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AI is Accelerating Prices in the Cloud, as shown by Liftr Insights data

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Liftr Insights, a pioneer in market intelligence driven by unique data, reveals signs of increased prices.

Key Points: 
  • Liftr Insights data highlights increasing prices for accelerators in a hot AI market.
  • AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Liftr Insights, a pioneer in market intelligence driven by unique data, reveals signs of increased prices.
  • AI is Accelerating Cloud Prices, as shown by Liftr Insights data
    Over the past three months, the average price of accelerators has been increasing for the top Cloud Providers, including AWS, Azure, Alibaba (Aliyun) Cloud, and Google Cloud.
  • "While we see many valuable data points in the prices across providers and across the globe, Liftr data show that cloud prices don't typically fluctuate to this extent," says Tab Schadt, CEO of Liftr Insights.

Enphase Energy Launches New IQ8 Microinverters for High-Powered Solar Modules in Austria

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Thursday, November 2, 2023

IQ8 Microinverters are designed to maximize energy production and can manage a continuous DC current of 14 amperes, supporting higher powered solar modules through increased energy harvesting.

Key Points: 
  • IQ8 Microinverters are designed to maximize energy production and can manage a continuous DC current of 14 amperes, supporting higher powered solar modules through increased energy harvesting.
  • All IQ8 Microinverters activated in Austria come with a 25-year limited warranty from Enphase.
  • “We’re proud to provide homeowners and businesses across Austria with high-performing solar energy systems,” said Arpad Vadoc, managing director at PBS GmbH .
  • “We’re pleased to expand our line of products in Austria, enabling our installer partners to provide these systems capable of supporting the most powerful solar modules on the market.”
    For more information about IQ8 Microinverters in Austria, please visit the Enphase website .

Enphase Energy Launches IQ8 Microinverters and IQ Energy Router in Switzerland

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Monday, October 30, 2023

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world's leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, today announced the launch of IQ8™ Microinverters and the IQ Energy Router™ family of devices in Switzerland.

Key Points: 
  • FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world's leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, today announced the launch of IQ8™ Microinverters and the IQ Energy Router™ family of devices in Switzerland.
  • The IQ Energy Router integrates with select third-party electric vehicle (EV) chargers, while the IQ Energy Router+™ works with both third-party EV chargers and heat pumps to integrate into the Enphase® Energy System™.
  • These third-party products are tested and certified in the Enphase Home Energy Management Integration Lab and connect with the Enphase® App via the IQ Energy Router devices, offering a comprehensive energy monitoring and management platform.
  • “We’re proud to begin offering the IQ Energy Router and IQ8 Microinverters through our valued installer partners across Switzerland.”
    For more information about IQ8 Microinverters in Switzerland, please visit the Enphase website for documents in French , German , and Italian .

Enphase Energy Launches IQ8 Microinverters and IQ Batteries in Greece

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Monday, October 23, 2023

The Enphase® Energy System™ with IQ Batteries offers configurations ranging from 3.5kWh to an aggregate 42kWh and can be upgraded throughout the lifetime of the system.

Key Points: 
  • The Enphase® Energy System™ with IQ Batteries offers configurations ranging from 3.5kWh to an aggregate 42kWh and can be upgraded throughout the lifetime of the system.
  • Enphase IQ Batteries accommodate over-the-air software upgrades for enhanced longevity and come with a 15-year limited warranty in select European countries, including Greece.
  • “The launch of IQ8 Microinverters and IQ Batteries in Greece adds to Enphase’s growing footprint in Europe.
  • We appreciate the support from our new installer partners in Greece to bring reliable and intelligent energy solutions to homeowners across the country.”
    Distributors and installers in Greece can order IQ8 Microinverters and IQ Batteries starting today.

Enphase Energy Launches IQ EV Chargers in the United States and Canada

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Thursday, October 19, 2023

FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world's leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, announced today the availability of the Enphase® IQ EV Charger in the United States and Canada.

Key Points: 
  • FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH), a global energy technology company and the world's leading supplier of microinverter-based solar and battery systems, announced today the availability of the Enphase® IQ EV Charger in the United States and Canada.
  • The IQ EV Charger will enable the following new features:
    Control and monitor EV charging from the Enphase App.
  • Homeowners with Enphase Energy Systems can direct the renewable solar energy they generate on their roof or store in their battery to charge their EV.
  • North American consumers can now buy the Enphase IQ EV Charger directly from the Enphase Store .

AI Platform Alliance Forms to Enable At-Scale Adoption of AI

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Several companies in the AI industry announced a new consortium today aimed at making AI platforms more open, efficient, and sustainable. The initial companies include Ampere which leads the effort, along with Cerebras Systems, Furiosa, Graphcore, Kalray, Kinara, Luminous, Neuchips, Rebellions and Sapeon. Additional participants are expected to join in the coming months.

