TSMC to Add Chip Design Center in Germany for AI, Other Sectors

TSMC announced today it will open a new chip design center in Munich by the third quarter of this year, something viewed as European Union victory as it pursues self-reliance in chip production. According to an article on the MarketScreener (with Reuters) ….

News Bytes 20250428: TSMC’s A14 Fab, Intel’s New CEO: ‘We Need to Change’

Good end-of-April to you! Here’s a quick (8:05) review of recent doings in the world of HPC-AI, including: the Salishan Conference takes on HPC-AI divergence and FugakuNext zettascale, TSMC’s A14 fab, Intel’s 18A fab and AmKor CoWoS packaging in Arizona, Intel’s earnings, new AI compute and Lip Bu Tan’s warning ….

News Bytes 20250421: Chips and Geopolitical Chess, Intel and FPGAs, Cool Storage, 2nm CPUs in Taiwan and Arizona

Good April morning to you! It’s been an active week in the world of HPC-AI, here’s a quick (8:43) rundown of recent industry news: Nvidia, AMD and China export rules, Intel sells part of FPGA business, storage investments soar, 2nm coming to Taiwan and Arizona

News Bytes 20250407: Tariffs and the Technology Industry, Intel-TSMC Deal?, DARPA Taps Wafer Scale, Sandia and Laser-Based Cooling, Optical I/O News

Good April day to you! It was a wild week for more than the HPC-AI sector last week, here’s a brief (7:39) look at some key developments: U.S. tariffs, the technology sector and advanced chips, Intel-TSMC ….

@HPCpodcast: Dr. Ian Cutress on the State of Advanced Chips, the GPU Landscape and AI Compute, Global Chip Manufacturing and GTC Expectations

…. we welcome special guest and high-powered chip industry analyst Dr. Ian Cutress, Chief Analyst at More Than Moore and host of the popular YouTube ….

TSMC to Invest $100B in 3 New U.S. Fabs, Packaging, R&D

TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its intention to expand its investment in advanced semiconductor manufacturing in the United States by an additional $100 billion. Building on the company’s ongoing $65 billion investment in its advanced chip fabs in Phoenix, TSMC’s total investment in the U.S. is expected to reach US$165 billion. The expansion […]

News Bytes Podcast 20250303: GPUs vs. ASICs for AI Compute, DOGE and Fears at U.S. Science Agencies, Cat Qubits for AWS Quantum

A happy start to March to you! We offer a quick (8:28) run through recent news from the world of HPC-AI, including: GPUs versus ASICs for AI accelerated compute, DOGE-led government layoffs ….

News Bytes Podcast 20250217: Arm Selling Its Own Chips to Meta?, Big xAI, Big Power, Big… Pollution?, TSMC in Intel Fab Takeover?, Europe’s Big AI Investment

A happy mid-winter day to you! The HPC-AI world produced its usual extraordinary onslaught of news this past week, here’s a quick (7:27) jaunt through recent developments: Arm to sell its own server CPU – with Meta as first customer?, Big AI, Big Power … Big Pollution?

News Bytes Podcast 20250203: DeepSeek Lessons, Intel Reroutes GPU Roadmap, LANL and OpenAI for National Security, Nuclear Reactors for Google Data Centers

Happy February to one and all! The HPC-AI world was upended last week by AI benchmark numbers from DeepSeek, as the dust settles we offer a brief  commentary on what, at this stage, it may mean ….

Podcast: Intel Unveils Next-gen Solutions with Xeon 6 processors and Gaudi 3 to Tackle Enterprise Needs

Enterprises are increasingly in need of AI infrastructure that is both cost-effective and available for rapid development and deployment. To meet this demand head-on, Intel today launched Xeon 6 processors with Performance-cores (P-cores) and Gaudi 3 AI accelerators, bolstering the company’s commitment to deliver powerful AI systems with optimal performance per watt and lower total cost of ownership.