Chips & Data Centers

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

TECO Acquires Malaysia’s Dynaciate to Expand AI Data Center Manufacturing

TECO Electric & Machinery has completed its acquisition of a 78% stake in Malaysia’s Dynaciate Engineering for about USD 50.8 million, positioning Dynaciate as its manufacturing hub for modular and AI data center infrastructure in Southeast Asia.

May 26, 2026

MarketsandMarkets Projects RISC-V Market to Reach $4.85 Billion by 2032

According to MarketsandMarkets, the global RISC-V market is expected to grow from $1.31 billion in 2026 to $4.85 billion by 2032, driven by government and enterprise initiatives in semiconductor independence and open hardware adoption.

May 24, 2026

SpaceX Subsidiary Buys Memphis Data Center for 185 Million Dollars

An affiliate of Phoenix Investors has sold the 217-acre Colossus I data center in Memphis, Tennessee, to a subsidiary of SpaceX for 185 million dollars. The facility, known as the first data center of xAI, spans 785,000 square feet.

May 24, 2026

Thales and Google Cloud Partner to Launch Sovereign Cloud in Germany

Thales and Google Cloud have announced a partnership to create a new sovereign cloud in Germany, designed to meet national digital sovereignty and regulatory standards. The infrastructure will be managed by a Thales-owned German entity and is expected to reach general availability by the end of 2026.

May 22, 2026

Arizton Projects APAC Data Center Construction Market to Reach USD 83.88 Billion by 2031

Arizton forecasts that the Asia Pacific data center construction market will reach USD 83.88 billion by 2031, growing at a compound annual rate of 15.87 percent, driven by cloud and AI infrastructure demand.

May 22, 2026

T5 Services Names Mason Thornburg as Chief Financial Officer

T5 Services has appointed Mason Thornburg as Chief Financial Officer to oversee finance operations as the company continues its global expansion and growth in data center services.

May 22, 2026

QBit Semiconductor Lists on Taiwan Emerging Stock Board with $700 Million Valuation

QBit Semiconductor has officially listed on the Taiwan Emerging Stock Board under ticker 7913, reaching a market capitalization of approximately $700 million after strong investor demand.

May 22, 2026

AHEAD Opens Air and Liquid Cooled Integration Facility in Libertyville

AHEAD has opened a new air and liquid cooled rack integration facility in Libertyville, Illinois, designed to accelerate enterprise AI infrastructure deployment by reducing setup timelines from months to weeks.

May 22, 2026

Sortera Doubles Aluminum Processing Capacity with New Tennessee Facility

Sortera Technologies has begun full operations at its second aluminum recycling facility in Lebanon, Tennessee. The site doubles the company’s total processing capacity to about 240 million pounds per year, using AI sorting to produce high-purity recycled aluminum for U.S. manufacturers.

May 22, 2026

STL Optical Connectivity Gains US Conec Certification for MMC Solutions

STL Optical Connectivity NA, a subsidiary of Sterlite Technologies, has received US Conec certification to offer pre-terminated fiber trunks using MMC connectors, expanding its Neuralis data center portfolio in North America.

May 22, 2026

Alibaba Unveils Zhenwu M890 AI Chip and Expands Domestic Hardware Roadmap

Alibaba has introduced the Zhenwu M890 AI chip, developed by its T-Head unit, offering triple the performance of its predecessor and marking a key step in China's effort to build domestic alternatives to Nvidia processors.

May 22, 2026

BharathCloud Opens First Sovereign Cloud Centre at CtrlS Hyderabad Facility

BharathCloud has launched its first AI-ready sovereign Cloud Centre at CtrlS Datacenters' Hyderabad DC1 facility, supported by JLL as the exclusive advisor. The move marks the beginning of BharathCloud's $100 million plan to expand cloud infrastructure across India.

May 22, 2026

WhiteFiber Signs $160 Million AI Compute Deal in France

WhiteFiber has signed a five-year agreement worth over $160 million to provide AI compute infrastructure for an investment-grade technology customer in the Paris region. The deployment will use NVIDIA GPU systems and begin service in July 2026.

May 22, 2026

SANY Group Showcases Smart and Green Mining Technologies at Global Summit

SANY Group presented its integrated smart mining and low-carbon solutions at the Global Mining Summit 2026 in Xi'an, unveiling autonomous systems, hybrid trucks, and renewable energy integration technologies.

May 21, 2026

Electric Era Introduces CoPower Platform for Data Center Power Expansion

Electric Era has launched the CoPower Platform, a modular battery-based power system designed to help data centers overcome grid capacity limits and meet the growing demand from AI workloads.

May 21, 2026

Google Invests $15 Billion in New Missouri Data Center and Energy Initiatives

Google announced a $15 billion investment in Missouri that includes a new data center in Montgomery County, energy affordability programs, and workforce training partnerships across the state.

May 21, 2026

Verkor Introduces VerTQ, TurboQuant Accelerator for LLM Inference

Verkor has launched VerTQ, a silicon IP accelerator implementing Google's TurboQuant algorithm to reduce large language model memory usage by over four times while maintaining performance. The chip was autonomously designed by Verkor's Conductor 2.0 AI platform and targets edge AI applications.

May 20, 2026

Universities Space Research Association Forms USRA Energy to Support DOE AI and Nuclear Goals

The Universities Space Research Association has created a new subsidiary, USRA Energy LLC, to advance the U.S. Department of Energy's initiatives in artificial intelligence, nuclear innovation, and workforce development.

May 20, 2026

Southeast University and Korea University Develop Advanced Copper Catalysts for CO2 Conversion

Researchers from Southeast University and Korea University have created advanced copper catalysts that improve the efficiency and stability of converting carbon dioxide into valuable fuels, using both experimental design and machine learning models.

May 19, 2026

Moment Energy Achieves UL Certification for Second Life Battery Management System

Moment Energy has received UL 60730-1 certification for its battery management system designed for repurposed EV batteries, marking the first such certification globally and setting a new standard for safety in second life battery storage applications.

May 19, 2026

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