Key Points: 
  • The AI Platform Alliance was formed specifically to promote better collaboration and openness when it comes to AI and comes at a pivotal moment not just for the technology industry, but for the world at large.
  • One of the goals of the AI Platform Alliance is to increase the power efficiency and cost efficiency of hardware for AI to deliver better total performance than with GPUs.
  • Because AI solutions can be complex to implement, the AI Platform Alliance will work together to validate joint AI solutions that provide a better alternative than the GPU-based status quo.
  • The AI Platform Alliance is open today to AI companies that are building hardware solutions and are looking to change the status quo.

Enphase Energy Launches IQ8 Microinverters for High-Powered Solar Modules in India

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Monday, October 16, 2023

IQ8 Microinverters are designed to maximize energy production and can manage a continuous DC current of 14 amperes, supporting higher powered solar modules through increased energy harvesting.

Key Points: 
  • IQ8 Microinverters are designed to maximize energy production and can manage a continuous DC current of 14 amperes, supporting higher powered solar modules through increased energy harvesting.
  • The newly available microinverters – IQ8HC™ and IQ8P™ – are the most powerful microinverters available from Enphase to-date.
  • All IQ8 Microinverters activated in India come with a 15-year limited warranty that is extendable up to 25 years.
  • “IQ8 Microinverters feature our most advanced technology to date that’s compatible with the wide range of solar modules on the market today, and we’re pleased to support the newer high-powered solar modules in India.”
    For more information about IQ8 Series Microinverters in India, please visit the Enphase website.

Enphase Energy Expands into South Africa with IQ8 Microinverters for High-Powered Solar Modules

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Thursday, October 12, 2023

Solar energy in South Africa is experiencing unprecedented growth.

Key Points: 
  • Solar energy in South Africa is experiencing unprecedented growth.
  • IQ8 grid-tied microinverters are designed to maximize energy production and can manage a continuous DC current of 14 amperes, supporting higher powered solar modules through increased energy harvesting.
  • “Homeowners in South Africa are turning to solar energy to increase their energy independence and fortify their homes with renewable, reliable energy,” said John Chirwa, technical director at Smart Energy .
  • For more information about Enphase Energy in South Africa, please visit the Enphase website .

Micron Delivers High-Speed 7,200MT/s DDR5 Memory Using 1β Technology

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced it has extended its industry-leading 1β (1-beta) process node technology with the introduction of 16Gb DDR5 memory.

Key Points: 
  • BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: MU), today announced it has extended its industry-leading 1β (1-beta) process node technology with the introduction of 16Gb DDR5 memory.
  • With demonstrated in-system functionality at speeds up to 7,200 MT/s, Micron’s 1β DDR5 DRAM is now shipping to all data center and PC customers.
  • Micron’s 1β technology enables Micron to deliver a broad portfolio of memory-based solutions, including DDR5 RDIMMs and MCRDIMMs using 16Gb, 24Gb and 32Gb DRAM die, LPDDR5X using 16Gb and 24Gb DRAM die , HBM3E and GDDR7.
  • “By leveraging Micron’s advanced 1β DDR5 memory, we’re able to evaluate and qualify our high-performance DDR5 IP with speeds up to 7,200MT/s.”

Merchant-Built Ethernet SmartNIC Revenues - including DPUs and IPUs -Tripled in the First Half of 2023, Reports Crehan Research

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Monday, October 16, 2023

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Revenues for the merchant-built Ethernet smartNIC market, which includes Data Processing Units (DPUs) and Infrastructure Process Units (IPUs), more than tripled year-over-year in the first half of calendar-year 2023, according to a recent report from Crehan Research Inc. This is the second consecutive half-year period in which revenues have more than tripled, resulting in merchant-built Ethernet SmartNICs now comprising over 20% of total merchant-built server-class Ethernet NIC market revenue (see accompanying chart).

Key Points: 
  • This is the second consecutive half-year period in which revenues have more than tripled, resulting in merchant-built Ethernet SmartNICs now comprising over 20% of total merchant-built server-class Ethernet NIC market revenue (see accompanying chart).
  • "Up until recently, the SmartNIC market ramp was driven by a couple of the largest hyper-scale cloud service providers building their own proprietary SmartNICs for in-house deployments," said Seamus Crehan, president of Crehan Research.
  • "But now, with the ramp of merchant-built SmartNICs, we are moving toward broader market and customer adoption of these products."
  • Intel's strong IPU growth helped propel its total server-class Ethernet NIC revenue market share (Foundational/Performance NICs and SmartNICs) to the top position for merchant-built server-class Ethernet NICs.