Tech sovereignty has become a looming priority for a number of nations these days, and now a startup working in semiconductors has received a major boost in aid […]
Biden administration looks to give Rocket Lab $24M to boost space-grade solar cell production
Rocket Lab is poised to snap up around $24 million in federal funding to dramatically boost the production of its compound semiconductors, also known as solar cells, which […]
China’s $47B semiconductor fund puts chip sovereignty front and center
China has closed a third state-backed investment fund to bolster its semiconductor industry and reduce reliance on other nations, both for using and for manufacturing wafers — prioritizing […]
White House proposes up to $120 million to help fund Polar Semiconductor’s chip facility expansion
The Biden administration announced Monday that Polar Semiconductor will receive up to $120 million in federal funds to expand its chip manufacturing facility in Minnesota. The funding stems […]
Crypto? AI? Internet co-creator Robert Kahn already did it… decades ago
Robert Kahn has been a consistent presence on the Internet since its creation — obviously, since he was its co-creator. But like many tech pioneers his resumé is […]
Biden administration plans $285M in CHIPS Act funding for digital twins
President Joe Biden’s administration is looking to fund efforts that improve semiconductor manufacturing by using digital twins. Digital twins are virtual models used to test and optimize physical […]
Samsung’s operating profit soars 930% as AI tailwinds drive demand for memory chips
Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that its operating profit surged more than 930% in the first quarter of 2024, driven by soaring demand for its servers, memory chips and […]
US to award TSMC $6.6B in grants, $5B in loans to step up chip manufacturing in Arizona
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Monday that it has signed an agreement to award Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) $6.6 billion in direct funding under the CHIPS and […]
SiMa.ai secures $70M funding to introduce a multimodal GenAI chip
SiMa.ai, a Silicon Valley-based startup producing embedded ML system-on-chip (SoC) platforms, today announced that it has raised a $70 million extension funding round as it plans to bring […]
Matter Venture Partners raises $300M first fund to invest in ‘hard tech’
Wen Hsieh and Haomiao Huang, both Kleiner Perkins investors, left the firm in 2023 to start their own venture capital fund called Matter Venture Partners. The firm had […]