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SoftBank Group Corp., the Japanese technology investment firm, announced it will acquire server-class chip designer Ampere Computing for $6.5 billion. This move marks another significant step in SoftBank's push into artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing. Ampere Computing's major investors, including Oracle and Carlyle Group, also divested their stakes in the deal. Ampere focuses on multi...

Recently, researchers from the Department of Engineering at Princeton University and the Indian Institute of Technology achieved breakthroughs in the design of wireless microchips using artificial intelligence (AI), significantly reducing design time and costs while discovering new functions. The results of this research were published in the journal Nature Communications, marking the dawn of a new era in microchip design. Image source note: The image was generated by AI, image licensed by Midjourney. Microchips play a vital role in modern technologies such as wireless communication. They consist of traditional electronic circuits and complex electromagnetic structures.

At the recent CES event, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang pointed out that Samsung Electronics is facing some difficulties in the production of new AI memory chips. These new memory chips, known as High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), are crucial for the next generation of AI systems powered by NVIDIA chips. Huang mentioned at the press conference that Samsung's production speed for HBM is slower compared to its competitor SK Hynix.

Recently, Google DeepMind announced its latest AI system - AlphaChip. This system is dedicated to accelerating and optimizing the development of computer chips, and the chip layouts designed by AlphaChip have already been implemented in Google's AI accelerators. AlphaChip operates similarly to what we have previously heard about AlphaGo and AlphaZero, utilizing reinforcement learning techniques to quickly generate optimized chip layouts. According to Google DeepMi

Recently, as reported by The Information, the prominent generative AI application giant OpenAI is in talks with several chip design companies, including Broadcom. The focus of these discussions is the development of new AI chips. OpenAI is exploring the possibility of manufacturing its own AI chips, a move that could not only achieve efficient integration of software and hardware but also alleviate the current shortage of AI chips.Image source note: Image generated by AI, licensed service provid

The world's first open-source chip design large model, SemiKong, has been officially launched. Based on the fine-tuning of Llama3, it outperforms general large models. This is not only a technological breakthrough but also a victory for the open-source spirit, signaling a profound change in the semiconductor industry, valued at $5 trillion, within the next five years. The birth of SemiKong marks a significant step forward for AI in the field of chip design. Developed by Aitomatic and FPT Softwar

The Nvidia NeMo project demonstrates the application of generative AI in semiconductor chip design, training large language models on internal data to enhance productivity. The research highlights the potential of Nvidia NeMo to provide customized AI models in the semiconductor sector, offering a competitive edge. Nvidia's custom large language model, ChipNeMo, has applications that include chatbots, code generators, and analytical tools, providing a comprehensive boost to semiconductor design.