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Marvell nabs Innovium for $1.1B as it delves deeper into cloud ethernet switches

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Marvell announced this morning it intends to acquire Innovium for $1.1 billion in an all-stock deal. The startup, which raised over $400 million according to Crunchbase data, makes networking ethernet switches optimized for the cloud. Marvell president and CEO Matt Murphy sees Innovium as a complementary piece to the $10 billion Inphi acquisition last year, […] Continue reading Marvell nabs Innovium for $1.1B as it delves deeper into cloud ethernet switches→

Intel rumored to be in talks to buy chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries for $30B

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When it comes to M&A in the chip world, the numbers are never small. In 2020, four deals involving chip companies totaled $106 billion led by NVidia snagging ARM for $40 billion. One surprise from last year’s chip-laced M&A frenzy was Intel remaining on the sidelines. That would change if a rumored $30 billion deal […] Continue reading Intel rumored to be in talks to buy chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries for $30B→

IBM’s new 2-nm chips have transistors smaller than a strand of DNA

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IBM has unveiled the world's first 2-nm chips

In a shining example of the inexorable march of technology, IBM has unveiled new semiconductor chips with the smallest transistors ever made. The new 2-nanometer (nm) tech allows the company to cram a staggering 50 billion transistors onto a chip the size of a fingernail.

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Google Cloud hires Intel veteran to head its custom chip efforts

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There has been a growing industry trend in recent years for large-scale companies to build their own chips. As part of that, Google announced today that it has hired long-time Intel executive Uri Frank as vice president to run its custom chip division. “The future of cloud infrastructure is bright, and it’s changing fast. As […] Continue reading Google Cloud hires Intel veteran to head its custom chip efforts→

Tiny, high-capacity “atomristor” stores data in single-atom switches

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Engineers at the University of Texas have created one of the smallest memory storage devices ever, made out of a two-dimensional material measuring one nanometer square. Dubbed an “atomristor,” the device works on the movements of single atoms, which c… Continue reading Tiny, high-capacity “atomristor” stores data in single-atom switches→

2D material helps new computer chip process and store data like a neuron

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Engineers at EPFL have created a new computer chip that can both process and store data in the same circuit. It’s made using a two-dimensional material called molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), paving the way for smaller and more energy efficient electronics… Continue reading 2D material helps new computer chip process and store data like a neuron→

More chip industry action as Marvell is acquiring Inphi for $10B

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It’s been quite a time for chip industry consolidation, and today Marvell joined the acquisition parade when it announced it is acquiring Inphi in a combination of stock and cash valued at approximately $10 billion, according to the company. Marvell CEO Matt Murphy believes that by adding Inphi, a chip maker that helps connect internal […] Continue reading More chip industry action as Marvell is acquiring Inphi for $10B→

AMD grabs Xilinx for $35 billion as chip industry consolidation continues

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The chip industry consolidation dance continued this morning as AMD has entered into an agreement to buy Xilinx for $35 billion, giving the company access to a broad set of specialized workloads. AMD sees this deal as combining two companies that complement each other’s strengths without cannibalizing its own markets. CEO Lisa Su believes the […] Continue reading AMD grabs Xilinx for $35 billion as chip industry consolidation continues→

Plastic Strips Protect Ball Screws on This Homebrew CNC Router

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It’s a fact of life for CNC router owners — swarf. Whether it’s the fine dust from a sheet of MDF or nice fat chips from a piece of aluminum, the debris your tool creates gets everywhere. You can try to control it at its source, but swarf always finds …read more

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NUVIA raises $240M from Mithril to make climate-ready enterprise chips

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Climate change is on everyone’s minds these days, what with the outer Bay Area on fire, orange skies above San Francisco, and a hurricane season that is bearing down on the East Coast with alacrity (and that’s just the United States in the past two weeks). A major — and growing — source of those […] Continue reading NUVIA raises $240M from Mithril to make climate-ready enterprise chips→