21-Year-Old Harvard Dropouts Develop AI Chip 'Sohu' with Inference Performance Surpassing H100 by Ten Times

XPeng's Self-Developed Turing AI Chip to Enter Mass Production in 2025 for L4 Autonomous Driving

XPeng Motors announced that its self-developed Turing AI chip, designed to support Level 4 autonomous driving capabilities, is slated for mass production in 2025.

Xiaopeng Announces In-House Turing AI Chip for Q2 Launch, Supporting 30B-Parameter Large Models

Xiaopeng Motors chairman He Xiaopeng recently announced that the company's fully self-developed Turing AI chip will be mass-produced and launched in the second quarter of this year. This progress comes as the automotive industry accelerates the application of end-to-end intelligent driving technology and the scale of AI large models continues to expand. Xiaopeng Motors is building its strongest AI brain by simultaneously developing a world base model with 35 times the parameters of mainstream VLA models, and a self-developed chip with computing power equivalent to three Nvidia Orin Xs, which is about to be mass-produced.

Nvidia Plans US-Based AI Chip Manufacturing

Nvidia recently announced plans to establish over one million square feet of manufacturing space in Arizona and Texas for the production and testing of AI chips. This represents a significant move by Nvidia to bring some of its manufacturing back to the United States. Nvidia's Blackwell chip is already in production at TSMC's Arizona facility. Additionally, Nvidia is establishing "supercomputer" manufacturing plants in Texas, partnering with Foxconn in Houston and Wistron in Dallas. In Arizona, Nvidia is collaborating with Amkor and others.

Betting on a Trillion-Dollar AI Future: Nvidia to Build its First AI Supercomputer on US Soil

AI chip giant Nvidia announced it will partner with manufacturing collaborators to design and build its first AI supercomputer on US soil, marking a significant step in its supply chain strategy. Nvidia has commissioned over one million square feet of manufacturing space for production and testing of its latest Blackwell AI chips in Arizona, and for the manufacturing and testing of the AI supercomputer in Texas. Nvidia's ecosystem partners are expected to invest $500 million to support the construction of this AI infrastructure. While the...

Amazon CEO Reveals Custom Chips Lowering AI Costs, $100 Billion Investment Planned for 2025

In a recent annual letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy highlighted the company's significant investment in artificial intelligence (AI). He noted that while the development and deployment costs of AI remain high, future AI usage costs are expected to decrease significantly as technology advances. Image Note: Image generated by AI, image licensing provider Midjourney. Jassy revealed that Amazon plans to invest up to $100 billion in capital expenditures in 2025.

Samsung's Q1 Profit Expected to Drop 21% Due to Weak AI Chip Sales

Arm Abandons Alphawave Acquisition, Shifts Strategy to Capture AI Chip Market Share

Japan's Rapidus Begins Test Production of AI Chips

Japan's state-backed Rapidus Corp. has begun adjusting its chipmaking equipment and is expected to start test production of advanced semiconductors by the end of this month. This is a crucial step for Rapidus as it pushes to enter the artificial intelligence (AI) components market. The two-year-old startup aims for mass production of 2nm semiconductors by 2027, aiming to rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), a leading semiconductor manufacturer. Image Caption: Image

Lightmatter's Photonics Technology Boosts AI Chip Data Transfer Speeds

Faster data transfer speeds are crucial for advancements in AI. Lightmatter, a Mountain View-based startup valued at $4.4 billion, has announced two new technologies to accelerate connections between AI chips. Having raised $850 million in venture capital, Lightmatter is part of the burgeoning silicon photonics trend in Silicon Valley. Their innovation lies in using optical fiber to transmit data via light signals instead of traditional electrical signals.

Nvidia Poised to Acquire Lepton AI, Entering Server Leasing Market

Reports suggest that Nvidia, the global semiconductor giant, is nearing a deal to acquire the startup Lepton AI for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. Founded two years ago, Lepton AI focuses on leasing servers equipped with Nvidia AI chips to other businesses. According to The Information, the deal is progressing rapidly, although Nvidia has yet to officially comment.