Explore semiconductors, advancements, and real-world applications shaping our digital future.
Semiconductors
Qualcomm has announced its plan to acquire Alphawave Semi, a U.K.-based semiconductor company specializing in high-speed data center connectivity, for approximately $2.4 billion. The move signals Qualcomm's strategic push to deepen its presence in the data center and connected computing markets. In a statement, Qualcomm
Wearables
Apple is ramping up its chip development efforts to support a new wave of products, including smart glasses aimed at challenging Meta's dominance in the wearables space. The tech giant is working on a new class of processors designed to power devices ranging from AI servers and high-performance
Semiconductors
Imagination Technologies has launched its E-Series graphics processing units (GPUs), a next-generation family of processors designed to redefine how graphics and AI workloads are handled at the edge. Combining cutting-edge performance with energy efficiency, the E-Series marks a major step forward in on-device intelligence for markets like automotive, mobile, and
Semiconductors
Huawei is setting its sights on Nvidia’s stronghold in the AI hardware market with the development of a new advanced chip, the Ascend 910D. The Chinese tech giant is making significant progress on the chip and has begun reaching out to domestic partners to test it. The Ascend 910D
Manufacturing
Nvidia, the powerhouse behind the global AI chip revolution, announced a landmark initiative to manufacture its AI supercomputers entirely in the United States — a first for the company. Over the next four years, Nvidia plans to produce up to $500 billion worth of AI infrastructure through a series of strategic
Semiconductors
At its Cloud Next conference 2025, Google introduced Ironwood, the latest and most advanced addition to its custom-built Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) lineup. As Google’s seventh-generation TPU, Ironwood marks a pivotal evolution — purpose-built specifically for inference, the process of running and deploying AI models. Designed with the demands of
Semiconductors
SoftBank Group has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Ampere Computing, a Silicon Valley-based chipmaker, for $6.5 billion in an all-cash transaction. The deal, expected to close in the second half of 2025, marks a bold strategic move by SoftBank to deepen its investment in AI infrastructure and high-performance
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Nvidia is printing profit—literally. The company now earns $2,300 in profit every second, riding the explosive wave of AI adoption. What once was a gaming hardware company is now a titan of AI infrastructure, with its data center business outpacing even its iconic GPUs. Now, Nvidia is raising
Semiconductors
Meta is making a bold move to take more control of its AI infrastructure. The company has begun testing its first in-house chip for AI training, signaling a major step toward reducing reliance on NVIDIA and slashing its massive compute costs. This custom chip is part of Meta’s Training
Semiconductors
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's leading semiconductor manufacturer, has announced an unprecedented expansion of its U.S. investment, committing an additional $100 billion over the next four years. This brings its total investment in the United States to a staggering $165 billion, marking what the company
Quantum Computing
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has officially stepped into the quantum computing hardware space with the launch of its first quantum computing chip, Ocelot. This move places AWS alongside cloud giants Microsoft and Google, which have recently introduced their own quantum chips, Majorana and Willow, respectively. A Strategic Leap into Quantum
Quantum Computing
Microsoft has announced a major breakthrough in quantum computing with the unveiling of the Majorana 1 processor, a quantum chip that could revolutionize industrial-scale problem-solving. After 17 years of research, the company has successfully developed a new material and architecture that could pave the way for quantum computers with unprecedented