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🚀 Samsung Electronics launches the AI era in chip manufacturing! The company has recruited Professor Han Bo-hyeon from Seoul National University to develop AI models that will optimize the design and production of microchips. This is part of a strategy to compete with TSMC and address the chip shortage problem until 2028. 🧠💻 #Samsung #AI #Semiconductors #Technology

🇺🇸 The US demands 35 countries choose sides in the AI race. Washington warned participants of the "AI Capabilities Declaration" that one cannot simultaneously be part of the Pax Silica initiative and competing projects (implying the Chinese WAICO). Kazakhstan is in the spotlight for participating in both organizations. 🇨🇳 Beijing is strengthening influence through its models, narrowing the gap with OpenAI. The world stands at a crossroads of technological ecosystems.

🚀 NVIDIA has revealed massive investments in SpaceX: a $21 billion stock package has become the company's second-largest asset after Intel. 💰 In August 2026, the cost of ownership dropped to $17.2 billion due to falling stock prices, but the strategic partnership is only strengthening. 🤖 Elon Musk confirmed the exclusive use of NVIDIA chips in SpaceX data centers and expects deliveries of new Vera Rubin processors in 2027. 🔗 Investments became possible after SpaceX's acquisition of the company xAI in February 2026.

📱 The Google Pixel 11 with the Tensor G6 processor does not use a 2nm process as expected. Officially confirmed: the chip is manufactured using TSMC's 3nm technology. This decision is dictated by economics and rising memory prices. 📉 #GooglePixel11 #TensorG6 #Tech2026

🇺🇸 Trump Administration pressures Apple: Howard Lutnick states that using Chinese memory chips is unacceptable. Amid AI memory shortages and rising prices, Apple is testing products from CXMT and YMTC. 🇨🇳 US demands 35 countries choose a side in the AI race. ⚠️ Risk of exclusion from the coalition for dual cooperation.

🚀 Microsoft prepares a powerful response to Nvidia: the launch of Maia 300 AI chips is expected as early as September 2026. 📉 Goal: Reducing dependence on competitor chips and developing its own Azure infrastructure. 🏭 Scale: An order for more than 300,000 chips from TSMC is being discussed, with plans to reach 1 million units. 🤝 Clients: New accelerators may be offered to major partners, including Anthropic. 📊 Context: Microsoft is catching up with Google and Amazon, which are already actively monetizing their TPU and Trainium chips. #Microsoft #AI #Maia300 #Nvidia #TechNews #XABinfo

🚀 TSMC reports a 45% revenue increase to $14.5 billion. The AI boom continues: Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are investing $2.4 trillion in infrastructure. Apple is preparing for the September iPhone release, boosting chip demand. Despite a 50% stock rise since the start of the year, investors are noting a minor correction (-5% since June) amid margin concerns. #TSMC #AI #TechNews #Chips

🇰🇷 SK hynix employees have created a new union to protect their bonuses from management revision. 📉 In August 2026, 3,800 employees (11% of the staff) joined the new organization, dissatisfied with the fragmentation of old unions. 💰 The conflict flared up over an agreement on 10% of annual profit: management wants to replace part of the bonuses with stock, like at Samsung, but workers oppose market volatility. ⚖️ The Korean government criticizes both the payment model and the negotiation process. The new union will likely be able to influence decisions only next year.

📉 **iPhone 18 Pro production costs to rise by 38%**: Memory prices have skyrocketed, and the share of memory in the smartphone's cost has reached 34%. Apple is prepared to sacrifice profit to avoid raising prices for users, while Android manufacturers will likely pass costs on to buyers. 📱🚫 A global decline in the smartphone market is expected in 2027.

🇨🇳 China has captured its AI chip market: NVIDIA and AMD's share has dropped to 10%. Huawei, Baidu, and Alibaba are pushing out Americans, putting 5 million of their own accelerators into production. NVIDIA is trying to hold on with cut-down versions of the RTX Pro 5000. 📉🚀 #NVIDIA #Huawei #AI #ChinaTech

🇨🇳 The Chinese AI chip market is changing: NVIDIA and AMD's share drops to 10% by the end of 2026. Huawei and Cambricon take the lead, while Alibaba and Tencent develop their own chips. NVIDIA releases a new card with 72 GB GDDR7 compliant with sanctions. 📉🚀 #NVIDIA #Huawei #AI #ChinaTech

🇨🇳 Chinese CXMT has announced plans to capture 30% of the global memory market by 2030. The company is building a sixth factory and is already doubling capacity, challenging Samsung and SK Hynix. 📉🚀 #CXMT #DRAM #ChinaTech

🔬 **Breakthrough in Microelectronics:** Scientists from Berkeley discovered that ordinary titanium dioxide (TiO₂) becomes ferroelectric at a thickness of less than 3 nm. 📉 **Effect Intensifies:** The thinner the film (down to 1 nm), the stronger the effect. This contradicts classical physics. 💾 **Future of Memory:** The technology will allow the creation of ultra-compact non-volatile memory and energy-efficient processors. ⚠️ **Challenges:** The durability of the material and the number of rewrite cycles are currently unknown. Years of research remain before mass adoption.

🚀 Elon Musk announced the construction of TeraFab — the "most valuable building on Earth." The chip plant in Texas, covering 9.3 million m², will cost $16.8 billion and serve as the foundation for Optimus robots and AI. The project's scale is 50 times larger than the Pentagon! 🏭💻 #Tesla #SpaceX #ElonMusk #TeraFab

🇨🇳 China's "Big Fund" has moved to the third phase of financing, shifting focus to AI chips and advanced packaging. 📉 US sanctions pushed Beijing towards import substitution: in 2026, Chinese AI chips captured 79% of the domestic market. 💰 The fund supports companies like DeepSeek and SMIC, but analysts debate the effectiveness of investments under technological blockade. #China #AI #Semiconductors #Technology

🚀 Intel appoints new sales chief: Dean Jarnac moves from Marvell. He will take the post of EVP and be responsible for sales of AI chips, servers, and client solutions. Jarnac has over 30 years of experience, including work at AMD and Broadcom. He will start work in September 2026, replacing Greg Ernst, who is leaving after 27 years with the company. #Intel #Marvell #TechNews #AI

🚀 TSMC and Taiwanese scientists have made a breakthrough in 2D electronics! A new method for creating transistors based on molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) has been developed. 🔬 The core problem: standard insulators are poorly deposited on 2D materials and reduce their performance. 💡 The solution: creating an atomic buffer of aluminum oxide between MoS₂ and the HfO₂ dielectric. 📉 The result: dielectric thickness reduced to 1 nm without loss of electron mobility. This opens the way to chips significantly more efficient than silicon counterparts. #TSMC #MoS2 #Semiconductors #TechNews #2DTransistors

🚨 <b>Seoul Supreme Court</b> upholds sentence for former <b>SK hynix</b> employee for leaking secrets to China. 📉 In 2022, an employee transferred CMOS sensor data to a Chinese firm to secure employment. ⚖️ Sentence: <b>18 months in prison</b>. Appeal rejected. 🇰🇷 The case highlights the risks of industrial espionage in the semiconductor industry. #SKhynix #Technology #SouthKorea #Espionage #Semiconductors