Semiconductor

AI boom fuels $8.4 bn funding surge for semiconductor startups in Q1 2026: MosChip Technologies

Semiconductor startups raised a combined $8.4 billion in the first quarter of 2026, driven by soaring demand for AI infrastructure. Funding flowed into companies developing AI inference chips, photonics technologies, advanced interconnects and AI powered chip design tools, highlighting the sector's growing importance in the global artificial intelligence ecosystem.
What are LLMs

What is a Large Language Model (LLM)?

Artificial Intelligence has evolved rapidly in recent years, and at the heart of this transformation lies the Large Language Model (LLM). Powering popular AI applications such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Copilot, LLMs have become the foundation of modern generative AI systems.