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| Rivian moving forward on $5B Georgia EV plant |
8/25/2025 |
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Rivian will host special events next month to mark the restart of construction of its $5 billion Georgia electric vehicle factory. The electric vehicle manufacturer had ceased construction on the facility near Social Circle in 2024 to cut costs.
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| Embedded SRAM Adds AI Horsepower |
8/21/2025 |
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Marvell Technology has introduced the first 2-nanometer custom static random-access memory, targeting memory hierarchy performance in AI data centers. The SRAM delivers up to 6 gigabits of high-speed memory, uses 66% less power than on-chip SRAM at equivalent densities and operates at up to 3.75 GHz.
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| Cadence, Nvidia team up for power profiling in AI chips |
8/21/2025 |
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Cadence Design Systems has unveiled Dynamic Power Analysis, a tool developed in collaboration with Nvidia to enhance power analysis for high-performance chips before silicon fabrication. The tool, which runs on the Palladium Z3 hardware emulation platform, handles billions of cycles in hours with up to 97% accuracy, addressing AI chips' power consumption.
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| Nvidia developing Blackwell B30A chip for China |
8/20/2025 |
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Nvidia is reportedly developing the Blackwell B30A chip for the Chinese market to take the place of the Hopper-based H20. The B30A is expected to be faster than the H20 but will only have half the performance of the Blackwell Ultra B300. The B30A is expected to feature a single-chip design, unlike the dual-chip Blackwell B200 and B300.
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| GlobalWafers to produce wafers in Texas |
8/19/2025 |
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America's chip industry is apparently heading towards complete self-reliance, as GlobalWafers has announced intentions to develop silicon wafers in Texas.
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| EV Sales Are Booming, Just Not in the US |
8/19/2025 |
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With the Trump administration axing tax credits and crippling a federally funded charging network, EV sales in the US slow to a crawl in 2025 as China and Europe see increases of up to 30%.
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| Trump Administration Said to Discuss US Taking Stake in Intel |
8/18/2025 |
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The Trump administration is in talks with Intel Corp. to have the US government take a stake in the beleaguered chipmaker, according to people familiar with the plan, in the latest sign of the White House’s willingness to blur the lines between state and industry.
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