According to Intel’s press release, the chip giant and Apollo signed a definitive agreement under which Apollo-managed funds and affiliates will lead an investment of US$11 billion to acquire from Intel a 49% equity interest in a joint venture entity related to Intel’s Fab 34.
The EU announced on May 29 that it established an AI office under the Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT).
STMicroelectronics (ST) and Geely have announced a multi-year agreement for the supply of Silicon Carbide (SiC) devices and the establishment of a joint lab to collaborate on vehicle electrification and digitalization. This deal comes as China emerges as a major EV market that component suppliers cannot afford to ignore, with automakers increasingly forming direct relationships with these suppliers.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told the global press that its plan of setting up an AI R&D center and the second AI Supercomputer Center is in progress, and directly confirmed that Nvidia will start doing ASIC chip designs in a press conference on June 4.
Major chipmakers have already allocated production capacity for DDR5 chips in 2024, suggesting that prices are unlikely to decrease. DDR5 prices have room for another 10-20% increase before the end of this year, according to sources at memory module makers.