Remove Chinese Remove Power Remove Purchase Remove Taiwan
article thumbnail

China’s military and government acquire Nvidia chips despite US ban – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Chinese military bodies, state-run artificial intelligence research institutes and universities have over the past year purchased small batches of Nvidia semiconductors banned by the U.S. Purchasers included elite universities as well as two entities subject to U.S. The latter purchased one A100 in December 2022.

Auto 52
article thumbnail

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

Baua Electric

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. Intel did not disclose a purchase price for the closely held company, controlled by venture funds Cipio Partners and Capital-E.

article thumbnail

IHS forecasts 11% rise in China automotive semiconductor market in 2014 due to safety and navigation features

Green Car Congress

The fast-growing semiconductor market for China’s automotive industry is set for double-digit expansion in revenue this year, propelled by an increasing desire among Chinese car buyers for added vehicle safety features and helpful infotainment applications such as car navigation, according to a new report from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS).

China 199
article thumbnail

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

Green Car Congress

by Steven Pleging, CEO/President of Quantum Solar Power Corp. Combined with a Chinese manufacturing boom, that lowered the overall cost of panels by 40 percent this year, Solyndra was unable to compete. The United States spends almost $500 billion annually purchasing energy from other countries. We need a better paradigm.

Solar 246
article thumbnail

Will AI Steal Submarines’ Stealth?

Cars That Think

The balance seemed to turn with the emergence of nuclear-powered submarines in the early 1960s. Nuclear-powered submarines, such as the Virginia - class fast-attack submarine, each cost roughly US $2.8 For example, the Chinese Navy has invested in a fishlike. billion , according to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office.

article thumbnail

Testing the Rowwet electric scooter : Eleq

Plug In India

They have a global exclusivity arrangement with their Chinese suppliers for their model moulds. The company has also purchased the dies for some of the models, so that they can start panel moulding here itself. The cells are being imported from Taiwan and assembled by a Tathawade based vendor. More than Rs. The pricing at Rs.

article thumbnail

Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

Cars That Think

The gadget, roughly the size of a pack of chewing gum, held 8 megabytes of data and required no external power source, drawing power directly from a computer when connected. In addition to claims by M-Systems and IBM, perhaps the most complicated rivalry came from the Chinese company Netac Technology.

Singapore 145