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Friday 6 December 2024
Sakura Internet expands GenAI business, estimates need for 10,000 Nvidia GPUs annually
Sakura Internet is collaborating with NEC to develop a generative AI (GenAI) service platform, integrating NEC's "cotomi" AI technology into its offerings. To support this initiative,...
Thursday 5 December 2024
Chinese Arm-based server IC design house reportedly cutting jobs amid TSMC's 7mm chip supply halt
Recent reports indicate that Hongjun Microelectronics Technology, a Chinese Arm server processor IC designer, is undergoing significant layoffs. Industry insiders suggest this may...
Thursday 5 December 2024
CSPs accelerate custom chip adoption amid ASIC market expansion
AWS announced significant cloud developments and custom chip design progress at its major conference in the US this week. The company's next-generation 3nm chip, Trainium 3, is set...
Thursday 5 December 2024
Sensor maker FineTek expands production amid surging server liquid cooling orders
FineTek, a leading Taiwanese sensor manufacturer, is experiencing a sharp increase in orders from server ODM clients this December, driven by the mass production of Nvidia's GB200...
Thursday 5 December 2024
Dixon to make Google Pixel smartphones with Compal in India
Dixon Technologies India has partnered with Taiwan's Compal Electronics to manufacture Google Pixel smartphones through its subsidiary Padget Electronics. The production will take...
Thursday 5 December 2024
Foldable phone dreams falter as profits wane
The foldable phone market is facing mounting pressure as several Chinese smartphone brands consider withdrawing from the segment, citing poor profitability and operational challenges...
Wednesday 4 December 2024
AI driving lucrative opportunities in workstation businesses
Workstations are the latest hardware category to see an AI-related boom. As noted by James Huang, chairman of rugged industrial PC (IPC) specialist Getac Technology, the company has...
Wednesday 4 December 2024
AWS unveils 3nm Trainium3 for AI workloads
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled its latest innovation, the Trainium3 chip, featuring an advanced 3nm manufacturing process and scheduled for release in late 2025. The announcement...
Wednesday 4 December 2024
AWS unveils Amazon Nova models
AWS has expanded beyond its existing Titan series with the introduction of the Nova family of AI models. The announcement came during the annual AWS conference, where Amazon CEO Andy...
Wednesday 4 December 2024
AWS unveils a trio of data center reforms, focus on liquid cooling and energy efficiency
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced three significant reforms in data center technology, including the streamlining of power distribution and structural design, the introduction...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Chinese AI company Megvii cancels IPO on STAR market
Megvii Technology, one of China's original "AI Elite Four" which specializes in computer vision and deep learning, announced its application for an initial public offering (IPO) on...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Apple unlikely to reverse declining iPhone sales in China with Chinese version of AI alone
Apple is facing significant challenges in China, where its smartphone sales have been hit hard. Despite the launch of the iPhone 16 series in October 2024, the brand is under increasing...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Trump 2.0 trade war: potential winners and losers
Donald Trump's upcoming return to the US presidency and his promised import tariffs threaten to disrupt the World Trade Organization's free trade principles. The WTO's 166 member...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Shift in brand AI server orders; Taiwan contract firms still benefit
Orders for brand AI servers are surging, prompting Taiwan-based electronic contract manufacturing firms to capitalize on the trend regardless of order variations.
Tuesday 3 December 2024
AI servers will not peak then slow in 2025, says Quanta EVP Mike Yang
Demand for AI servers will not peak in 2025, according to Quanta Computer executive VP and Quanta Cloud Technology general manager Mike Yang. In his opinion, the AI industry has seen...