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Industry

Design houses move from outsourced chip design to AI chip architecture

Design house (DSP) companies that once focused on outsourced semiconductor design are expanding in both contract pricing and funding scale as AI chip mass production becomes harder with foundry steps alone after 2-nanometre nodes. With physical limits nearing, 2.5D and 3D stacking and chiplets are becoming key, making advanced packaging and interconnect new battlegrounds. Firms are shifting toward integrated design platforms and infrastructure architecture partnerships, alongside rising high-value project shares and larger financings.

Crypto

Bitcoin slides but long-term holders boost BTC stash 69 percent, on-chain metrics strengthen

Bitcoin fell 22 percent in the first quarter, but long-term accumulation-minded investors increased their holdings by 69 percent, Ark Investment Management said. Bitcoin ended the quarter at about $68,200, below three key support levels, putting it in a technically bearish zone, Ark said. It did not see signals of a historical bottom. U.S. spot bitcoin ETF holdings were little changed at about 1.29 million BTC, while long-term buyers raised holdings from about 2.13 million to 3.60 million BTC.

AI & Enterprise

Government to restrict HWP file attachments on public document channels from May

The government will gradually restrict attaching HWP files on public-sector document distribution channels. The National AI Strategy Committee said on Thursday it decided the measure with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to speed a shift to open formats in the AI era. It cited HWP\'s closed structure as a barrier to AI analysis and learning, and outlined steps for the Onnara and Onmail systems.