As they race to capitalize on a craze for #generativeAI, leading tech developers including #Microsoft, #OpenAI and #Google have acknowledged that growing demand for their #AI tools carries hefty costs, from expensive #semiconductors to an increase in #waterconsumption. But they’re often secretive about the specifics. Few people in Iowa knew about its status as a birthplace of #OpenAI’s most advanced #largelanguagemodel, #GPT-4 #watershortage #ClimateCrisis https://apnews.com/article/chatgpt-gpt4-iowa-ai-water-consumption-microsoft-f551fde98083d17a7e8d904f8be822c4

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Huawei Mate 60 Rollout: Has The United States Committed Harakiri?

> The launch by Huawei of its latest handphone should never have happened according to the planning of US strategic and foreign policy makers.

During the last five years the Trump and Biden administrations have tried every trick in the economics, geo-political and industrial manufacturing books and more to cripple the Chinese semiconductor industry https://www.eurasiareview.com/11092023-huawei-mate-60-rollout-has-the-united-states-committed-harakiri-oped/ #Huawei #China #semiconductors

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Top US chipmakers, tech firms to attend Vietnam meeting as Biden visits

> Top U.S. semiconductors and digital companies including Intel, GlobalFoundries and Google are expected to attend a business meeting on Monday in Hanoi as President #JoeBiden visits #Vietnam to boost ties, two people familiar with the plan said.
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Nvidia Strikes Deals with Reliance, Tata in Deepening India AI Bet

> The deals with two of India's largest business houses will help the US chip firm deepen inroads to the emerging #AI ecosystem of the South Asian nation, just as it faces roadblocks in certain chip exports to $China and some other countries due to #US restrictions.
https://english.aawsat.com/technology/4534916-nvidia-strikes-deals-reliance-tata-deepening-india-ai-bet #Nvidia #semiconductors

Huawei's new chip breakthrough likely to trigger closer US scrutiny, analysts say

> #Huawei Technologies' breakthrough in making an advanced chip underscores #China's determination and capacity for fighting back against U.S. sanctions, but the efforts [..] could prompt Washington to tighten curbs, analysts said.

> the government readies a new $40-billion investment fund to bolster its developing chip sector.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/huaweis-new-chip-breakthrough-likely-trigger-closer-us-scrutiny-analysts-2023-09-05/ #semiconductors @tootbrute

SK Hynix investigating use of its chips in Huawei's new phone

> South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix said on Friday it is investigating the use of its memory chips in #Huawei Technologies' new Mate 60 Pro smartphone even though the company stopped supplying them to the Chinese maker due to U.S. export restrictions.

https://archive.is/qJ8Hc #Korea #China #semiconductors

Wouldn’t be surprised if #China and the #West get into multi-decade chip race. If that happens #MooresLaw may prove to be very much alive and well. #semiconductors #mooreslawisdead #kirin9000s #7nm #huawei #Mate60

China’s Semiconductor Breakthrough

> Some media argued that the SMIC’s advancement showed that the U.S. blockade was too little, too late, and out of date
https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/chinas-semiconductor-breakthrough/ #China #semiconductors

#China - SMIC bypasses US curbs to make 7nm chips

> Sanctioned Chinese chipmaker hires Taiwanese engineer and uses secondhand equipment to make chips that are equivalent to Apple’s
https://asiatimes.com/2023/09/smic-bypasses-us-curbs-to-make-7nm-chips/ #semiconductors #China #Taiwan #Apple

Look Inside Huawei Mate 60 Pro Phone Powered by Made-in-China Chip

> #Huawei Technologies Co. and #China’s top chipmaker have built an advanced 7-nanometer processor to power its latest smartphone, a sign Beijing is making early progress in a nationwide push to circumvent US efforts to contain its ascent.
https://archive.fo/2023.09.04-101349/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-09-04/look-inside-huawei-mate-60-pro-phone-powered-by-made-in-china-chip #semiconductors

#China - Domestic tech powers latest Huawei phone (5G)

> Facing the heat of the curbs on the supply of chips for years, #Huawei has become like a symbol for Chinese companies fighting injustice in the international sector.
https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202309/01/WS64f1113ba310d2dce4bb33b3.html #semiconductors

Growing Oxides on Silicon on the Road to DIY Semiconductors - Doing anything that requires measurements in nanometers is pretty difficult, and s... - https://hackaday.com/2023/09/03/growing-oxides-on-silicon-on-the-road-to-diy-semiconductors/ #chemistryhacks #semiconductors #siliconoxide #siliconwaver #tubefurnace

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Two simple way to reduce the likelihood of semiconductor storages *and* reduce the volume of e-waste we have to deal with.

1) Oblige vendors to guarantee N years of useful life for electronic goods, and advertise price-per-year of life alongside purchase price. This could reduce the wastage of semiconductors in disposable electronics, and help people avoid being ripped off by the designer landfill that's misleadingly marketed as being cheaper.

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U.S. & China take steps to ease tensions over economic issues https://politicaliq.com/2023/08/28/u-s-china-take-steps-to-ease-tensions-over-economic-issues/ #China #Commerce #Chips #Semiconductors #Export #TradeSecrets #technology #politicaliq #news #politics

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Nvidia short sellers lose $826 million as stock jumps after strong forecast - CNA

>Bearish bets on the chip designer, which is the biggest beneficiary of #AI boom, have cost investors $11.36 billion in paper losses so far this year, neck-to-neck with Tesla as the worst performing short bet, S3 Partners said.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/business/nvidia-short-sellers-lose-826-million-stock-jumps-after-strong-forecast-3722046 #US #Stocks #Tesla #Nvidia #semiconductors #economy #US