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Microsoft has debuted “microfluidic” cooling, which it suggests could be used to cool future AI chips by allowing some cooling fluid to flow through the chip itself rather than just over the cold plate attached to it. Microsoft claims this form of cooling was three times more effective than standard …

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has revealed that China will soon have home-grown “next generation” chips for AI systems, which raises the question of whether the country has achieved a big breakthrough in building its own technology stack.  The statement came in a short note on the company’s official WeChat account, where …

Nvidia might be best known as a graphics card company, but its business focus is decidedly elsewhere. With most of its revenue coming from AI and data center sales, it’s no wonder that we’re already getting a look beyond existing Blackwell chips. At Nvidia’s GTC conference this week, it showed …

Samsung has now joined Intel and TSMC in receiving billions in US government subsidies to boost its American semiconductor business. The company is the last of the big three chip fabs to get a direct deposit from Uncle Sam, and the number is $6.4 billion in direct funding. The disbursement …

When the $52 billion CHIPS Act passed in 2022, it was assumed Intel would be getting a sizable chunk of those funds to assist with its US-based expansion plans. It was recently reported that the company would receive up to $10 billion as part of that deal. New reporting states …

Looking at the wearable market today, Apple is way out in the lead with the iconic Apple Watch. It wasn’t always this way, though. Google actually beat Apple to the smartwatch game by more than a year, but lackluster hardware allowed Cupertino to lap everyone else. Google’s wearables might get …

In a move that can best be described as “a bold strategy, Cotton” Intel is rumored to be planning a future price hike. This adjustment is supposed to help it eliminate its partners’ excess inventory. That includes CPUs for consumers and enterprise, along with Wi-Fi chips. The plan is to …

(Photo: Stephen Shankland/Cnet)Cnet reporter Stephen Shankland recently took a tour of Intel’s sprawling Fab 42 in Chandler, Arizona, and Intel let him take a peak at a lot of its upcoming chip designs. The result is a photo gallery that is verified to be Not Work Safe if you’re as into …

  Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said his company is spinning up fast to build chips for auto companies that have been impacted by the semiconductor shortage, with the idea that Intel might be able to make a difference in the medium term. “We’re hoping that some of these things can …

AMD Ryzen 4000G Desktop Chips Could Finally Deliver on the Promise of APUs AMD has announced its upcoming Ryzen 4000 G-series desktop chips, with availability expected in Q3. It’s a significant event for the company, given the current strength of its overall product line, and it’s intended to put pressure …