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Government Nationalises One Of UK’s Last Semiconductor FactoriesGovernment Nationalises One Of UK’s Last Semiconductor Factories

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

7 months ago
Intel Rejects ARM Approach To Purchase Product Unit – ReportIntel Rejects ARM Approach To Purchase Product Unit – Report

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

7 months ago
Intel To Spin Off Foundry Unit As Independent SubsidiaryIntel To Spin Off Foundry Unit As Independent Subsidiary

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

7 months ago
Qualcomm Loses Appeal Over EU Antitrust FineQualcomm Loses Appeal Over EU Antitrust Fine

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…

7 months ago
Intel ‘Lost PlayStation 6 Chip Bid To AMD’Intel ‘Lost PlayStation 6 Chip Bid To AMD’

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

7 months ago
China Touts ‘Significant’ Advances In Chipmaking ToolsChina Touts ‘Significant’ Advances In Chipmaking Tools

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

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

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'

7 months ago
Intel ‘May Be Removed’ From Dow IndexIntel ‘May Be Removed’ From Dow Index

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…

8 months ago
Intel Considers Selling Altera, Splitting Fab BusinessIntel Considers Selling Altera, Splitting Fab Business

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

8 months ago
China GPU Start-Up Dissolves, Lays Off StaffChina GPU Start-Up Dissolves, Lays Off Staff

China GPU Start-Up Dissolves, Lays Off Staff

Chinese start-up that aimed to develop high-performance GPU designs to compete with Nvidia lays off all staff, dissolves

8 months ago
Beijing Sets Up $1bn Semiconductor FundBeijing Sets Up $1bn Semiconductor Fund

Beijing Sets Up $1bn Semiconductor Fund

Beijing municipal government sets up $1bn semiconductor investment fund in China's latest move to boost domestic chip manufacturing

8 months ago
Aricell Chief Arrested Over Massive Battery Plant FireAricell Chief Arrested Over Massive Battery Plant Fire

Aricell Chief Arrested Over Massive Battery Plant Fire

Chief executive of South Korea's Aricell arrested after authorities accuse company of security failings leading to fire that killed 23

8 months ago
Intel To Present Board With Strategic Options – ReportIntel To Present Board With Strategic Options – Report

Intel To Present Board With Strategic Options – Report

Troubled chip giant Intel is reportedly working with bankers and other advisors to present strategic options to board of directors

8 months ago
Intel Questioned By US Senator Over Job Cuts After $20bn Grant, LoansIntel Questioned By US Senator Over Job Cuts After $20bn Grant, Loans

Intel Questioned By US Senator Over Job Cuts After $20bn Grant, Loans

Intel CEO questioned by republican senator on 15,000 job cuts, after chip giant being awarded $20bn US grant

8 months ago
Shares In Nvidia Fall, Despite Record Profits, SalesShares In Nvidia Fall, Despite Record Profits, Sales

Shares In Nvidia Fall, Despite Record Profits, Sales

Nvidia announces $50 billion stock buyback after impressive Q2 financials, but shares slip despite strong demand for AI chips

8 months ago

Chip Veteran Resigns From Intel’s Board, Amid Turnaround Plan Clash

Semiconductor and venture capital veteran Lip-Bu Tan resigns from Intel's board of directors, amid reports of turnaround plan clash

8 months ago

South Korean AI Chip Makers Sapeon, Rebellions To Merge

South Korean AI chip start-ups Sapeon, Rebellions to merge in effort to challenge market leader Nvidia in ultra-competitive market

8 months ago

AMD To Buy Server Maker ZT Systems Amidst AI Battle

AMD plans to retain 1,000 engineers from acquisition of ZT Systems to help it more rapidly roll out AI GPU-based…

8 months ago

Shanghai Doubles Size Of Chip Investment Fund

New funding round doubles size of Shanghai chip investment fund to about $2bn as China faces increasingly stringent US sanctions

8 months ago

Texas Instruments Receives $1.6bn In US Gov’t Chip Funding

Texas Instruments to receive $1.6bn in grants and billions more in loans and tax credits toward construction of three new…

8 months ago

China To Limit Export Of Another Critical Mineral

Tit for tat. Beijing is to impose export limits on the strategic metal antimony and related elements due to “national…

8 months ago

Intel Sells Stake In British Chip Designer ARM

Amid its turnaround struggles and job cuts, Intel sells its 1.18 million share stake in UK chip designer ARM Holdings

8 months ago

Intel Sued By Shareholders After Dividend Suspension, Stock Price Crash

Shareholders alleged being blindsided after Intel's weak Q2 results, job losses, dividend suspension, triggered share price plunge

8 months ago

Intel, Nvidia Stocks Slide Amidst Chip Turmoil

Intel stock price plummets most in 50 years after it announces job cuts, as Nvidia declines on report of AI…

9 months ago

US To Exempt Allies From Expanded China Chip Equipment Export Rules

Biden administration reportedly will exempt certain allied countries from tougher chip equipment export rules to China

9 months ago

Intel To Cut Thousands Of Jobs – Report

Another round of layoffs reportedly on the cards for staff at Intel, in an effort to rebound from earnings slump

9 months ago

SK Hynix To Invest $6.8bn In Yongin Memory Chip Plant

SK Hynix to invest $6.8bn in first plant in emerging chip hub of Yongin amidst soaring demand for memory used…

9 months ago

Amazon Developing Cheaper AI Chips – Report

Engineers at Amazon's chip lab in Austin, Texas, are racing ahead to develop cheaper AI chips that are faster than…

9 months ago

US Cracks Down On Tech Shipments To Russia

Shipments of high-end chips and other electronics to Russia via China and Hong Kong said to fall by 20 percent…

9 months ago

Xiaomi Entered EV Market ‘Due To US Sanctions’

Xiaomi chief executive says he decided to begin making electric vehicles after company was placed on US military blacklist in…

9 months ago