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Nvidia builds location verification tech that could help fight chip smuggling
The feature will first be made available on the latest ‘Blackwell’ chips
Trump’s Nvidia deal reshapes US’s China strategy, risks supercharging Xi’s AI push
The Asian nation has challenged America’s chip curbs this year with its own export controls on rare earths
A guide to the Nvidia chips at the centre of US-China AI rivalry
The H200 is considerably more powerful than the H20
US to allow Nvidia H200 chip shipments to China, says Trump
Nvidia shares rise 2% in after-hours trading after announcement; US president says same approach will apply to AMD, Intel
US Justice Department accuses two Chinese men of trying to smuggle Nvidia chips
Prosecutors estimate that the scheme had been in operation since at least November 2023, according to court documents
GlobalFoundries acquires Singapore semiconductor firm in push to expand AI portfolio
Advanced Micro Foundry specialises in silicon photonics, a technology that allows for faster and more efficient data transmission
SoftBank’s Arm plans to set up chip training facility in South Korea
It will train about 1,400 high-level chip design specialists to bolster the relatively weak system-semiconductor and fabless segments
Singapore invests S$37 billion in RIE2030 research plan; semiconductors, ageing among focus areas
Of this, S$3 billion will be set aside for two new research programmes
China chipmaker Moore Threads soars 502% after eight billion yuan IPO
The listing comes as optimism over the country’s drive for tech self-sufficiency intensifies, fuelled by trade tensions and fears of US technology curbs
Alphabet’s TPU AI chips are a potential US$900 billion ‘secret sauce’
The success of TPU chips is a primary reason for the company’s 31% fourth-quarter share rally
