Researchers are developing ways to use synthetic diamonds to cool AI data center chips; De Beers-owned Element Six has long made diamonds for satellite chips
Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat. The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution, researchers say.
Source: the Nvidia-OpenAI deal has two separate transactions: Nvidia invests in OpenAI for non-voting shares, then OpenAI can use the cash to buy Nvidia's chips
- Nvidia to supply OpenAI with data center chips — Deal involves non-voting shares and chip purchases
A deep dive into Huawei's Ascend AI chip production, SMIC, TSMC, US export controls, HBM bottlenecks, China's HBM issues, Huawei's data center chips, and more
H20 Shipments, Blackwell B30A, Bottlenecks to Chinese Chip Production, Export Controls, CXMT, SMIC, Cambricon
IBM unveils Power11, its first major update to the chips since 2020, available from July 25, and says they can detect and respond to ransomware within a minute
International Business Machines (IBM.N) on Tuesday announced a new line of data center chips and servers that it says will be more power-efficient …
Sources: Intel is considering divesting NEX, its Network and Edge business unit that generated $5.8B in 2024 revenue, to focus on PC and data center chips
Intel has considered divesting its network and edge businesses as the chipmaker looks to shave off parts of the company …
nEye Systems, which is developing data center chips that use light to send data, raised a $58M Series B led by CapitalG, bringing its total funding to $72.5M
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Microsoft calls on Trump to ease US export rules on data center chips for allies including India, Switzerland, and Israel, classed in the second of three tiers
Request highlights the president's challenging task of trying to boost U.S. businesses and limit China's advances in artificial intelligence
AMD debuts its 5th Gen Epyc data center chips, codenamed Turin, with up to 192 cores, clock speeds up to 5GHz, and double-digit gains in instructions per clock
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Intel announces Xeon 6 data center chips for AI: the 6700 with 144 efficient and 86 performance cores, and the 6900 with 288 efficient and 128 performance cores
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AMD says its fifth-gen EPYC Turin 3nm data center chips will launch in H2 2024, based on its Zen 5 architecture and featuring up to 192 cores and 384 threads
192 cores, 385 threads, socket compatibility. What's not to like? — AMD Lisa Su announced during her Computex 2024 keynote …