DCD Magazine #62 - The coming wave
Will compute at sea sink or swim?
News - Charlotte Trueman, DatacenterDynamics
The latest news from the AI, data center, telco, chip, and cloud sector
DCD Magazine #62 out now
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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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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
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Onsemi unveils its Embedded Power Platform architecture to increase power density
Works by using the silicon wafer as an embedded package
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Axelera AI launches Europa chip, makes hardware available in Dell and Supermicro servers
Now shipping in Dell XE5 and Supermicro 111AD servers
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Dutch AI chip startup Euclyd raises $231 million in funding round co-led by Samsung
Former ASML CEO Peter Wennink has also joined as chairman of the board
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IQM sells second quantum computer to Japan’s Toyo
The Spark system is expected to be operational in early 2027
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Fujitsu announces Monaka CPU and server will be available from November
Both the CPU and server have been developed and manufactured in Japan
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Bull awarded €31m contract with AEMET to deliver infrastructure for weather forecasting supercomputer
System will be hosted across two sites in Madrid
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Positron AI raises $875m at a $5bn valuation to support develop of next-generation hardware
Financing was raised across two tranches
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TSMC and Samsung commit to adopting ASML’s High NA EUV lithography tools by 2030
Companies will also be joined by Intel for 12-inch photomask industry initiative
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Fujitsu develops diamond-spin quantum computer that incorporates tin-vacancy centers
Company claims this approach provides benefits over traditional nitrogen-vacancy centers
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IBM announces availability of its Nighthawk r2 quantum processor
Company claims the chip delivers improvements in quality and speed over Nighthawk r1
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Quantum Motion secures additional investment in extended $160m Series C funding round
Five new investors have participated in the round
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Bull selected to deliver AMD-powered Lumi-AI supercomputer
AI supercomputer slated for deployment in H2 2027
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Former cryptomining startup Velaura AI raises $110m for its ultra-low power offerings
Latest fundraise values company at more than $1bn
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Diraq and Equinix to deploy first quantum computer inside an Australian commercial data center
System expected to be installed at Sydney site by October 2026
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US defense contractor Northrop Grumman awarded $7m for diamond-cooled chip technology
Funding was awarded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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CollPlant Biotechnologies acquires laser-based computing startup LightSolver
Financial terms of deal have not been disclosed
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EuroHPC JU puts out six calls to advance quantum technologies across the continent
Focus on trapped-ion, superconducting, neutral-atom quantum computing, QKD, quantum testing, and experimental pilot lines
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Infleqtion supplies Japanese research team with QPU for neutral-atom quantum computer
Project forms part of Japan’s Quantum Moonshot program
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French quantum computing firm Pasqal completes SPAC merger and goes public
Deal with Bleichroeder Acquisition Corp. II has provided Pasqal with approximately $360 million in cash