Intel starts mass production on Intel 4 node using EUV in Irish fab First Euro facility to use the next-gen lithography tech for commercial production Systems28 Sep 2023 | 13
Chip firm accused of IP theft bites back, claims Apple's contracts are rotten iGiant says Rivos poached talent and SoC designs in '22 Systems26 Sep 2023 | 16
AI startup Lamini bets future on AMD's Instinct GPUs Oh MI word: In the AI race, any accelerator beats none at all Systems26 Sep 2023 |
Japan's PM hints at semiconductor subsidies as part of wider growth plan Updated Digital transformation and startups at center of stimulus package Public Sector26 Sep 2023 | 1
China identifies AI, optoelectric semiconductors, as challenges it wants to crack Underwater comms make list of 14 techs at which Beijing hopes to do better Science26 Sep 2023 | 1
Intel aims to patch semiconductor skills gap with one-year cert program New fabs won't achieve much without specialized staff to fill them Systems25 Sep 2023 | 4
Uncle Sam is this keen to keep US CHIPS funds out of China Meanwhile, GlobalFoundries scores $3B DoD contract to fab chips for military, aerospace Public Sector23 Sep 2023 | 8
FYI: Those fancy 'Google-designed' TPU AI chips had an awful lot of Broadcom help Comment And Meta's tapping up Big B too – it's big bucks for this silicon giant AI + ML22 Sep 2023 | 1
US DoD serves up $238M Chips Act funding to 8 regional hubs Hoping to bridge the dreaded 'lab-to-fab' gap where R&D dreams go to die Systems21 Sep 2023 |
Intel CTO suggests using AI to port CUDA code to – surprise! – Intel chips This is about ending Nvidia's vendor lock-in, insists Greg Lavender AI + ML21 Sep 2023 | 6
A chip off the old block: The 200mm fab supply chain breaker Southeast Asia, China spearheading factory capacity growth for foreseeable future On-Prem20 Sep 2023 |
Intel slaps forehead, says I got it: AI PCs. Sell them AI PCs People try to put us down, talkin' 'bout ML generation AI + ML19 Sep 2023 | 29
Intel thinks glass substrates are a clear winner in multi-die packaging Don't get too excited, tech won't be ready until the end of the decade Systems18 Sep 2023 | 11
TSMC's outlook is so fuzzy it's reportedly stalling fab machine deliveries SEMI predicts factory equipment spending will slide another 15% before rebounding in 2024 On-Prem15 Sep 2023 | 7
Post-IPO, Arm to push purpose-built almost-processors Comment British chip design biz plans to satisfy investors by seeking new customers, while RISC-V and China are already challenges Systems15 Sep 2023 | 18
Arm IPO kicks off today with CPU slinger valued at $54.5B British chip designer to trade on Nasdaq only Systems14 Sep 2023 | 17
TSMC gobbles up $430M slice of Intel's IMS Nanofab unit Taiwanese also plot $100M investment in Arm IPO, x86 giant gets real about Thunderbolt 5 Systems12 Sep 2023 |
The future of the cloud sure looks like it'll be paved in even more custom silicon You're probably using cloud providers bespoke chips already and not even know it Cloud Infrastructure Week12 Sep 2023 | 6
Arm's lawyers want to check assembly expert's book for trademark missteps IPO-hungry chip biz promises to donate copies to universities – may also demand a reprint Software12 Sep 2023 | 50
TSMC warns AI chip crunch will last another 18 months Boss Mark Liu says silicon ready but advanced packaging isn't AI + ML08 Sep 2023 | 4
d-Matrix bets on in-memory compute to undercut Nvidia in smaller AI models Microsoft among in-memory AI chip startup's backers AI + ML07 Sep 2023 | 3
Newport Wafer Fab blames UK government over 100 redundancies plan Forced sale of Britian's biggest semiconductor component maker creating uncertainty over its future Systems06 Sep 2023 | 15
After failed takeover, Intel and Tower Semi aren't giving up on the relationship Meanwhile, Arm suffers IPO financial muscle loss with low valuation On-Prem05 Sep 2023 | 1
Rapidus ramps as construction begins on 2nm wafer fab Japanese foundry startup also shipping engineers off to US to study IBM chip tech Systems01 Sep 2023 | 3
Intel shows off 8-core, 528-thread processor with 1TB/s of co-packaged optics Hot Chips 'Embarrassingly parallel' protoype baked for DARPA to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon at massive scale Networks01 Sep 2023 | 16
Now Middle East nations banned from getting top-end Nvidia AI chips While ASML says it can keep selling DUV kit to China through 2023 Systems31 Aug 2023 |
Arm wrestles assembly language guru's domains away citing trademark issues Maria Markstedter spent years writing about chip biz's ISA, is a tad miffed by heavy-handed takedown tactics Software31 Aug 2023 | 106
AMD on the edge: Stripped down Siena Epycs teased Hot Chips Hopes cool-running Zen cores can socket to Intel's Xeon-D – maybe with a smaller socket Networks29 Aug 2023 | 4
US and China to keep talking about chip bans, just not when they'll end Intel and Micron made the agenda, but action to ease their woes did not Legal29 Aug 2023 | 2
Need a datacenter processor? Try our take-and-bake Neoverse N2 cores, says Arm Hot Chips Just bring your own accelerator Systems29 Aug 2023 | 6
