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| Intel exodus drives talent to competitors, fuels startups |
8/6/2025 |
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Intel's recent layoffs, initiated as part of a $10 billion cost-cutting initiative, have triggered the migration of experienced engineers and managers to competitors like Samsung and founding startups such as Infinipack, FlexAI, AheadComputing and Mihira AI. Intel has responded in turn by hiring senior executives to bolster its custom chip design and AI chip engineering divisions.F
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| Weebit Nano looking to tape out this year |
8/5/2025 |
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Weebit Nano is preparing for the tape-out and qualification of its ReRAM technology, aiming for completion before the end of the year, which will make Weebit's non-volatile memory available in platforms such as ON Semiconductor's Treo, providing a cost-effective, low-power solution appropriate for high-temperature environments like automotive and industrial sectors.
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| US export license delays stall Nvidia's H20 GPU to China |
8/5/2025 |
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The US Commerce Department's delays in approving export licenses have hindered Nvidia's efforts to sell H20 GPUs to Chinese firms. The backlog, the worst in three decades, has left billions of dollars in Nvidia products in limbo, unable to reach their international destinations.
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| US unveils details for 50% copper tariff |
8/1/2025 |
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The plan includes levies on semi-finished copper products and their derivatives, a sales requirement for copper scrap, and some exceptions for auto parts.
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| Trump says India will face 25% tariffs |
7/31/2025 |
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The duty will go into effect Aug. 1, per the president, but is slightly lower than the 26% levy unveiled as part of his original country-specific tariffs announced in April.
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| Nvidia orders 300,000 H20 chips from TSMC due to robust China demand |
7/30/2025 |
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Nvidia has ordered 300,000 H20 chipsets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. amid strong demand from China, shifting from a plan to use existing stock, according to sources. The move follows the Trump administration's decision to allow Nvidia to restart H20 sales to China after a ban in April. Nvidia needs export licenses to ship the chips, which the Commerce Department has yet to approve.
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