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Main News 1. NVIDIA to invest heavily in OpenAI and build AI data center NVIDIA is reportedly planning to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI to build a 10 GW AI data center. This massive deal is seen as a strategic move by NVIDIA to con...

Main News 1. NVIDIA and OpenAI form strategic alliance to build AI data center worth up to 15 trillion yen NVIDIA and OpenAI have formed a strategic alliance and announced plans to invest up to 15 trillion yen ($100 billion) to build a m...

Main News 1. Samsung to raise DRAM and NAND prices sharply due to supply shortages caused by AI chip boom Samsung plans to raise DRAM prices by up to 30% in the fourth quarter of 2025, and NAND prices are also expected to rise by 10% or ...

Main News 1. Nvidia's $5 billion acquisition of Intel stock sparks concern at TSMC and Samsung foundries Nvidia's $5 billion acquisition of Intel stock has caused unrest in the semiconductor foundry industry. Nvidia, which dominates the ...

Introduction. The week of September 14-20, 2025, also saw particularly noteworthy developments in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), including OpenAI's GPT-5-codex release, Google's Gemini browser integration, and the rise of a n...

Main News 1. strategic alliance between NVIDIA and Intel: joint development of AI infrastructure and PC products NVIDIA and Intel have entered into a partnership to jointly develop AI infrastructure and personal computing products. The a...

Main News 1. NVIDIA's $5 Billion Investment in Intel and Its Impact on the Semiconductor Industry NVIDIA plans to invest $5 billion in Intel's CPU-GPU collaboration to include NVIDIA's RTX GPUs in new x86 SoCs. DIGITIMES analysts assess ...

Introduction. A series of breakthrough innovations announced in the first two weeks of September 2025 have the potential to bring not just technological advances, but fundamental change to the manufacturing industry. This blog will provi...

Main News SMIC Begins Testing Domestically Produced Lithography Equipment to Avoid U. S. Sanctions Chinese semiconductor giant SMIC has begun testing domestically produced immersion DUV lithography equipment in an effort to avoid sanctio...

Main News Demand for TSMC 's 2nm process is expected to outpace 3nm and production ramp-up is expected to accelerate. Apple is also preparing four 2nm chipsets in 2026, at least two of which will feature advanced packaging technology. Th...