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Arm launches new generation of mobile chip designs geared for AI

September 10, 2025 1:32 pm

The more complete designs Arm is now making for data centers and mobile phones are part of the company's longer-term plans to grow its smartphone and other revenue through a variety of means.

The AI chip was Nvidia's most powerful legally available product in China until it was effectively banned by Washington in April.(Image: Reuters)

Nvidia unveils AI chips for video, software generation

September 10, 2025 1:23 pm

AI models can take up to 1 million tokens to process an hour of video content.

The first plant will have an ATMP capacity of 96 million chips per year, and the second has a capacity of producing 50 million chips a year. Both these plants will be constructed in Bhubaneswar.

Cabinet clears four new chip plants worth Rs 4,600 crore in Odisha, Punjab and Andhra Pradesh

August 12, 2025 4:14 pm

Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the second plant has investments from Intel, Lockheed Martin, and other VC and PE funds.

Are certain chips that appear burnt unsafe to eat?

‘Forbidden to be eaten’: Viral post warns burnt chips could be a sign of throat mould; experts clarify the truth

August 01, 2025 11:00 am

The alarming message has sparked confusion among consumers, many of whom are unsure whether to believe the warning or dismiss it as yet another viral myth.

Jensen Huang, chief executive of Nvidia, speaks alongside President Donald Trump during the Investing in America event at the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

How US President Donald Trump’s restrictions on AI chip sales to China affect Nvidia

May 30, 2025 4:05 pm

In a bid to maintain its lead in the high-stakes AI race, the US government has sought to keep Nvidia’s advanced GPUs out of China by tightening export rules.

Nvidia has grown beyond its roots as a video game graphics chip maker into the dominant producer of chips that have powered the AI frenzy that has gripped the tech industry since ChatGPT's launch in 2022

Nvidia plans to sell tech to speed AI chip communication

May 19, 2025 1:15 pm

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made the announcement at the Taipei Music Center, site of the Computex AI exhibition, which runs from May 20 to 23.

Nvidia CEO says next chip after H20 for China won't be from Hopper series

May 18, 2025 9:12 am

Trump has said he will cancel the AI diffusion rules that were introduced by the Biden administration.

semiconductor Union Minister Ashwani Vaishnav addresses a Cabinet briefing on Wednesday. The upcoming Jewar plant is designed to produce 20,000 wafers per month. Union Minister Ashwani Vaishnav addresses a Cabinet briefing on Wednesday. The upcoming Jewar plant is designed to produce 20,000 wafers per month.

Cabinet approves Rs 3,706 cr HCL-Foxconn semiconductor JV in Uttar Pradesh's Jewar, to create 2,000 jobs

May 14, 2025 6:19 pm

I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw says the 6th semiconductor plant in India will start production in 2027

If passed into law, the bill would enact new trade restrictions mandating exporters obtain licenses and approval for the shipments of silicon exceeding certain performance caps.(File Photo)

Nvidia to send 18,000 AI chips to Saudi Arabia for new data centre project

May 14, 2025 10:55 am

The cutting-edge Blackwell chips will be used in a 500 megawatt data center in Saudi Arabia.

Apple is developing specialized chips for smart glasses and AI servers: Report

May 09, 2025 8:01 am

The chip will be manufactured by Taiwan's TSMC and the glasses — if successful — are likely to come to market in roughly the next two years, the report added.

Donald Trump may replace H-1B lottery with wage-based selection process

World10 hr ago

Days after hiking the fees for new H-1B applications to $100,000, the Donald Trump administration has proposed to overhaul the visa process for high-skilled non-immigrant workers. The Trump administration has suggested a wage-based selection process for the H-1B programme, instead of the current lottery system.

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