AI Infrastructure Expansion: From IBM's Next-Gen Chips to Global Data Center Investments

인프라/플랫폼 | Fri Jun 26 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | 6 sources

AI infrastructure is expanding broadly with IBM's sub-1nm chip unveiling, Amazon's $13 billion investment in India, and funding for neocloud automation startups.

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[IBM] unveiled world's first sub-1nm chip technology nanostack ^[4]^[5]^[6]

0.7nm (7 angstrom) node transistor architecture
Approximately 100 billion transistors integrated on a fingernail-sized chip
50% performance improvement or 70% energy efficiency gain over the 2021 2nm chip
3D nanosheet-based vertical stacking design

[Amazon] announced additional $13 billion investment in India's AI infrastructure ^[2]

Expansion of AWS data centers in Mumbai and Hyderabad by 2030
Total cumulative investment commitment in India reaching approximately $48 billion
Announcement following a meeting between CEO Andy Jassy and Prime Minister Modi

[Netris] raised $15 million Series A led by a16z ^[1]

Provides an AI neocloud network automation platform
Hardware-accelerated SDN alternative technology
Vendor-agnostic platform compatible with both Nvidia and AMD servers
Currently operating across more than 35 GPU clusters (approximately 1 million GPUs)

[Netherlands Government / ASML] lobbied against the U.S. MATCH Act semiconductor export control bill ^[3]

Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma visited Washington to consult with Congress
The MATCH Act expands the ban on exports to China to include ASML's DUV immersion equipment
China accounts for 19% of ASML's system revenue

[European Power Grid] reached supply limits amid record heatwave ^[4]

Power grid pushed to its limits by surging cooling demand
Some power plants offline due to scheduled spring and summer maintenance
Demand pattern shifting from winter peak to summer peak

AI Infrastructure Expansion: From IBM's Next-Gen Chips to Global Data Center Investments

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