China and Russia down

China and Russia down G. Dan Hutcheson Semiconductor Analytics Semiconductor sales pulled back 3% W/W in the 1st week of 2Q22. Sales are closing in on 2021 levels. The IC weather cooled another 4°F last week. Zooming in on NAND growth this week, 13-wk MA growth bounced up last week after slowing
13Apr

Merging Memory and Compute

Near-memory and in-memory compute are techniques for reducing computing power—especially for AI. But they mean different things to different companies. Understanding the differences is important for understanding how some AI chips work.
11Apr

Nvidia Hopper Leaps Ahead

The next-generation AI architecture powers the H100 card and DGX-H100 system. The 700W flagship card triples peak performance over Ampere while adding FP8 support for more-efficient training.
11Apr