|
 |
|
| Korean biz leaders head to US for Lee-Trump summit |
8/26/2025 |
|
The summit — set for Monday (local time) in Washington — follows a recent trade deal that lowered U.S. reciprocal tariffs on Korean goods from 25 percent to 15 percent in exchange for Korea's pledge of $350 billion in investment and $100 billion in U.S. energy purchases.
|
|
|
| Rivian moving forward on $5B Georgia EV plant |
8/25/2025 |
|
Rivian will host special events next month to mark the restart of construction of its $5 billion Georgia electric vehicle factory. The electric vehicle manufacturer had ceased construction on the facility near Social Circle in 2024 to cut costs.
|
|
|
| Embedded SRAM Adds AI Horsepower |
8/21/2025 |
|
Marvell Technology has introduced the first 2-nanometer custom static random-access memory, targeting memory hierarchy performance in AI data centers. The SRAM delivers up to 6 gigabits of high-speed memory, uses 66% less power than on-chip SRAM at equivalent densities and operates at up to 3.75 GHz.
|
|
|
| Cadence, Nvidia team up for power profiling in AI chips |
8/21/2025 |
|
Cadence Design Systems has unveiled Dynamic Power Analysis, a tool developed in collaboration with Nvidia to enhance power analysis for high-performance chips before silicon fabrication. The tool, which runs on the Palladium Z3 hardware emulation platform, handles billions of cycles in hours with up to 97% accuracy, addressing AI chips' power consumption.
|
|
|
| Nvidia developing Blackwell B30A chip for China |
8/20/2025 |
|
Nvidia is reportedly developing the Blackwell B30A chip for the Chinese market to take the place of the Hopper-based H20. The B30A is expected to be faster than the H20 but will only have half the performance of the Blackwell Ultra B300. The B30A is expected to feature a single-chip design, unlike the dual-chip Blackwell B200 and B300.
|
|
|
| GlobalWafers to produce wafers in Texas |
8/19/2025 |
|
America's chip industry is apparently heading towards complete self-reliance, as GlobalWafers has announced intentions to develop silicon wafers in Texas.
|
|
|
| EV Sales Are Booming, Just Not in the US |
8/19/2025 |
|
With the Trump administration axing tax credits and crippling a federally funded charging network, EV sales in the US slow to a crawl in 2025 as China and Europe see increases of up to 30%.
|
|
|
|
