low Yield Huawei AI Chip, AI ROI Questions, ASIC AI Chip
A good July morning to you! It was a short Fourth of July holiday week in the (U.S.) world of HPC-AI, here’s a rapid (6:04) run-down of news highlights: China’s SMIC wafer yields for Huawei AI chip yield to sanctions, Goldman joins generative AI ROI doubters, startup takes on Nvidia with special-purpose chip
D-Wave Extends Agreement with Aramco Europe to Explore Quantum-Powered Optimization of Geophysical Problems
PALO ALTO, Calif. – June 6, 2024 – D-Wave Quantum Inc. (NYSE: QBTS) announced today that it has extended its agreement with energy company Aramco to manage geophysical optimization problems through quantum technologies. Aramco Research Center in Delft, the Netherlands, is focused on developing advanced computing technologies to help address global energy challenges. For the […]
Report: New ASML Machines Could Produce Denser, Cheaper Advanced Chips
ASML, whose chip manufacturing machines produce advanced microprocessors used for HPC and AI, says it has set a new chipmaking density record with its new High-NA machine, breaking the previous record set ….
Report: TSMC’s ASML Chip Machines Can Be Remotely Shut Down if China Invades Taiwan
An invasion of Taiwan by China is unthinkable in multiple ways: it could lead to a regional war between China, U.S. allies in southeastern Asia and possibly the U.S. itself. It would be tragic for the people of Taiwan. It would be ….
Pasqal Signs Quantum Computing Agreement with Aramco
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2024 – Energy and chemicals company Aramco has signed an agreement with neutral atom quantum computing company Pasqal to install what the companies said is the first quantum computer in Saudi Arabia. Pasqal will install, maintain and operate a 200-qubit quantum computer, which is scheduled for deployment in the second […]
IBM in $137M Semiconductor Agreement with Canada
BROMONT, QC, April 26, 2024 — IBM, the government of Canada and the government of Quebec today announced agreements to develop the assembly, testing and packaging (ATP) capabilities for semiconductor modules for telecommunications, high performance computing (HPC), automotive, aerospace and defence, computer networks and generative AI, at IBM Canada’s plant in Bromont, Quebec. The agreements reflect […]
TSMC in the USA: Up to $6.6B in CHIPS Act Funding for 3rd (2nm or More) Arizona Fab
TSMC announced it has signed a preliminary agreement with the U.S. Dept. of Commerce for up to $6.6 billion under the CHIPS and Science Act. TSMC also announced plans to build a third fab at its TSMC Arizona site in Phoenix using 2nm or more processes….