Micron Boosts 3D NAND Flash Density
The high-density 3D NAND flash memory unveiled by Micron Technology this week promises to boost storage application performance from the data center to the edge, potentially hastening the growing ...Full Article
AI Career Notes: November 2020 Edition
In this monthly feature we bring you up to date on the latest career developments in the enterprise AI community -- promotions, new hires and accolades: Bertil Brendeke Submer, ...Full Article
Intel Finds a 5G Partner: DISH
Enterprise infrastructure vendors of varying stripes continue to turn their attention to 5G wireless rollouts, forging partnerships with a growing list of carriers looking to extend their telecommunications and ...Full Article
Update: Marvell Acquiring Interconnect Chip Vendor Inphi in $10B Deal
Arm chip maker Marvell Technologies is buying data interconnect vendor Inphi for about $10 billion in cash and stock, continuing a wave of recent big-name vendor consolidations that have ...Full Article
AMD Reveals $35B Acquisition of Xilinx, Reports Record Q3 Revenue
AMD this morning reported record quarterly revenue of $2.8 billion and a finalized deal to buy FPGA-maker Xilinx for $35 billion in an all-stock transaction. The acquisition helps AMD ...Full Article
Nvidia-Arm Deal a Boon for RISC-V?
If and when Nvidia closes its $40 billion acquisition of Arm Ltd., the transaction could provide a boost for the competing RISC-V architecture. As regulators in the U.S., China ...Full Article
AI Demands Are Fueling Hardware Acceleration
As Moore’s law chip scaling reaches the point of diminishing returns, processor architectures are evolving to accelerate everything from AI model training and inference, data centers that support those ...Full Article
With Optane Gaining, Intel Exits NAND Flash
In a sign that its 3D XPoint memory technology is gaining traction, Intel Corp. is departing the NAND flash memory and storage market with the sale of its manufacturing ...Full Article
Feds to Smaller AI Vendors: Help Us Help You on AI
As AI use and innovation continue to increase globally, getting small and medium-size AI companies more involved in the financially lucrative and still-nascent AI revolution is a developing goal ...Full Article
Hackers Target Chip Makers
Another indication of the strategic importance of the foundational semiconductor industry is a recent surge in cyberattacks directed at global chip manufacturers. Security researchers in Taiwan reported earlier this ...Full Article