[Juguan 365] News on August 18
The CEO of JD Retail said that there is no end to investment in technology
Wood Ant Robot completed the B2 round of financing exceeding 100 million yuan
Kneron launches AI chip KL730
The first customer of Samsung Electronics Taylor Fab is an AI semiconductor manufacturer
South Korea's new energy vehicle exports in July increased by 36% year-on-year
The CEO of JD Retail said that there is no end to investment in technology
Recently, Xin Lijun, CEO of JD Retail, and Lu Weibing, partner and president of Xiaomi Group, jointly started a conversation about foreseeing the future around topics such as the development direction of smart terminals and the trend prediction of smart life.
In the conversation, Xin Lijun said that looking forward to the smart life in ten years, it is inseparable from the continuous progress of technology, and this also requires the continuous investment and exploration of a large number of technology companies.
"JD's investment in technology is, to some extent, endless." Xin Lijun said that the payback cycle for investing in underlying technology is very long, and no one can guarantee that the direction of investment will not make mistakes. However, under the positive drive of technology, people's production and living efficiency will be greatly improved, and the long-term precipitation of technology investment will further enhance user experience.
For a long time, Jingdong has always adhered to doing practical, valuable and long-term things. Whether it is self-built logistics in the early years or continuous investment in technology, for JD.com, as long as it is valuable to users, industries, and society, it will persist in doing it no matter how difficult it is.
Wood Ant Robot completed the B2 round of financing exceeding 100 million yuan
According to recent news, Mooe Robots, a provider of self-driving and unmanned transportation solutions, recently announced the completion of the B2 round of financing. The amount of this round of financing exceeded 100 million yuan. This financing will further consolidate the influence of Carpenter Ant as the head company of express logistics and industrial unmanned handling robots. Carpenter Ant’s current round of financing will be mainly used for new product research and development, overseas market development and talent team expansion.
Earlier, Wood Ant Robotics has won the favor of many capital parties such as Chentao Capital, Lanchi Venture Capital, Debon Express, and Qidian Capital, and has completed hundreds of millions of yuan in financing.
Since its establishment in 2016, based on a deep understanding of the scene, Carpenter Ant has been deeply involved in the logistics subdivision industry, committed to the independent research and development of unmanned forklifts and the application of intelligent logistics solutions; it has always maintained industry-leading innovation and has accumulated far The rich project experience surpassing peers has realized the high-energy combination of automatic driving technology and super-strong handling unit.
Digital management system + swarm intelligent handling has become the strongest core capability of the carpenter robot. In addition to the unmanned forklift product itself, the latest technology has broken through indoor and outdoor handling, and the carpenter robot also provides a professional vehicle information platform, complete data analysis and data processing services, using unmanned forklifts as data collection terminals, such as saturation Degree management system, warehouse location management system, and cargo traceability system provide customers with complete solutions, promote the digital upgrade of warehousing, and help the digital transformation of enterprise logistics.
Kneron launches AI chip KL730
Kneron recently released the KL730 chip. The KL730 integrates an automotive-grade NPU and an image signal processor (ISP), and empowers safe and low-energy AI capabilities to various application scenarios such as edge servers, smart homes, and automotive assisted driving systems. middle.
KL730, as the latest chip of Kneron, has been designed to realize AI functions from the beginning, and has broken through a number of energy-saving and safety technological innovations. The chip has a multi-channel interface, which can seamlessly access various digital signals such as image, video, audio and millimeter wave, and supports the development of artificial intelligence applications in various industries.
The chip also addresses one of the widespread bottlenecks in AI today: high system costs due to pervasive energy-inefficient hardware.
In the research and development of this chip, KL730 has made great progress in energy efficiency. The energy efficiency ratio has increased by 3 to 4 times compared with previous Knereng chips, and it has increased by 150% to 200% compared with the same products in major industries.
The first customer of Samsung Electronics Taylor Fab is an AI semiconductor manufacturer
According to foreign media reports, after TSMC started construction of a US$12 billion Arizona plant, Samsung Electronics also announced in November 2021 that it will build a new semiconductor factory in Taylor, Texas, with an estimated investment of US$17 billion.
Samsung Electronics' factory in Taylor City is their second chip foundry in the United States and the second chip foundry in Texas. The first factory is in Austin, Texas, and the Taylor City factory is in Austin. 25 kilometers northeast of the factory, not far away.
Judging from the latest reports from foreign media, the Samsung Electronics factory in Taylor, Texas, which is scheduled to be put into operation in the second half of 2024, has already identified its first customer.
According to foreign media reports, Groq, a fabless semiconductor designer specializing in artificial intelligence chips and accelerators, has announced that they will use the 4nm process technology of Samsung Electronics' US factory to manufacture next-generation semiconductors.
South Korea's new energy vehicle exports in July increased by 36% year-on-year
According to foreign media reports, with the increase in demand for new energy vehicles such as electric vehicles and hybrid vehicles, the export of South Korea's new energy vehicles is also increasing year-on-year, which has pushed up the increase in the overall export value of automobiles.
According to data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of South Korea, South Korea exported 59,799 new energy vehicles in July, a year-on-year increase of 10.4%, and the export value reached US$2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 36%.
Data from the South Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy also showed that in July, South Korea exported an average of one out of four new energy vehicles.
Driven by the year-on-year increase in the export of new energy vehicles, South Korea's auto exports also increased significantly in July, reaching US$5.9 billion, higher than the US$5.14 billion in the same period last year, maintaining double digits for 13 consecutive months year-on-year growth rate.
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