Samsung Wins $200 Billion Broadcom Contract For 2nm AI Chips by Aaron Leong — Monday, July 27, 2026, 10:16 AM EDT Samsung Electronics and U.S. chip designer Broadcom have entered into a landmark $200 billion agreement running through 2030, spanning memory supply, cutting-edge foundry manufacturing,… …
Qualcomm Reportedly Lands Major ByteDance Chip Deal For AI Data Centers by Zak Killian — Wednesday, May 27, 2026, 02:20 PM EDT Qualcomm Inc. has reportedly secured a multi-million unit agreement with TikTok parent ByteDance to supply custom artificial intelligence chips for its data centers. …
… The manufacturing strain of delivering the next-generation Vera Rubin platform —a highly complex, six-chip system requiring nearly two million individual parts—has made local supply chains more critical than ever. …
… It's a brilliant strategy to lock in historic profit margins, but it relies entirely on the assumption that the AI gold rush will maintain its current momentum. …
… It's possible OnePlus is using a more aggressive thermal or power supply strategy that is allowing the Oryon cores to stretch their legs in this test; we know the chip is capable of even more by looking at the prototype results. …