Chip industry group warns US government against interventionist approach to memory chip shortage
SEMI argues that policies that “distort” pricing and capacity decisions risks prolonging downturn
News - US government
The latest news on networking, cloud, and AI infrastructure
-
Trump admin in discussions about US gov’t Intel stake – report
Sources says plans are still fluid, however, and a deal might not be reached
-
Google to discount cloud computing services for US government
Follows discount agreement made with Oracle
-
US gov’t imposes restrictions on Nvidia H20s, chipmaker claims will cost it $5.5bn
Follows Nvidia's announcement it plans to produce AI supercomputers in the US
-
Trump: Chips tariffs still coming, Chinese electronics still taxed but in a “different Tariff ‘bucket’”
President says there will be some flexibility with semiconductor tariffs
-
Cerebras and Ranovus receive $45m DARPA contract to “solve” compute bottleneck
Project will see Ranovus’ optical interconnects integrated with Cerebras wafer-sized chips
-
ASML plans 'new' reuse and repair center in Beijing amid ongoing US-China chip war
But report claims it is merely an upgrade of an existing facility
-
Biden Administration adds 16 new companies to Entity List
Restricted companies accused of posing a risk to US national security
-
TSMC suspends chip production for Chinese firms
Decision affects advanced AI chips
-
US gov’t strengthens regulations prohibiting US investments in Chinese quantum and chip technologies
Will go into effect on January 2, 2025
-
Biden administration weighing up sales cap on AI chips to Middle Eastern countries - report
Restrictions would be in the interest of national security
-
Federally funded US chip fabs to be exempt from NEPA environmental reviews
President Biden signed the bill into law this week
-
Intel secures $3.5bn military semiconductor grant despite ongoing CHIPS Act funding dispute
Advanced chips will be used for US defense operations
-
US government to delay Intel CHIPS act funding until company hits milestones
Job cuts at odds with CHIPS Act aim of growing semiconductor workforce
-
US gov’t to add terms and conditions to CHIPS Act funding; bans purchase of equipment from China and Russia
Bill has received bipartisan support
-
Chinese companies exploiting sanctions loophole by accessing GPUs in the US - report
Chinese cloud providers have also attempted to establish data centers in the US to avoid sanctions