8 stories tagged AI Chips
Etched, an AI chip startup founded by three Harvard dropouts, has secured a $10.3 billion valuation from major investors. The company claims its new chips and memory components accelerate AI inference without requiring traditional GPUs, potentially disrupting Nvidia's dominance in the AI hardware market.
SK Hynix just raised $26.5 billion in the largest foreign IPO in US history. The AI chip boom is driving demand for more US-based semiconductor factories, and the company is now being urged to build new fabs in the US.
Meta is starting production of its own AI chips designed for flexibility as AI technology evolves. This move could help Meta reduce its reliance on third-party hardware providers.
Etched, a rival to Nvidia in AI chips, has secured $1 billion in sales and a $5 billion valuation. The company says the sales are under contract for inference systems powered by its chip, marking a significant shift in the competitive landscape for AI hardware.
Samsung and SK Hynix, the world's two largest memory chip companies, have pledged over $550 billion to build new memory labs and factories. This massive investment is part of South Korea's push to become a leading AI technology powerhouse and aims to address the critical shortage of memory chips, which has been dubbed 'RAMageddon.'
Major companies like OpenAI and SpaceX are designing their own AI chips to reduce reliance on Nvidia. This shift could lower costs and improve performance for AI applications.
OpenAI has unveiled Jalapeño, its first custom AI chip designed specifically for inference workloads. Built in collaboration with Broadcom, the chip aims to make AI processing faster and more energy-efficient, potentially lowering costs for users.
Nvidia's CEO admitted the company has largely lost the AI chip market in China to Huawei. This shift could impact global AI development and supply chains. Huawei's Ascend series is now the go-to choice for Chinese AI developers, while Nvidia focuses on other markets.