The United States and China agreed on Monday to hold regular conversations about commercial issues and restrictions on access to advanced technology, the latest step this summer toward reducing tensions […]
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Back to news homeHow Nvidia Built a Competitive Moat Around A.I. Chips
Naveen Rao, a neuroscientist turned tech entrepreneur, once tried to compete with Nvidia, the world’s leading maker of chips tailored for artificial intelligence.At a start-up that was later bought by […]
The A.I. Industry’s Desperate Hunt for GPUs Amid a Chip Shortage
“Otherwise, the incumbents all win,” Mr. Conrad said.Venture capital investors have a similar goal. This month, Index Ventures struck a partnership with Oracle to provide a mix of Nvidia’s H100 […]
Biden Orders Ban on New Investments in China’s Sensitive High-Tech Industries
President Biden escalated his confrontation with China on Wednesday by signing an executive order banning new American investment in key technology industries that could be used to enhance Beijing’s military […]
Biden to Restrict Investments in China, Citing National Security Threats
The Biden administration plans on Wednesday to issue new restrictions on American investments in certain advanced industries in China, according to people familiar with the deliberations, a move that supporters […]
Schumer Wields Political Heft in Bid for New York Chips Funds
In a darkened hotel ballroom in San Jose, Calif., last November, the most powerful players in the semiconductor industry received a familiar sales pitch.Senator Chuck Schumer, the majority leader, appeared […]
Indiana Tests if the Heartland Can Transform Into a Chip Hub
Over the past 14 months, Indiana began converting 10,000 acres of corn and bean fields into an innovation park. State leaders met with the chief executives of semiconductor giants in […]
TSMC Chairman Mark Liu Says Company Will Keep Its Roots in Taiwan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which is manufacturing the world’s most advanced microchips, conducts business on the island of Taiwan, dead center in one of the most geopolitically volatile places on […]
The Chip Titan Whose Life’s Work Is at the Center of a Tech Cold War
In a wood-paneled office overlooking Taipei and the jungle-covered mountains that surround the Taiwanese capital, Morris Chang recently pulled out an old book stamped with technicolor patterns.It was titled “Introduction […]
An A.I. Supercomputer Whirs to Life, Powered by Giant Computer Chips
Inside a cavernous room this week in a one-story building in Santa Clara, Calif., six-and-a-half-foot-tall machines whirred behind white cabinets. The machines made up a new supercomputer that had become […]