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Thursday 2 October 2025
Intel bets its future on Nvidia's CUDA
When Intel and Nvidia announced their partnership on September 18, 2025, the US$5 billion equity stake dominated headlines. But beneath the financial fanfare lies a far more consequential...
Wednesday 1 October 2025
China's Zhaoxin unveils KH-50000 server chip in direct shot at AMD
Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor has unveiled the Kaisheng KH-50000 server CPUs, aiming squarely at AMD's EPYC line. Debuting at Alibaba Cloud's Apsara Conference 2025, the chips were...
Tuesday 30 September 2025
China's Zhaoxin breaks into healthcare: 6,000+ hospital PCs run x86 chips against Intel, AMD

Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor has scored a breakthrough in China's healthcare sector. On September 23, the x86 chipmaker announced that...

Thursday 25 September 2025
Commentary: Nvidia’s US$5B Intel deal revives memories of Microsoft’s 1997 Apple lifeline
In a move echoing one of the most famous tech partnerships in history, chip giant Nvidia has made a US$5 billion investment in rival Intel, sparking a debate over whether the struggling...
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Analysis: Nvidia-Intel partnership to integrate x86 with GPU for AI growth
Nvidia and Intel are collaborating to enhance CPU-GPU integration, with Nvidia supplying GPUs for Intel PCs and acquiring customized CPUs, addressing Nvidia's x86 gap and opening...
Tuesday 23 September 2025
Commentary: How did Intel go from AMD ally to Nvidia partner?
On September 18, 2025, local time in the US, Intel announced a US$5 billion investment from Nvidia and the start of deep collaboration between the two companies. Shortly after, Intel...
Monday 22 September 2025
Nvidia invests in Intel; Acer founder says TSMC still far ahead in foundry sector
Nvidia's investment of US$5 billion in Intel sent shockwaves through the semiconductor industry. Stan Shih, founder of Acer, commented that while the US requires a healthier industry...
Monday 22 September 2025
Nvidia's US$5B stake in Intel: strategic bet or peace offering?
Nvidia stunned the semiconductor industry with a US$5 billion investment in Intel, snapping up a 5% stake and becoming one of its top five shareholders. The deal goes beyond financial...
Monday 22 September 2025
MediaTek shrugs off Nvidia-Intel deal
Nvidia recently announced an investment in Intel, along with a strategic technology collaboration focused on data center and PC applications, sending shockwaves through the semiconductor...
Saturday 20 September 2025
Intel-Nvidia's twin strategy faces speed test, but PC path leads, says DIGITIMES analyst
Nvidia and Intel on Thursday detailed a sweeping product roadmap that links their CPU and GPU platforms, while underscoring continued collaboration with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...
Friday 19 September 2025
Intel–Nvidia pact fuses x86 and RTX, bolstering Tan’s turnaround strategy
Intel and Nvidia have struck a landmark deal, with Nvidia investing US$5 billion for about 4% of Intel. The two will co-develop SoCs integrating Intel's x86 CPUs and Nvidia's RTX...
Friday 19 September 2025
Nvidia-Intel partnership targets AI PCs, exposing limits of ATX
Nvidia and Intel have announced their collaboration to create custom CPUs and GPU-integrated system-on-chips (SoCs), as limitations posed by the size of GPUs and cooling requirements...
Friday 19 September 2025
Analysis: After Nvidia invests in Intel, who's next?

Intel has secured another high-profile backer. Following earlier commitments from SoftBank and the US government, Nvidia has announced...

Thursday 18 September 2025
Nvidia invests US$5 b in Intel CPU-GPU pact, viewed as TSMC positive, says DIGITIMES analyst
Nvidia and Intel announced a wide-ranging collaboration to jointly develop data center and personal computing products that integrate both companies' technologies. The agreement centers...
Friday 5 September 2025
Arm beats Intel and AMD in DPUs; can RISC-V reshape competition?
Data centers are often seen as battlegrounds among the three major CPU architectures (x86, Arm, RISC-V) and GPUs from Nvidia, AMD, and specialized ASIC vendors. The Arm architecture...