The chip maker’s stock price has jumped over the last year thanks to its stranglehold on the market for the chips needed to build A.I. systems.
Category: Computer Chips
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Lynn Conway, Computing Pioneer and Transgender Advocate, Dies at 86
She made significant contributions at IBM, but she lost her job because of her conviction that she inhabited the wrong body. She later fought for transgender rights.
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Samsung Faces First Strike in Its History
The South Korean tech giant is at odds with some of its employees as it is trying to reassure investors that its memory chip business can meet demand.
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U.S. Clears Way for Antitrust Inquiries of Nvidia, Microsoft and OpenAI
The Justice Department and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to divide responsibility for investigating three major players in the artificial intelligence industry.
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Nvidia, Powered by A.I. Boom, Reports Soaring Revenue and Profits
The Silicon Valley company was again lifted by sales of its artificial intelligence chips, but it faces growing competition and heightened expectations.
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Can AI Make the PC Cool Again? Microsoft Thinks So.
Microsoft, HP, Dell and others unveiled a new kind of laptop tailored to work with artificial intelligence. Analysts expect Apple to do something similar.
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Robert Dennard, IBM Inventor Whose Chip Changed Computing, Dies at 91
He invented DRAM, the technology that allowed for the faster and higher-capacity memory storage that is the basis for modern computing.
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Incident at TSMC’s Semiconductor Plant in Arizona Injures One
The reported explosion did not affect construction at the facility, which was awarded a $6.6 billion CHIPS Act grant last month.
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How China Got So Dominant in Cars and Solar
Heavy subsidies for industry, together with weak sales in China, have set the stage for an export boom, raising fears of factory job losses elsewhere.
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U.S. Awards $120 Million to Polar Semiconductor to Expand Chip Facility
The grant is the latest federal award in a series stemming from the CHIPS and Science Act meant to ramp up domestic production of vital semiconductors.
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Billions in Chips Grants Are Expected to Fuel Industry Growth, Report Finds
The United States will triple its domestic chip manufacturing capacity by 2032, the largest increase in the world, according to a report from the Semiconductor Industry Association.