Intel’s Initial 18A Wafers Reportedly Roll Out in Arizona; Early Mass Production Likely to Follow
Just as semiconductor veteran Lip-Bu Tan steps in as Intel’s CEO, the company’s 18A node seems to be making early strides. TechPowerUp, citing Intel’s engineering manager Pankaj Marria, reports that initial 18A wafers are already rolling out from the Arizona plant. The progress, according to ijiwei and Commercial Times, implies that Intel’s 18A mass production is likely to be […]
Tencent Reportedly Makes Massive NVIDIA H20 Chip Purchase for WeChat’s DeepSeek Integration
According to the Chinese media outlet Calian News, Chinese tech giant Tencent has reportedly purchased a batch of new chips from NVIDIA. The report indicates that Tencent’s large-scale procurement of H20 chips is primarily to support the integration of DeepSeek into WeChat. NVIDIA’s H20 AI chip was specifically developed for the Chinese market to comply with U.S. […]
Foxconn unveils first large language model, reports Reuters
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn (2317.TW), opens new tab said it has launched its first large language model and plans to use the technology to improve manufacturing and supply chain management. The model, named “FoxBrain,” was trained using 120 of Nvidia’s (NVDA.O), opens new tab H100 GPUs and completed in about four weeks, the world’s largest contract […]
Up Close with David Schild, Executive Director, PCBAA
EMSNOW gets an update on activities of the Printed Circuit Board Association of America (PCBAA) from its Executive Director, David Schild. David contends that while there are substantial changes in U.S. trade policy from the new administration, he’s confident that the bi-partisan ‘manufacture in the U.S.’ theme is still very much on the agenda. While […]
Steady and Resilient: Security Appliance Market Grows 1.5% to $5.1B in 4Q24, with EMEA leading at 12.4% and Global Shipments Up 2.7%, according to IDC
NEEDHAM, Mass. – According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Security Appliance Tracker, total market revenue in the security appliances market remained stable, posting a 1.5% growth in the fourth quarter of 2024 (4Q24) and reaching $5.1 billion—an increase of $77 million year-over-year. Security appliance shipments totaled 1.2 million units, reflecting a 2.7% growth compared […]