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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

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But, impressive as that feat is, an even more significant chip design development by the Chinese tech giant may be making available the source code to a RISC-V CPU core its own engineers designed. The Chinese government is funding a lot of startups that are designing a variety of chips. In the wake of the U.S.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. awarded him its prestigious Ho-Am Prize in 1993 for “building a solid foundation for Korea’s semiconductor industry.”

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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I believe that the loss of industry players Solyndra, Evergreen, and SpectraWatt opens the market for more innovative solar companies to succeed with smarter tactics and mainstream products that fit into existing manufacturing models. by Steven Pleging, CEO/President of Quantum Solar Power Corp. Resources. [ 1 ] [link] , [link]. [

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Foxconn about to start Electric Vehicles.

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Taiwan tech company Foxconn about to start Electric Vehicles. ” we are no longer the new kid in town,” said Young Liu, chairman of Foxconn’s flagship unit Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. In August it brought a chip plant in Taiwan in a move to supply future demand for auto chips.

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Solid state: EV giants chase ‘holy grail’ of batteries – ET Auto

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Yet despite decades of research and billions of dollars invested, their future still looks elusive. EV market leader Tesla, an industry outlier, has not detailed any solid-state development plans. Here are some of the companies developing these kind of batteries.

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Intel challenges Nvidia, Qualcomm with ‘AI PC’ chips for cars – ET Auto

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Intel said on Tuesday it will launch automotive versions of its newest AI-enabled chips, taking on Qualcomm and Nvidia in the market for semiconductors that can power the brains of future cars. Nvidia last year formed an alliance with MediaTek of Taiwan to offer lower-cost chip sets.

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The Chip Shortage, Giant Chips, and the Future of Moore’s Law

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With COVID-19 shaking the global supply chain like an angry toddler with a box of jelly beans, the average person had to take a crash course in the semiconductor industry. You also found that the future of Moore's Law depends as much on where you put the wires as on how small the transistors are, among many other things.

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