Gina Raimondo says ‘we’ve out-innovated China’ amid chips war

[ Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo proudly held up the progress of American industry on semiconductor manufacturing Sunday, declaring that the U.S. has “out-innovated” China as the two nations fight to advance their domestic technology manufacturing. Semiconductor manufacturing has been a major priority of President Biden’s domestic policy, with Raimondo at the head. Biden has repeatedly … Read more

Corporate earnings going sideways | The Star

[ POST-1997 financial crisis, the Malaysian stock universe has morphed from a market offering high earnings growth in Asia into a defensive market that provides decent dividend yields and stable earnings potential. Incidentally, this was also the period the country’s annual economic growth rates moderated to below 6% – down from 9% to 10% in … Read more

The Mindblowing Experience of a Chatbot That Answers Instantly

[ If all that is true—and there’s no way to tell right now—Groq might well pose a threat to the dominance of Nvidia. Ross is careful when discussing this. “Let’s be clear—they’re Goliath, and we’re David,” he says. “It would be very, very foolish to say that Nvidia is worried about us.” When asked about … Read more

TaiwanPlus Launches Groundbreaking Documentary Series Spotlighting State-of-the-Art Mega Factories Across Taiwan

[ Witness the Future of Manufacturing Through This Five-Part Series Available From February 6, 2024 TAIPEI, Feb. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — TaiwanPlus is excited to officially announce the debut of its exclusive documentary series, ‘Taiwan’s Mega Factories.’ Comprising five compelling episodes, the series is dedicated to uncovering the inner workings of Taiwan’s renowned manufacturing giants … Read more

Intel’s CEO Says AI Is the Key to the Company’s Comeback

[ When veteran engineer and executive Pat Gelsinger returned to Intel as CEO in 2021, the once-great chipmaker was in a slump. After failing to adapt to the mobile era and then missing several steps in cutting-edge microprocessor manufacturing, it was now also falling behind in supplying chips to feed the tech industry’s growing hunger … Read more

Intel’s AI Reboot Is the Future of US Chipmaking

[ Gina Raimondo, the US secretary of commerce, spoke at Intel’s event today and compared the US government’s current focus on revitalizing its chip industry to the space race of the 1960s. “The fact that we are so overly dependent on a couple of countries in Asia that we need for life-saving medical equipment, cars, … Read more

For South Korea’s top students, smart money is on medical school over chips

[ A South Korean plan to greatly increase medical school seats has helped prompt more top students to enroll for exam-prep studies to become doctors – over the once sure-fire bet of trying to become engineers who make semiconductors. The operators at some of the nation’s largest cram schools have set up new courses for … Read more

Dr. Bami Bastani is nominated as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sivers Semiconductors AB and is appointed Executive Chairman of Sivers Semiconductors Inc.

[ KISTA, Sweden, Feb. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Sivers Semiconductors AB (STO: SIVE) today announced that its subsidiary, Sivers Semiconductors Inc., has appointed Dr. Bami Bastani as US Executive Chairman and has been nominated as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sivers Semiconductors AB. Dr. Bastani joined Sivers’ team as Strategic Advisor to the … Read more

Pixelworks Brings Silky-smooth Visual Experience to Earth: Revival

[ 120fps Surreal Picture Quality Recreates a Future Sci-Fi World Bursting with Infinite Survival-Genre Imagination SHANGHAI, Feb. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a leading provider of visual processing solutions, today announced that the latest release of the award winning mobile game Earth: Revival integrates Pixelworks’ Rendering Accelerator SDK to significantly enhance the … Read more

COMPANY STATEMENT OF ADVANCED MICRO-FABRICATION EQUIPMENT INC. CHINA

[ SHANGHAI, Feb. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Advanced Micro-Fabrication Equipment Inc. China (hereinafter referred to as “AMEC”) hereby noticed that on 31 January 2024 (U.S. time, same below), the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) added AMEC to the Chinese Military Companies (CMC) list in accordance with Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal … Read more