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Nvidia's using its own AI to make more chips
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 07 February 2024 10:43

Nvidia's using its own AI to make more chips


ChipNeMo speeds up the process

Companies are desperate for Nvidia's limited supply of GPUs — used to train and build AI products — as the AI sector goes mad. Now, the chip giant is using its AI to make its chips faster to keep up with the demand.

China starting to ignore US chips
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 08 November 2023 11:31

China starting to ignore US chips


Bad news for the US

Just as we predicted the US embargo against supplying chips to China has backfired and now Middle Kingdom companies are buying locally.

Banned Chinese decryption chips used by US military
Published in PC Hardware


They are even on a list 

While the US government is increasingly paranoid about Chinese hardware containing spyware, the US military does not appear to have gotten the memo. 

It might not be difficult for China to catch up on chips
Published in PC Hardware


There are not that many patents that need circumventing

The Chinese government will not have that many difficulties working their way around US trade sanctions on chips, according to China’s Academy of Science.

Russian plans to build their own chips stalled
Published in News
Tuesday, 20 December 2022 12:20

Russian plans to build their own chips stalled


We can design them but no one will make them for us

Tsar Putin’s plan to churn out computer chips so that Russia can stick two fingers up at leading Western CPU makers such as AMD and Intel have stalled completely because he can’t find anyone to build the chips.

Next gen chips going to cost more
Published in News
Tuesday, 22 November 2022 12:08

Next gen chips going to cost more


TSMC will increase its prices and laugh all the way to the bank

The next generation of chips made with TSMC's new tech will be much more pricy and this cost will be passed on to consumers.

China flogging dodgy chips to Russia
Published in News
Wednesday, 19 October 2022 12:09

China flogging dodgy chips to Russia


Failure rates up 1,900 per cent

The failure rate of semiconductors shipped from China to Russia has increased by 1,900 percent in recent months, according to Russian national business daily Kommersant.

Byte dance wants to make its own chips
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 21 July 2022 11:06

Byte dance wants to make its own chips


If Apple can do it, anyone can do it

TikTok owner ByteDance is looking into designing its own chips because it says it hasn't been able to find suppliers that can meet its requirements.

Bees could decide the future of computing
Published in News


Buzz amongst the boffins

Washington State University is looking at bee-sourced honey was the bee's knees when it came to computing.

Mercedes Benz runs out of chips
Published in Transportation
Tuesday, 05 April 2022 12:52

Mercedes Benz runs out of chips


Puts 5,000 workers on vacation

Mercedes-Benz put more than 5000 workers on collective vacation in two plants in Brazil due to the shortage of semiconductor chips.