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‘The best chips will win’

‘The best chips will win’

Brad Gerstner, Altimeter Founder and CEO, speaks at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York City on Sept. 28, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Investor Brad Gerstner cautioned Monday that OpenAI‘s deals with Nvidia and AMD are purely announcements, not deployments. “Now we will see what gets delivered,” the Altimeter Capital founder told CNBC. “Ultimately, the best chips will win.” …

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Nvidia Stock Slips after Record High as Meta Accelerates Custom AI Chips

Nvidia Stock Slips after Record High as Meta Accelerates Custom AI Chips

Nvidia shares (NVDA) edged lower on Wednesday morning after closing at a record high the day before. The AI chipmaker, which briefly touched a $4.5 trillion market value, is now facing new questions as one of its largest customers accelerates efforts to build alternatives. Elevate Your Investing Strategy: Take advantage of TipRanks Premium at 55% off! Unlock powerful investing tools, …

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China is ‘nanoseconds behind’ US in chips, says Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

China is ‘nanoseconds behind’ US in chips, says Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

Allowing US companies like Nvidia to compete in China fits the interests of both Beijing and Washington, according to Jensen Huang, the US chipmaker’s founder and CEO, as Chinese players gear up to be Nvidia-free. Washington should allow its technology industry to compete globally – including in China – to “proliferate the technology around the world” and thereby “maximise America’s …

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"Scientists Control 6,100 Quantum Particles Simultaneously": Caltech Physicists Reveal Computer That Makes Silicon Chips Worthless – Rude Baguette

"Scientists Control 6,100 Quantum Particles Simultaneously": Caltech Physicists Reveal Computer That Makes Silicon Chips Worthless – Rude Baguette

“Scientists Control 6,100 Quantum Particles Simultaneously”: Caltech Physicists Reveal Computer That Makes Silicon Chips Worthless  Rude Baguette Caltech Team Sets Record with 6,100-Qubit Array  Caltech Device with 6100 qubits is a step towards largest quantum computer yet  New Scientist Record 6,100 Qubits Form World’s Largest Quantum Array  IFLScience 6100 Qubit Tweezer Array Achieves High Coherence  Bioengineer.org Source link

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Exclusive: Trump mulls tariffs on foreign electronics based on number of chips, sources say – Reuters

Exclusive: Trump mulls tariffs on foreign electronics based on number of chips, sources say  Reuters Exclusive | Trump Takes Aim at Chip Makers With New Plan to Throttle Imports  The Wall Street Journal Intel Stock Rises As Trump Steps Up Efforts To Reshore Chip Manufacturing  Investor’s Business Daily U.S. Could Impose 100% Semiconductor Tariff If Chips Are Not “Made in America”  TechPowerUp GlobalFoundries Stock …

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U.S. Could Impose 100% Semiconductor Tariff If Chips Are Not “Made in America”

U.S. Could Impose 100% Semiconductor Tariff If Chips Are Not “Made in America”

The U.S. government is considering imposing massive tariffs on semiconductor products unless manufacturers can match those volumes with chips produced in the United States. Under the current draft, companies that do not match foreign-sourced chip volumes with domestic output over time could face tariffs that, in some versions, reach 100%. The idea is an act of forceful action to speed …

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Microsoft says this new cooling method could enable more powerful chips and efficient data centers

Microsoft says this new cooling method could enable more powerful chips and efficient data centers

Microsoft is making advances with a new way to cool microchips that it says could lead to more energy-efficient data centers in the future. It’s a method called microfluidics that involves liquid coolant flowing directly into the silicon. After lab tests, Microsoft found that this strategy can remove heat up to three times better than cold plates currently used in …

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Qualcomm says its new Snapdragon chips are ‘the fastest and most efficient’ for Windows PCs

Qualcomm says its new Snapdragon chips are ‘the fastest and most efficient’ for Windows PCs

Qualcomm has unveiled its new Snapdragon X Series chips for laptops, in addition to its new system-on-a-chip for flagship phones. The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chip meant for “ultra-premium” Windows 11 laptops are designed to handle “complex, expert-level workloads” and to enable fast AI processing, as well as a multi-day battery life. Meanwhile, the Snapdragon X2 Elite chips come in …

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Microsoft develops liquid cooling that lets chips get wet • The Register

Microsoft develops liquid cooling that lets chips get wet • The Register

Electronics don’t play nicely with most liquids, which is why liquid cooling in the datacenter is often considered a little dangerous. Microsoft, however, has found a way to dispel such worries with a scheme that sees liquids flow across the surface of chips. As explained in a Tuesday post, the technique is called “Microfluidics” and sees “Tiny channels … etched …

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Microsoft Is Turning to the Field of Microfluidics to Cool Down AI Chips – Bloomberg.com

Microsoft Is Turning to the Field of Microfluidics to Cool Down AI Chips  Bloomberg.com AI chips are getting hotter. A microfluidics breakthrough goes straight to the silicon to cool up to three times better.  Microsoft Source Vertiv Stock Falls After Microsoft Reveals ‘Breakthrough’ Chip Cooling Tech  Investor’s Business Daily Why Vertiv (VRT) Shares Are Trading Lower Today  Yahoo Finance Microsoft Etches Microfluidic Channels Into …

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