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China’s SMIC Benefits From AI Chip Boom In Spite Of Sanctions

Chinese chip manufacturing giant SMIC says AI has helped boost revenues to record levels in spite of restrictions on advanced…

2 months ago

TSMC Suspends Advanced Chip Orders For China Customers

World's biggest contract chipmaker TSMC to stop producing advanced chips for customers in mainland China after part found in Huawei…

2 months ago

Amazon Mulls New Multi-Billion Dollar Investment In Anthropic – Report

Amazon is reportedly in talks to pump billions of dollars more into AI start-up Anthropic, but with one condition

2 months ago

UK Orders Chinese Entity To Sell Stake In Scottish Chip Firm FTDI

Chinese owner of Scottish fabless semiconductor firm FTDI ordered to sell majority stake, due to national security risks

2 months ago

Nvidia Asked SK Hynix To Advance Next-Gen AI Memory Production

SK Hynix says Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang asked if production of next-gen HBM4 memory could be advanced, amidst explosive…

2 months ago

AMD Reports Strong AI Chip Sales, Investors Unimpressed

AMD reports strong growth in data centre unit, but outlook in line with expectations fails to impress investors

2 months ago

Intel Invests $300m To Expand China Chip Processing Plant

Intel to expand operations at major chip packaging and testing plant in Chengdu, in show of support for China amidst…

2 months ago

TSMC Arizona Chip Plant Yields 4 Percent Higher Than Taiwan

TSMC says production yields at delayed plant in Arizona are 4 percent higher than comparable factories in Taiwan, in boost…

2 months ago

Intel To Invest More Than $28 Billion In Ohio Chip Factories – Report

Troubled chip giant Intel will invest more than $28 billion to construct two new chip factories in Ohio, to take…

2 months ago

Top Court Sides With Intel Over EU Antitrust Fine

Fresh win for Intel after Europe top court upholds annulment of billion-euro antitrust fine imposed by European Commission in 2009

3 months ago

ARM Cancels Qualcomm Chip Design Licence – Report

Potential huge market disruption after UK chip designer ARM reportedly cancels Qualcomm licence amid escalating feud

3 months ago

TSMC Alerts US Of Attempt To Circumvent China AI Chip Restriction

World's largest contract chip manufacturer informs the United States of a potential Chinese attempt to circumvent US export controls

3 months ago

Samsung Delays ASML Deliveries For Texas Chip Factory – Report

Another worrying development for chip industry after Samsung delays delivery of ASML kit for new factory due to lack of…

3 months ago

Intel Denies Chinese Claims Of Security Issues

Intel China responds after influential Chinese cybersecurity association called for a security review of its products sold there

3 months ago

Intel, AMD Form x86 Group To Tackle Challenge Posed By ARM

New x86 ecosystem advisory group formed by Intel, AMD, as well as a slew of tech giants, to confront ARM…

3 months ago

ASML Warning Sends Tremor Through Global Chip Market

Semiconductor equipment maker ASML shakes chip sector after forecasting lower than expected 2025 sales and bookings

3 months ago

TSMC Plans Additional Plants In Europe, Official Says

Taiwan official says TSMC planning additional plants in Europe to focus on AI market, after German factory breaks ground

3 months ago

AMD Launches New AI, Server Chips To Expand Nvidia Challenge

AMD unveils new AI and data centre chips as it seeks to improve challenge to Nvidia's upcoming Blackwell chips

3 months ago

Biden Exempts Some Chip Factories From Extra Environmental Scrutiny

Certain semiconductor factories in US receiving government subsidies are to be exempt from federal environmental reviews

3 months ago

International Tensions, AI Drive Record Chip Spending

AI, government efforts to boost domestic chip manufacturing expected to boost spending on chip tools to record levels

3 months ago

Government Nationalises One Of UK’s Last Semiconductor Factories

Saved from closure. Ministry of Defence acquires chip factory in County Durham responsible for semiconductors for defence industry

3 months ago

Intel Rejects ARM Approach To Purchase Product Unit – Report

Not for sale. Intel rebuffs another acquisition approach, after ARM reportedly inquires about Intel's product division

3 months ago

Intel To Spin Off Foundry Unit As Independent Subsidiary

Turnaround latest. Intel Foundry to become independent subsidiary, while chip factory construction in Germany and Poland will be paused

4 months ago

Qualcomm Loses Appeal Over EU Antitrust Fine

EU General Court upholds European Commission €242m antitrust fine against Qualcomm, after it allegedly forced a UK firm out of…

4 months ago

Intel ‘Lost PlayStation 6 Chip Bid To AMD’

Intel reportedly lost bid to design, manufacture PlayStation 6 processor to AMD in blow to troubled foundry business

4 months ago

China Touts ‘Significant’ Advances In Chipmaking Tools

China's technology ministry says two upcoming chip manufacturing tools made 'significant breakthroughs', but still lag cutting edge

4 months ago

China Says New Dutch Chip Export Rules Result Of ‘Coercion’

China says new Dutch export controls on chipmaking equpment result of US 'coercion' design to protect 'global hegemony'

4 months ago

Intel ‘May Be Removed’ From Dow Index

Intel likely to be removed from Dow Jones Industrial Average amidst ongoing turnaround challenges, report finds, as stock takes another…

4 months ago

Intel Considers Selling Altera, Splitting Fab Business

Turnaround plan from Intel chief Pat Gelsinger and key executives may include selling off product units or splitting company

4 months ago