Huawei reportedly building 'secret' semiconductor fabs Semiconductor Industry Association downplays the intel Systems25 Aug 2023 | 9
China cooks covert chips, recruits global geeks to dodge US restrictions The Qiming is impeccable Systems24 Aug 2023 | 14
Good thing Nvidia makes number-crunching GPUs – it'll need them to count its cash When there's a machine-learning gold rush, make sure you're the one selling the shovels AI + ML24 Aug 2023 | 4
Arm reveals just how vulnerable it is to trade war with China Comment 你那里的生意不错,如果出了什么事就太可惜了 Systems23 Aug 2023 | 19
Arm execs to cash in on IPO, but clouds gather over prospects Critics wondering if SoftBank's being realistic Systems23 Aug 2023 | 1
Hey Joe, those US CHIPS funds still coming? We kinda need them, says Micron And by kinda, Idaho fab giant means absolutely 'necessary' for the plants it already announced On-Prem22 Aug 2023 | 6
It's official! Arm files for IPO on Nasdaq Paperwork confirms parent paid $16B for 25% stake held by Vision Fund On-Prem21 Aug 2023 | 9
Softbank snaps up Vision Fund's stake in Arm ahead of IPO Brit chip ship's sales may or may not be quite as rosy as hoped, judging from draft paperwork Systems18 Aug 2023 | 11
Intel's Tower bid has shuffled off this mortal coil – so what about foundry plans? Analysis Maybe Pat dodged a bullet – mature process nodes aren't the kind of thing shareholders get excited about Systems18 Aug 2023 | 2
Cost of gallium goes up after Chinese export restrictions land Measures needed to protect 'national interest,' says Beijing. Rubbish, it's retaliation, scoff critics Systems17 Aug 2023 | 8
Beijing's silent treatment topples Tower Semiconductor merger with Intel Termination fee of $353 million wipes out Intel Foundry Services' revenue for last quarter Systems16 Aug 2023 | 9
AVX10: The benefits of AVX-512 without all the baggage Turns out bigger isn't always better Systems15 Aug 2023 | 14
Get 'em while you can: Intel begins purging NUCs from inventory Is that a firesale we smell? Personal Tech14 Aug 2023 | 11
Amazon's rumored investment in Arm's IPO might be good insurance Analysis What benefits the chip designer will trickle down to AWS's Graviton team Systems11 Aug 2023 | 5
Nearly every AMD CPU since 2017 vulnerable to Inception data-leak attacks It's like a nesting doll of security flaws Patches09 Aug 2023 | 32
TSMC and pals chip in for €10B German fab NXP, Infineon, Bosch each nab 10% stake in joint venture On-Prem09 Aug 2023 | 14
Nvidia gives Grace Hopper superchip an HBM3e upgrade – sometime next year 641GB of total memory ought to be enough for anybody (and their LLM) AI + ML09 Aug 2023 | 4
Micron joins the CXL 2.0 party with a 256GB memory expander RAM disguised as an SSD? What will they come up with next? Storage08 Aug 2023 | 7
Big chip players join forces to form another RISC-V venture Initial drive starts in Germany, pushes automotive blueprints Systems04 Aug 2023 | 16
UK government's semiconductor brain trust meets for the first time Actually listening to the experts? We'll believe it when we see it Systems03 Aug 2023 | 14
AMD says it'll jump through Uncle Sam's hoops to sell AI chips to China Set to join Intel, Nvidia in observing bus speed limits AI + ML03 Aug 2023 | 2
Japanese boffins slice semiconductors from diamonds – with lasers! Chips based on the tech could boost efficiency of electric vehicles Science02 Aug 2023 | 19
AMD hopes for rebound in the second half of the year as Q2 profits plunge 94% Don't worry, AI will fix everything, predicts CEO Lisa Su On-Prem02 Aug 2023 | 2
The semiconductor biz is sick, but demand for SiC chips that improve EVs is accelerating Onsemi CEO says demand for silicon carbide surged – as investors pile in Personal Tech01 Aug 2023 | 2
Biden urged to completely cripple AI chips to China Give them Z80s, Joe, and tell 'em to like it AI + ML28 Jul 2023 | 53
School for semiconductors? Arm tries to address chip talent shortages US, Europe and China all rushing to create next gen of experts and upskill existing workforce Systems28 Jul 2023 | 35
Chinese companies evade sanctions, fuel Moscow’s war on Ukraine, says report PRC semiconductor exports curiously rose 19% y-o-y for first 9 months of 2022 Security28 Jul 2023 | 38
Infineon to offer recyclable circuit boards that dissolve in water Phasing out epoxy resin laminate with biodegradable substrate might be costly, though Systems28 Jul 2023 | 37
Meltdown avoided: Intel rediscovers profitability Pat on the back for Pat who's back in the black after getting costs whacked and demand stacked On-Prem28 Jul 2023 | 2
Prices of gallium and germanium rise as China export controls loom Plus: US warns domestic chip suppliers will feel the pain Systems27 Jul 2023 | 42
Wafer shipments still down, but chipmakers are looking up AI runs on chips, remember Systems27 Jul 2023 | 2
TSMC thinks it's got exactly what Taiwan needs – another multibillion-dollar chip plant Talk about all your eggs in one China-coveting basket Systems26 Jul 2023 | 8