DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
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The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
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General Compute signs multi-year agreement with Cerebras
Will see Cerebras' wafer-scale compute coming to the AI cloud platform
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NetworkOcean runs GPU on floating data center powered by solar panels in San Francisco Bay
Startup has pivoted away from underwater data centers to harness the power of the sun
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Synopsys and Amazon sign $1bn multi-year IP agreement for custom chip development
Amazon now serving as lead customer for Synopsys’ expanded silicon IP business
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Custom chip firm Semifive signs $52m deal with unnamed US AI company
Accelerator will be targeted at hyperscalers and CSPs once production begins in 2028
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Optical interconnect startup CScale emerges from stealth following investment from Nvidia and Intel
Californian startup raised $145m in Series C funding round
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CoreWeave makes Nvidia Vera Rubin NVL72 available, Cognition is early customer
Neocloud also to offer Vera CPU alone, and announces customer contract
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Gimlet Cloud partners with Cerebras to deploy 100MW of wafer-scale compute
AI cloud startup recently secured $300 million in Series B funding round
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EU Chips Joint Undertaking puts out two calls for AI hardware development projects
Calls have a combined budget of €80 million
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Lenovo and MemryX partner for Edge AI deployment in Saudi Arabia
The companies already operate the platform across two deployments in the Kingdom
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SiMa.ai raises $150m at $1.45bn valuation for development of physical AI hardware
Investors include Dell Technologies, J.P. Morgan, and the State of Michigan
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AMD acquires AI research firm World Labs in all-stock deal worth $8.2bn
World Labs’ CEO will join chip giant as EVP and chief scientist
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IBM deploys z17 mainframe at Marist University to support AI research projects
Students can use the z17 to develop and test AI applications
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Pat Gelsinger-backed optical startup raises $27.5m to scale VCSELs for AI links
PicoJool eyes staff growth and low-power micro laser modules
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DensityAI: Chip startup founded by former Tesla Dojo execs valued at $10bn – report
Company has raised “hundreds of millions” for development of chip with 3D DRAM stacking, report claims
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ASML’s revenue share drops to zero percent in Europe, says it has sold “absolutely nothing” in the region this year
EUV lithography company says its working with politicians to bolster chipmaking efforts across the continent
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Tower Semiconductor to establish large-scale optical chip hub as part of $4bn Japanese investment pledge
CEO provides further details regarding expansion plans announced earlier this year
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QuEra partners with HPE to integrate quantum computer within Cray-powered HPC environments
Quantum firm now offering access to systems via both on-premises deployments and the cloud
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SiPearl delivers first samples of Rhea1 CPU to Bull for Jupiter exascale supercomputer
First order of SiPearl’s Rhea1 processors
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IonQ to deploy first quantum computer at Nvidia’s Accelerated Quantum Research Center
The Superion 256 will be installed in 2027
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Nexstrom raises $12m for post-silicon chip wafers
Singapore-based startup has developed a platform for growing 12-inch single-crystal 2D semiconductor materials
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Alibaba unveils Zhenwu V900, says cloud capacity will hit 20GW by 2032
New AI chip slated for release in Q1 2027
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Lithography firm Morphotonics targets data center optical component market after raising €40m
Company’s technology currently used to manufacture displays for AR glasses
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GlobalFoundries and Marvell sign multi-year development agreement for optical technologies
Partners will increase silicon germanium capacity at GF’s Burlington, Vermont, facility
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IBM and ETH Zurich collaborate on quantum computer to be hosted in Lugano, Switzerland
New system at Swiss National Supercomputing Center will be accessible to private firms and other higher education institutions
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IQM to deploy Spark quantum computer at Brazil’s Eldorado Research Institute
First quantum system deployed by Finnish quantum firm in South America
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Applied Materials to invest $5bn to bolster chip ambitions in India over coming decade
Investment will include the establishment of a 140-acre research park
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Mitsubishi invests in Japanese optical quantum startup OptQC
Size of investment has not been detailed
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AI chip startup Rebellions partners with ai& for Japanese AI infrastructure deployment
ai& looking to purchase up to 100 units of Rebellions’ RebelRack infrastructure