Monthly Archives: September 2024

[News] U.S. PPI Slightly Increases in August as Services Prices Rebound

The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) slightly increased in August, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on September 12. The PPI rose by 0.2% month-over-month (previously 0%), exceeding market expectations of 0.1%. On a year-over-year basis, …

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[News] Intel Reportedly Sought Commerce Secretary Raimondo’s Help over U.S. Reliance on TSMC

In a last-ditch effort before the upcoming board meeting this week, Intel is said to be seeking assistance from the U.S. government. The latest report by CNBC notes that Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger, turned to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo recently, …

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[News] Latest Development on AI Models of China’s Top Techs: Alibaba, Baidu, ByteDance, Huawei and Tencent

With AI giants in the Western world, such as OpenAI, Google and Meta, stealing the spotlight by their development of generative AI, some big names in China have introduced their AI models over the past 18 months, according to a …

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[News] AI Server and Humanoid Robot, New Drivers for GaN Industry

In recent years, data center has been one of the key areas for GaN (Gallium Nitride) manufacturers to tap power electronics market, and GaN applications in the data center power supply market have taken a big step forward. Notably, the …

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[News] Loongson Zhongke Technology Claims Next-Generation Processor Performance “World Leading,” Set to Debut in 2H25

At its 2024 semi-annual results briefing, Loongson Zhongke Technology announced that the 3B6600 processor is expected to begin sampling in the first half of next year and be officially released in the second half. Per a report from IThome, Chairman …

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