NVIDIA is Just a Step Away from Becoming the Semiconductor Giant

NVIDIA is Just a Step Away from Becoming the Semiconductor Giant

The acquisition of Arm has finally concluded. On September 14, 2020, NVIDIA officially announced that it would acquire Arm, a semiconductor design company under SoftBank Group, for $40 billion (approximately 273.32 billion RMB). NVIDIA will pay $21.5 billion in NVIDIA stock and $12 billion in cash, including an immediate payment of $2 billion. If the … Read more

ARM Recently Seeks Acquisition of Alphawave for AI Chip Technology

ARM Recently Seeks Acquisition of Alphawave for AI Chip Technology

Key Points ARM recently sought to acquire Alphawave to obtain AI chip technology, but ultimately did not proceed, highlighting the complexities of competition in the AI chip sector. Alphawave’s SerDes technology is considered key for high-performance connectivity in AI chips, with the market expected to reach $60 billion by 2028. The failed acquisition may be … Read more

Qualcomm President Discusses NVIDIA’s Acquisition of ARM: Hopes for ARM’s Independence

Qualcomm President Discusses NVIDIA's Acquisition of ARM: Hopes for ARM's Independence

NVIDIA’s announcement regarding the acquisition of ARM has been around for some time, and it is still ongoing.There are many differing opinions on NVIDIA’s acquisition of ARM, with both supporters and opponents. NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang has a very optimistic view of this acquisition, stating that acquiring ARM is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” and hopes that … Read more

Understanding Chips Made Simple

Understanding Chips Made Simple

Ding ding ding! A loud noise in the sky announces the arrival of chips! The Huawei Kirin team brings us their new work, "Understanding Chips Made Simple"! For a long time, Huawei Kirin has been working hard to popularize the field of chips to the public. This time, they have transformed the obscure knowledge of … Read more

Disassembly Analysis: Audi Q3 and A4L Center Display Circuit

Disassembly Analysis: Audi Q3 and A4L Center Display Circuit

This time we will disassemble the displays of two Audi cars, one is the discontinued 5.8-inch display produced by Alpine from the Q3, and I forgot to take pictures before disassembly, so I used a seller’s image from a certain fish. This screen is slightly more expensive, priced at 29 yuan per piece with scratches … Read more

In-Depth Exploration of Smart Pointers in Rust: Rc, Arc, and RefCell

In-Depth Exploration of Smart Pointers in Rust: Rc, Arc, and RefCell

Introduction In Rust, smart pointers are structures that encapsulate pointers, responsible for managing memory and automatically reclaiming resources. Rust’s memory management is centered around ownership, but in some cases, programmers may need more flexibility, especially when dealing with shared ownership and mutability. At this point, Rust offers several smart pointers, the most commonly used being … Read more

Discussion on Computer Interlocking Device Driver Acquisition Circuit

Discussion on Computer Interlocking Device Driver Acquisition Circuit

With the development of computer technology, railway interlocking has been upgraded, leading to the emergence of computer interlocking. The difference between computer interlocking devices and the 6502 electrical interlocking is the addition of a driver acquisition circuit, which delegates the interlocking computation tasks to the computer. Regarding the driver circuit, the figure shows the station … Read more