AI memory chip war heats up: SK Hynix allegedly uses NPE in proxy patent lawsuit against Micron

With the intensifying competition in the AI memory chip market, leading memory vendors like SK Hynix, Micron Technology, and Samsung Electronics are gearing up for proxy patent battles through Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs), commonly known as “patent trolls.” These entities, adept at purchasing patents from companies, are increasingly resorting to litigation to claim damages and settlement fees.

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CIP urges gov’t and financial support for offshore wind project

To support Taiwan’s ambitious energy transition goals, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is calling for increased government and financial sector support to complete power purchase agreements for its Fengmiao offshore wind farm. Marina Hsu, Managing Director of CIP Taiwan, recently highlighted the project’s progress and challenges in securing corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs) for the remaining half of the 500MW wind farm.

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GDDR7 in growing demand for AI-powered notebooks, memory vendors ready for mass production in 2H24

As AI applications expand to portable devices such as notebooks, demand for the latest generation of graphics memory, GDDR7, is gaining momentum, especially after AI chip leader Nvidia unveiled that its next-generation laptop GPUs will adopt GDDR7 for graphics processing. Major memory makers are gearing up for mass production competition.

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