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20 stories about Chips
Hailo Orr Danon Hadar Zeitlin Avi Baum

New unicorn Hailo raises $136 million Series C for AI chips for edge devices

12.10.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli company develops microprocessing chips for artificial intelligence applications used in autonomous cars, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), internet of things (IoT) devices, and smart home appliances
היילו Hailo אור דנון הדר צייטלין אבי באום

Hailo to become newest Israeli unicorn with $110 million Series C

23.06.21|Golan Hazani
The Israeli AI chipmaker isn't planning any additional rounds before it goes public, aiming to reach Nasdaq over the coming year at a valuation of $1.5-$2 billion
אלעד רז מנכ"ל נקסט סיליקון NextSilicon

Chip startup NextSilicon announces its arrival with over $200 million in funding and an estimated $1.5 billion valuation

14.06.21|Meir Orbach
The Israeli company, founded just three years ago, has developed an innovative solution to increase the processing power of supercomputers
מנכ"ל אינטל פט גלסינגר על רקע הבניין של אינטל

Intel to invest $600 million to expand chip, Mobileye R&D in Israel

02.05.21|Reuters
New CEO Pat Gelsinger predicted "a vibrant future for Intel and Israel for decades to come"
מפעל חברת אינטל ב קרית גת

Intel says high demand has led to increased production of 10nm chips

23.12.20|Meir Orbach
“We are continuing to invest into factory capacity to ensure we can keep up with the growing needs of our customers,” says manufacturing chief
Jorge Myszne co founder and CEO Kameleon

Israel’s Kameleon partnering with chip giant Xilinx to create first proactive security processor

10.11.20|Allon Sinai
Xilinx, acquired by AMD for $35 billion last month, will begin selling the collaborative ProSPU next year, with Kameleon planning to launch its own chip in 2022
קאריס ויטי מומחית סין

Chip Wars: With significant Chinese investment in Israeli chip tech, the US could begin to question loyalties

05.11.20|Sophie Shulman
Expert on China relations warns that Israel must do everything it can to avoid being seen as a risk to America’s national security
מוסף שבועי 27.2.20 מקסין פסברג סגנית נשיא אינטל העולמית

Intel's Maxine Fassberg Is Going Home

06.03.20|Sophie Shulman
The first lady of Israeli tech is retiring, and this time it is final
משרדי אינטל פתח תקווה

Intel in Advanced Talks for Habana Labs Acquisition for Over $1 Billion

03.12.19|Meir Orbach
The valuation negotiated is between $1 billion and $2 billion, according to one person familiar with the matter
ועידת פריז 2018 דרור ירושלמי ואלנס

Chipmaker Valens Lays Off 30 People

26.11.19|Meir Orbach
The layoffs are part of a reorganization process meant to bring the company to profitability within the next two years, says CEO
מגזין 100 המשפיעים 24.9.19 אייל ולדמן

A Public Company Owes it to its Shareholders to Consider all Options, Says Mellanox CEO

29.09.19|Meir Orbach and Diana Bahur-Nir
Mellanox co-founder and CEO Eyal Waldman spoke to Calcalist about the Nvidia deal, the struggle with activist hedge fund Starboard, and his business philosophy
איל ולדמן מנכל מלאנוקס 21.11.17

Mellanox Opens Sixth Israeli Development Center

09.09.19|Golan Hazani
The Israeli chipmaker has leased a 300-square-meter space in Jerusalem's tech park for the new center, according to one person familiar with the matter
 מנכ"ל גרופ DSP עופר אליקים

DSP’s Chips Help Alexa Home In on Your Voice

26.08.19|Hezi Sternlicht
DSP has had to reinvent itself several times since its 1994 Nasdaq IPO, but today the company’s advanced voice recognition chips are installed in devices used by Amazon, Samsung, Google, Baidu, and Alibaba
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Intel Announces First AI Chip Developed in Israel

20.08.19|CTech
The company unveiled the new chip, designed to handle large workloads at low power, at the Hot Chips 2019 conference in Silicon Valley
מימין מנכ"ל אנבידיה ג'נסן הואנג ומנכ"ל מלאנוקס איל וולדמן

The Gap Between Nvidia and Intel’s Mellanox Bid? $148 Million

24.04.19|Golan Hazani
A Monday SEC filing by Mellanox revealed additional details about the negotiations that led to Nvidia’s $6.9 billion acquisition deal
מנכ"ל טאואר ראסל אלוונגר

Extension of Panasonic Deal Boosts Tower Semiconductor on Nasdaq

27.03.19|Lilach Baumer
The Israel-based company saw its stock depreciate by over 50% since the beginning of 2018, and its net profit cut by around 55% between 2017 and 2018 despite a boost in revenues
מפעל אינטל ב קריית גת 15.5.18

Chips, Electronics Components Exports From Israel to China Nearly Doubled in 2018

20.03.19|Lilach Baumer
Intel exports most of its Israel-manufactured components to China, where it has several testing and assembly facilities
ג'נסן הואנג מייסד ומנכ"ל אנווידיה

Nvidia to Acquire Mellanox for $6.9 Billion

11.03.19|Lilach Baumer
On Sunday, Calcalist reported Nvidia has joined the bidding race for Mellanox
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Tower Semiconductor Announces Medical Chip Development With Chinese Biotech Company Axbio

06.03.19|Hezi Sternlicht
Tower stated the device, which is intended for blood test analyses, is planned to go into production in mid-2019
מנכ"ל טאואר ראסל אלוונגר

Earnings Report Boosts Tower Semiconductor on Nasdaq Despite Cut to Profits

20.02.19|Hezi Sternlicht
Tower lost around 50% of its stock valuation over the past 12 months