Chips & Data Centers

Advancements in semiconductor technology, GPU development, and data center infrastructure that power AI computing capabilities.

ASPEED and Lattice Form Partnership for New Datacenter Control Architecture

ASPEED Technology and Lattice Semiconductor have announced a strategic partnership to develop flexible control systems for datacenter management, introducing the AST1840 Satellite Management Controller as the first product from their collaboration.

May 28, 2026

Centamil Introduces 5,000W Hayagreeva HEx Cold Plate for AI Data Centers

Centamil has launched the Hayagreeva HEx, a copper-matrix cold plate designed for AI data center infrastructure, capable of dissipating over 5,000 watts of heat with a thermal resistance of 0.005°C/W.

May 28, 2026

Flexential Acquires Two Data Centers in Hillsboro, Oregon

Flexential has acquired its Hillsboro 4 and Hillsboro 5 data centers in Oregon, marking the largest real estate transaction in the company’s history. The purchase expands its ownership to 496,000 square feet across 20 acres in Hillsboro, strengthening its position in a major US data center market.

May 28, 2026

Hahn and Escalent Release Data Center Communications Playbook to Address Public Opposition

Hahn and Escalent have published a Data Center Communications Playbook following a 13-state survey revealing declining public trust in data centers and identifying key issues driving opposition, including electricity costs and AI-related concerns.

May 28, 2026

Wiwynn and Partners to Showcase Co-Packaged Optics at Computex 2026

Wiwynn announced it will demonstrate new co-packaged optics technologies at Computex 2026 in Taipei, collaborating with Ayar Labs, Global Unichip Corp., and others to advance optical interconnects for AI data centers.

May 28, 2026

Synopsys Expands AI and Multi-Die Design Collaboration with Samsung Foundry

Synopsys announced new AI powered design flows, certified IP, and silicon based test capabilities developed with Samsung Foundry for advanced 2nm and 4nm processes, aiming to improve power, performance, and test efficiency for AI and multi-die designs.

May 28, 2026

Compal Electronics and GMI Cloud Partner on AI Infrastructure Deployment

Compal Electronics and GMI Cloud have announced a collaboration to develop large scale AI infrastructure optimized for inference and emerging agentic AI workloads. The partnership will be showcased at COMPUTEX 2026, featuring Compal’s SGX30-2 server platform supporting NVIDIA HGX B300.

May 27, 2026

Pump.co Expands Free Platform to Include AI Cost Optimization

Pump.co has expanded its free cloud savings platform to help companies manage and reduce AI-related infrastructure costs across multiple cloud providers.

May 27, 2026

WhiteFiber Secures 100 Million Dollar Loan Facility from Bit Digital

WhiteFiber has entered a 100 million dollar delayed draw term loan facility with Bit Digital Capital to support near term growth in its data centers and cloud services. The financing may increase to 150 million dollars upon mutual agreement.

May 27, 2026

IFS Introduces IFS Zero for Emissions Management in Industrial Operations

IFS has launched IFS Zero, an agentic emissions operating system designed for asset-intensive industries, enabling real-time carbon measurement and optimization across Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

May 27, 2026

Elemental Impact Launches Data Center Innovation Initiative with Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft

Elemental Impact has launched the Data Center Innovation Initiative, partnering with Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft to accelerate sustainable technologies for data centers through targeted investments and pilot projects.

May 27, 2026

Hoth Therapeutics Renamed Rocket One, Focus Shifts to Space AI Hardware

Hoth Therapeutics has changed its name to Rocket One Inc. and will trade under the new ticker RKTO as it pivots toward developing nanomagnetic AI chip technology for space and defense computing applications.

May 27, 2026

Eleveight AI Opens Armenia's First NVIDIA Blackwell Powered Data Center

Eleveight AI has launched Armenia's first GPU-based AI factory in Gagarin, powered by NVIDIA Blackwell B300 GPUs. The $120 million project marks the region's first deployment of the architecture and aims to support large-scale AI workloads.

May 27, 2026

SEMI and Global Net Corp Release Report on Glass Core Substrate Market Growth

SEMI and Global Net Corp have released a new report projecting a 67.2% compound annual growth rate for glass core substrates between 2028 and 2040, driven by demand for advanced semiconductor packaging in AI and high-performance computing.

May 27, 2026

2G Energy North America Secures Record Order for Data Center Power Systems

2G Energy North America announced its largest order to date, supplying containerized power generation systems for a North American data center project beginning in late 2026.

May 27, 2026

Montera Infrastructure Promotes Tricia Arneson to Chief Operating Officer

Montera Infrastructure has promoted Tricia Arneson to Chief Operating Officer as the company moves into its next phase of growth, focusing on development and delivery of hyperscale data center campuses across North America.

May 27, 2026

SEMI Foundation and NSF Launch First Four Regional Nodes for Microelectronics Education

The SEMI Foundation, acting as the Hub Operator for the National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME), announced the launch of the first four Regional Nodes. Funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the initiative aims to strengthen the microelectronics workforce across the country.

May 27, 2026

Huawei Presents Tau Scaling Law as Successor to Moore’s Law

Huawei introduced the Tau Scaling Law at the 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems, proposing a new framework for semiconductor progress based on time scaling rather than geometric transistor scaling.

May 27, 2026

Infortrend to Present New AI Infrastructure at COMPUTEX 2026

Infortrend Technology will unveil a new infrastructure platform at COMPUTEX Taipei 2026, designed to support AI and data intensive workloads from edge to enterprise cloud environments.

May 27, 2026

Evocative Named Primary USA Operator for Independent Data Centre Network

The Independent Data Centre Network has added Evocative as its primary operator in the United States, expanding the network's international coverage across the UK, Ireland, Europe, and now the US.

May 26, 2026

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