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The UK government will look into the national security implications of US group Nvidia's purchase of British chip designer ARM Holdings, it said on Monday, putting a question mark over the $40 billion deal.Digital minister Oliver Dowden said on Monday he had issued a so-called "intervention notice" over the sale of ...

A crushing computer chip shortage continues to choke the global supply chain.Automakers are producing vehicles without smart technology — which requires chips — Apple's MacBook and iPad production was reportedly delayed, and PlayStation 5s are being produced in limited amounts due to the squeeze.It's an effect cause...

Summary List PlacementSamsung continues to feel the impact of the global microchip shortage, according to co-CEO Koh Dong-jin. At Samsung's annual meeting in Seoul, Koh cited the "serious imbalance in supply and demand of chips in the IT sector globally" as a potentially major issue for Samsung in 2021, according to Bloomberg. The chip shortage has wreaked havoc all over the world, from car...

Summary List PlacementBaidu is reportedly in funding talks with venture capital firms that would give it a majority stake in an artificial intelligence chipmaker, marking another step into the world of electric vehicles.   The Chinese search company's US-listed shares spiked about 7% in pre-market trading on Wednesday, after CNBC reported the talks. The move would be the latest step taken by Baidu as...

Summary List Placement The rise of cloud computing and artificial intelligence has sparked the need for more powerful processors — which is why chip startups are suddenly drawing significant attention from investors. One of them, Ayar Labs, just raised $35 million, an amount that CEO Charles Wuischpard said was bigger than they had expected to raise during a pandemic. The Silicon Valley startup had...

Summary List Placement Nvidia said Sunday it is buying UK-based Arm from Softbank for $40 billion in a stunning deal that would transform the graphics chip giant into a major AI powerhouse. The news ended weeks of speculation about Nvidia's reported interest in the chip design company that became a major player in the semiconductor market, posing a serious challenge to giants like Intel....

Intel shares rallied late Thursday after the chipmaker reported a stronger-than-expected quarterly report. Intel CEO Bob Sawn said the spending pause in the data center market that had hurt Intel appeared to be ending. But Intel continued to struggle to resolve production issues that led the company to underestimate demand in the PC market: 'We're letting our customers down and they're expecting more from...