Qualcomm’s Dragonfly chips and HBC memory take aim at Nvidia’s inference lead In sum – what we know: Qualcomm has been expanding. At its 2026 Investor Day in New York, …
Christian de Looper
Christian de Looper
Christian de Looper covers AI semiconductors. He has previously written for leading consumer technology publications, reviewing everything from audio gear and mobile devices to smart home products. Over the years, he has reported on the rise of 5G, the innovations that powered it, and the evolution of the AI industry, from consumer applications to the infrastructure that makes them possible. Christian holds a (somewhat irrelevant) Bachelor of Science in Music Technology and lives in Santa Cruz with his wife, two kids, and cat.
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OpenAI and Broadcom unveil “Jalapeño,” a custom chip built only for AI inference
OpenAI’s new chip is already running GPT-5.3 workloads In sum – what we know: OpenAI and Broadcom are showing off the initial fruits of their partnership to build custom silicon. The two …
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TSMC’s leading-edge chips and advanced packaging are spoken for In sum – what we know: There’s no single bottleneck when it comes to AI. A few years ago, perhaps there …
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MEXT’s Predictive Memory software uses AI to anticipate which data a workload needs next In sum – what we know: AMD has acquired MEXT, a privately held AI memory-optimization startup …
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TSMC is swapping round wafers for square panels to cut costs and make room for more HBM4 In sum – what we know: TSMC is inching closer to production for …
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Alphabet moves to diversify supply chain with Intel amid TSMC capacity crunch In sum – what we know: Alphabet’s Google has placed a firm order with Intel to manufacture more …
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The 600W MI350P is essentially a halved MI350X In sum – what we know: AMD has unveiled its latest data center chip, and while it’s not a massive generational upgrade, …
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SK Hynix’s expansion targets HBM and advanced-node DRAM for AI In sum – what we know: SK Hynix is set to dramatically increase its memory capacity. At Computex 2026, SK …
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The RTX Spark “superchip” is powerful enough to run 120B-parameter models and persistent agents without the cloud In sum – what we know: Nvidia wants to bring its chip and …
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Qualcomm apparently wants to be the next major ASIC builder In sum – what we know: Qualcomm has reportedly agreed to supply ByteDance with millions of custom AI chips for …