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Are Homemade CPUs Alibaba’s Bid For Independence?

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But, impressive as that feat is, an even more significant chip design development by the Chinese tech giant may be making available the source code to a RISC-V CPU core its own engineers designed. The Chinese government is funding a lot of startups that are designing a variety of chips.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) assumed top posts in the industry as well as coveted positions teaching or researching semiconductors at universities and government institutes. awarded him its prestigious Ho-Am Prize in 1993 for “building a solid foundation for Korea’s semiconductor industry.”

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Foxconn tied up with Thailand’s PTT for making electric vehicles

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Taiwan’s Foxconn has announced a partnership with Thailand’s government, a state-run energy group PTT PCL to manufacture electric cars in Thailand. Foxconn had tied up with Chinese electric-car maker Byton and automakers Zhejiang Geely Holding Group and Italian company Stellantis.

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Foxconn about to start Electric Vehicles.

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Taiwan tech company Foxconn about to start Electric Vehicles. ” we are no longer the new kid in town,” said Young Liu, chairman of Foxconn’s flagship unit Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. In August it brought a chip plant in Taiwan in a move to supply future demand for auto chips.

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China’s military and government acquire Nvidia chips despite US ban – ET Auto

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Chinese military bodies, state-run artificial intelligence research institutes and universities have over the past year purchased small batches of Nvidia semiconductors banned by the U.S. Chinese vendors have previously said they snatch up excess stock that finds its way to the market after Nvidia ships large quantities to big U.S.

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Boston-Power to supply Li-ion battery systems to Beijing Electric Vehicle Company for EVs, starting with Saab 9-5 based C70

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a provider of next-generation lithium-ion battery cells, modules and systems ( earlier post ), has entered a multi-year agreement to provide lithium-ion battery systems to Beijing Electric Vehicle Company (BJEV), the electric vehicle delivery arm of Beijing Automotive Industry Company (BAIC). Boston-Power, Inc., Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Perspective: Despite Solyndra’s death, the future of solar energy is sunny

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I believe that the loss of industry players Solyndra, Evergreen, and SpectraWatt opens the market for more innovative solar companies to succeed with smarter tactics and mainstream products that fit into existing manufacturing models. by Steven Pleging, CEO/President of Quantum Solar Power Corp.

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