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Server Networking Boom Drives $300 Million Funding For Xsight

By Phoebe Liu · Jul 30, 2026 7:00am PDT
Graphics processing units are all the rage, but startups developing the networking equipment that connects GPUs to one other are getting some love from investors, too. The latest is Xsight, a nine-year-old startup based in Israel that makes server networking and storage chips, the latter of which are also in high demand in the current boom.Five... Graphics processing units are all the rage, but startups developing the networking equipment that...
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Profit Pressure Spurs Chip Deals

By Valida Pau · Oct 28, 2025 12:41pm PDT
Giant tech companies are wreaking havoc on chipmakers, outcompeting them or shifting to new suppliers, and that’s spurring a dealmaking spree in the industry. We broke news last night about the largest chip deal of the year, Skyworks Solutions buying rival chipmaker Qorvo for $10.6 billion. Both companies, which make radio frequency chips... Giant tech companies are wreaking havoc on chipmakers, outcompeting them or shifting to new...
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AI Chip Startup SambaNova Explores Sale After Stalled Fundraising

By Valida Pau · Oct 25, 2025 7:34am PDT · 2 comments
Artificial intelligence chip startup SambaNova Systems is exploring a sale, after it struggled to complete a fundraising round, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. The Palo Alto, Calif., startup was last valued at $5 billion in 2021. SambaNova and other AI chip  startups have had difficulty growing sales in the face of... Artificial intelligence chip startup SambaNova Systems is exploring a sale, after it struggled to...