Chips & Data Centers

Advancements in semiconductor technology, GPU development, and data center infrastructure that power AI computing capabilities.

Sep 24, 2026

M31 and Ambiq Develop Low Power Chip IP for TSMC N12e

M31 Technology and Ambiq developed Foundation IP for the TSMC N12e process, combining an SPSRAM memory compiler with a standard cell library.

Sep 24, 2026

TrinaTracker Launches Robots for Solar Panel Installation and Cleaning

TrinaTracker introduced the BUILDEX installation robot and AURORA cleaning robot for solar power plants. It says BUILDEX installs up to 90 modules per hour, while AURORA plans cleaning routes autonomously.

Sep 24, 2026

Huawei Presents Six Power Showcases at AI × Energy Summit

Huawei presented six electric power showcases at its AI × Energy summit in Shanghai, covering digital and intelligent transformation of grid operations, distribution, converter stations and communications.

Sep 24, 2026

USD.AI Arranges $128.9 Million GPU Financing Facility

USD.AI arranged a $128.9 million financing facility for 32 NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 systems in British Columbia.

Sep 24, 2026

Synopsys and TSMC Expand AI Chip Design Partnership

Synopsys and TSMC are expanding their collaboration with agentic AI workflows, certified design tools, advanced packaging support, and semiconductor IP for AI and computing systems.

Sep 23, 2026

Q.ANT Launches Open Source SDK for Photonic Computing

Q.ANT released an open source software development kit for building applications for its photonic Native Processing Units. The toolkit includes C and Python APIs, examples, documentation, and a CPU based simulator.

Sep 23, 2026

XPRIZE Awards $4.55 Million for Wildfire Detection and Response Systems

XPRIZE awarded $4.55 million to teams developing space based wildfire detection and autonomous response systems. Anduril Industries received $2.2 million across two prizes.

Sep 23, 2026

Everpure Named a Leader in 2026 Gartner Infrastructure Services Report

Everpure was named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Infrastructure Platform Consumption Services for the second consecutive year.

Sep 23, 2026

FlashGrid Adds Oracle AI Database 26ai Support Across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud

FlashGrid Cluster and FlashGrid Server version 26.05 now support Oracle AI Database 26ai deployments on AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

Sep 23, 2026

Cognex Launches In-Sight 1750 Wafer Reader

Cognex launches the In-Sight 1750 Series, an AI based identification system for semiconductor wafers and panels. It reads difficult markings and supports upgrades from the In-Sight 1740.

Sep 23, 2026

Supermicro Starts Shipping NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Racks

Supermicro is shipping NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 racks with its data center infrastructure and direct liquid cooling systems.

Sep 23, 2026

NewMed Energy deploys GeoIntelX AI for gas projects

NewMed Energy is using the GIX geospatial intelligence platform to process technical, environmental and regulatory data across two natural gas projects.

Sep 23, 2026

CloudZero Launches AI Signals for AI Cost Monitoring

AI Signals tracks AI costs and usage by person, team, department, repository and business activity across multiple model providers.

Sep 23, 2026

FICER to Show 800G Optical Transceivers at Futurecom 2026

FICER Technology will present optical networking products for AI data centers, backbone transmission and regional internet providers at Futurecom 2026 in São Paulo.

Sep 23, 2026

StarCharge Receives Two Microgrid AI Certifications

StarCharge received certifications from the China Quality Certification Centre and Intertek for its microgrid control and performance technology.

Sep 23, 2026

Tencent Cloud Launches DataBuddy for Data and AI Workflows

Tencent Cloud launched DataBuddy, a managed workbench that uses AI agents for data engineering, governance, analytics and data science.

Sep 23, 2026

Qualcomm Unveils Two Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 Smartphone Chips

Qualcomm Technologies introduced the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 mobile platforms for premium smartphones.

Sep 22, 2026

Ezurio Introduces BL54LM20 Modules With Edge AI

Ezurio introduced three BL54LM20 products for Bluetooth LE devices, including a module with an integrated neural processing unit. Beta samples will ship in October 2026.

Sep 22, 2026

C&D Technologies Wins Stratus Award for AI Data Center Infrastructure

C&D Technologies received a Stratus Award for its energy storage technology for AI data centers. The company makes battery systems that provide standby power for high density computing environments.

Sep 22, 2026

GS Microelectronics and Teradyne Plan Silicon Valley Chip Test Center

GS Microelectronics and Teradyne will establish a semiconductor test and evaluation center at GSME's new Silicon Valley headquarters. The center is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2026.

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