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US Finalises $7.86bn Award To Intel Amidst Business TroublesUS Finalises $7.86bn Award To Intel Amidst Business Troubles

US Finalises $7.86bn Award To Intel Amidst Business Troubles

Biden administration to reduce Intel's $8.5bn preliminary award under Chips Act as company lays off 15,000 staff, delays investments

5 months ago
Apple’s Cook Visits China Amidst iPhone Sales SlowdownApple’s Cook Visits China Amidst iPhone Sales Slowdown

Apple’s Cook Visits China Amidst iPhone Sales Slowdown

Apple chief Tim Cook makes third public appearance in China this year amidst stiff domestic iPhone competition, AI uncertainty

5 months ago
US Finalises $6.6bn Award For TSMC Arizona PlantsUS Finalises $6.6bn Award For TSMC Arizona Plants

US Finalises $6.6bn Award For TSMC Arizona Plants

US Commerce Department finalises $6.6bn subsidy to TSMC for leading-edge chip plants in Arizona, as Biden term nears end

5 months ago
China Chip Production Slows Ahead Of New US SanctionsChina Chip Production Slows Ahead Of New US Sanctions

China Chip Production Slows Ahead Of New US Sanctions

Chip production slows in China in October ahead of expected export controls, while annual EV production capacity surges past 10…

5 months ago
AMD Axes 4 Percent Of Staff, Amid AI Chip FocusAMD Axes 4 Percent Of Staff, Amid AI Chip Focus

AMD Axes 4 Percent Of Staff, Amid AI Chip Focus

Merry Christmas staff. AMD hands marching orders to 1,000 employees in the led up to the Christmas holiday period

5 months ago
Japan To Invest $65bn In Chip IndustryJapan To Invest $65bn In Chip Industry

Japan To Invest $65bn In Chip Industry

Japan announces $65bn in subsidies and other incentives to boost production of advanced chips and AI semiconductors amidst China sanctions

5 months ago
US Orders TSMC To Halt AI Chip Sales To ChinaUS Orders TSMC To Halt AI Chip Sales To China

US Orders TSMC To Halt AI Chip Sales To China

US Commerce Department orders Taiwan's TSMC to halt sales of advanced AI accelerators to mainland Chinese customers as of Monday

5 months ago
US Takes Chip Equipment Makers To Task Over China SalesUS Takes Chip Equipment Makers To Task Over China Sales

US Takes Chip Equipment Makers To Task Over China Sales

US lawmakers write to biggest chip equpment makers in US, Japan, Netherlands asking for data on sales to Chinese firms,…

5 months ago
ASML IT Outage Disrupts Worldwide OperationsASML IT Outage Disrupts Worldwide Operations

ASML IT Outage Disrupts Worldwide Operations

Dutch chip equipment maker ASML says 'fully recovered' from IT outage affecting operations worldwide and is investigating cause

5 months ago
China’s SMIC Benefits From AI Chip Boom In Spite Of SanctionsChina’s SMIC Benefits From AI Chip Boom In Spite Of Sanctions

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…

5 months ago
TSMC Suspends Advanced Chip Orders For China CustomersTSMC Suspends Advanced Chip Orders For China Customers

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…

5 months ago
Amazon Mulls New Multi-Billion Dollar Investment In Anthropic – ReportAmazon Mulls New Multi-Billion Dollar Investment In Anthropic – Report

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

5 months ago
UK Orders Chinese Entity To Sell Stake In Scottish Chip Firm FTDIUK Orders Chinese Entity To Sell Stake In Scottish Chip Firm FTDI

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

5 months ago
Nvidia Asked SK Hynix To Advance Next-Gen AI Memory ProductionNvidia Asked SK Hynix To Advance Next-Gen AI Memory Production

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…

6 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

6 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…

6 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…

6 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…

6 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

6 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

6 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

6 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…

6 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

6 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…

6 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

6 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

6 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

6 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

7 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

7 months ago