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India Investigates After Report Claims Apple Supplier ‘Excluded Married Women’

Indian government investigates after report claims Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn 'systematically' excludes married women

6 months ago

China Memory Chip Maker YMTC Sues Tech Consultancy For Libel

Chinese memory chip maker YMTC sues Danish tech consultancy Strand Consult for libel in California amidst geopolitical hostilities

7 months ago

Workers Killed In Fire At South Korean Battery Plant

At least 22 workers killed in fire at lithium battery plant near Seoul after chain of explosions destroy second floor…

7 months ago

US Publishes Draft Rules On China AI, Chip Investment

US publishes draft rules governing investments into AI, other emerging technologies in China amidst political tensions

7 months ago

US Urges Netherlands, Japan To Increase Chip Kit Restrictions For China

American official heads to Japan after Dutch meeting, as US seeks to increase restrictions on chip-making equipment for China

7 months ago

Nvidia Overtakes Microsoft As Most Valuable Tech Firm

Nvidia dethrones Microsoft as world's most valuable tech firm, in ongoing market capitalisation battle of the big three

7 months ago

AI Fuels Local Memory Chip Demand For China’s Sanctioned YMTC

China chipmaker YMTC sees surge in demand from local companies, government projects amidst AI infrastructure boom, in spite of US…

7 months ago

US Mulls Additional AI Chip Restrictions For China – Report

Tightening the screws. Biden Administration is considering further restrictions on Chinese access to cutting-edge AI chip tech

7 months ago

Nvidia Completes Stock Split To Make Shares More Affordable

The 10-for-1 stock split at Nvidia has taken place, after the meteoric share price rise helped it become one of…

7 months ago

Intel Halting Construction Of Israel Plant, Says Report

Intel reportedly halting construction of $25bn semiconductor plant in southern Israel as executives transfer to Ohio

7 months ago

Huawei Claims AI Chip Equals Nvidia

Huawei executive claims its AI chip meets or surpasses one of Nvidia's most popular GPUs as company becomes serious rival…

7 months ago

Staff At Samsung Stage First Ever Walk Out

Trade union at Samsung Electronics in South Korea said many workers have staged a first ever strike on Friday

7 months ago

US Regulators To Open Antitrust Probes Into Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia

Both the Federal Trade Commission and US Justice Department are reportedly set to open antitrust investigations into leading AI players

7 months ago

Nvidia Overtakes Apple As Second Most Valuable Tech Firm

Value of Nvidia continues to surge as it reaches $3 trillion market cap, making it the second most valuable tech…

7 months ago

Computex: Qualcomm Promotes Windows AI Chips With ‘I’m A Mac’ Actor

Qualcomm promotes new AI chips for Windows PCs using former actor from Apple's 'I'm a Mac' TV adverts as Microsoft…

7 months ago

Nvidia, AMD Hawk AI Chips As Computex Opens

Nvidia's Huang, AMD's Su kick off Computex in battling speeches with plans for AI data centres, AI-tuned desktop chips

7 months ago

South Korea Chip Stockpiles Drop Amidst Surge In AI Chip Demand

Semiconductor inventories in South Korea drop by biggest amount since 2014 as Samsung, SK Hynix see surging demand for AI…

7 months ago

US Extends Probe Into Applied Materials Over Alleged China Shipments

Chip equipment maker Applied Materials receives new subpoena in ongoing probe into alleged sanctions-breaking shipments to China's SMIC

8 months ago

China Forms Biggest-Ever Chip Investment Fund

China officially launches third phase of semiconductor 'Big Fund' valued at $47.5bn as it seeks chip manufacturing self-sufficiency

8 months ago

Google I/O: Google Gemini, Project Astra Etc

AI very much the focus at Google's annual developer conference, including Google Gemini and a new AI assistant for smart…

8 months ago

US To Make 30 Percent Of Advanced Chips By 2032

US to triple domestic chipmaking capacity and control 30 percent of advanced chips by 2032 after Chips Act subsidy boost

8 months ago

US Revokes Some Intel, Qualcomm China Export Licences – Report

Chip giants Intel and Qualcomm complain of sales impact after United States revokes some of their export licences to China

8 months ago

Taiwanese Chip Giant Exits China Mainland

Major Taiwan chip assembly and test firm KYEC to sell Jiangsu subsidiary, exit mainland China manufacturing amidst political tensions

8 months ago

Intel Shares Sink As AI Surge Hits Chip Revenue

Intel shares sag after company shares gloomy revenue predictions, as data centre chip demand hit by priority for AI spending

8 months ago

Raimondo Downplays Huawei Smartphone Chip

US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says Huawei's flagship smartphone chip 'years behind' US technology, shows export controls working

9 months ago

TSMC Shocks Investors With Lower Chip Growth Forecast

TSMC pulls back on forecast of global chip industry growth for 2024, stirring concerns around expected recovery this year

9 months ago

Intel Foundry Assembles Next Gen Chip Machine From ASML

Key milestone sees Intel Foundry assemble ASML's new “High NA EUV” lithography tool, to begin 14A production

9 months ago

US Awards $6.4bn To Samsung For Expanded Texas Chip Production

US awards $6.4bn to Samsung Electronics under Chips Act as it seeks to expand domestic chip production following years of…

9 months ago

Huawei Building Massive Chip R&D Centre In Shanghai

Huawei now developing own chip manufacturing technology as it seeks ways around increasing US restrictions

9 months ago

China Tells Telecom Carriers To Phase Out Foreign Chips – Report

Tit-for-tat. Another blow for Intel and AMD in China, after Beijing orders telecom carriers to phase out foreign chips

9 months ago