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Wall St gains with focus on Nvidia’s high-stakes results
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Nvidia gains ahead of quarterly results Sports retailers fall on Foot Locker’s dour forecast Peloton drops on missing positive cash-flow target Indexes up: Dow 0.25%, S&P 0.52%, Nasdaq 0.82% …
Intel debates buyout of SiFive to bolster chip technology against Arm -source
Intel Corp (INTC.O) is debating a possible offer to buy SiFive Inc, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters, a company closely associated with open-source technology that is challenging the rise of Intel’s rival, Arm Ltd. SiFive, a San Mateo, California-based startup, employs several of the creators of RISC-V, an open-source chip technology that …
Around 20 Japanese firms to develop chip production technology with TSMC -Nikkei
The logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is pictured at its headquarters, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Jan. 19, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang Around 20 Japanese companies, including electronic component maker Ibiden Co (4062.T), will work with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) (2330.TW) to develop chip manufacturing technology at a research center in Japan, the Nikkei newspaper …
U.S. chip funding could result in seven to 10 new factories -officials
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo testifies before a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to examine the American Jobs Plan, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 20, 2021. Oliver Contreras/Pool via REUTERS U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Monday a proposed $52 billion boost in U.S. government funding for semiconductor production and research could result …
EXCLUSIVE TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks in Europe falter
A logo of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) is seen at its headquarters in Hsinchu, Taiwan August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (2330.TW) is weighing plans to pump tens of billions of dollars more into cutting-edge chip factories in the U.S. state of Arizona than it had previously disclosed, but is cool …
IBM unveils 2-nanometer chip technology for faster computing
For decades, each generation of computer chips got faster and more power-efficient because their most basic building blocks, called transistors, got smaller. The pace of those improvements has slowed, but International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) on Thursday said that silicon has at least one more generational advance in store. IBM introduced what it says is …
Intel seeks $10 bln in subsidies for European chip plant
Intel (INTC.O) wants 8 billion euros ($9.7 billion) in public subsidies towards building a semiconductor factory in Europe, its CEO was cited as saying on Friday, as the region seeks to reduce its reliance on imports amid a shortage of supplies. The pitch is the first time Pat Gelsinger has publicly put a figure on …
Apple packs iPad Pros with faster chips, slims iMacs and jumps into tracking tags
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) announced on Tuesday a range of new computers, a paid podcasting service and devices for finding lost items, signaling the continued expansion of its once-simple product line into more and more corners of customers’ lives. The new $30 AirTags, tiny devices that can be attached to items such as keys and wallets …
