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Electric Vehicle Battery Start-Up Britishvolt ‘Near...
UK electric vehicle battery start-up Britishvolt said to be near to entering administration as funding talks reach dead end
Chip Sales Contract As Semiconductor Shortage Turns To Glut
Worldwide chip sales decline for first time since early 2020 amidst shrinking demand for PCs, smartphones and consumer electronics
Covid Walkouts At Foxconn Plant Affect iPhone Production
Workers at Foxconn's biggest iPhone plant in Zhengzhou, China, return to home cities amist rising Covid-19 cases
US Expects Deal With Allies To Implement China Chip Restrictions
Biden administration indicates a deal is near with key allies to also apply export restrictions on chip-making tools to China
Tensions With China Pose ‘Serious’ Challenges For Chip...
TSMC chairman admits tensions between Taiwan and the US with China has posed “serious challenges” for chip industry
Apple iPad Pro With M2 Chip Expected Shortly
New iPad models are expected to launch “in a matter of days”, with the iPad Pro expected to boast the powerful new M2 processor
Apple Halts Plans To Use Chinese Memory Chips
Apple suspends plans to use memory chips from China's YMTC in iPhones after firm hit with sweeping US trade sanctions
Xi Calls For China To ‘Win Battle’ On Core Tech
China president Xi Jinping calls for country to 'win the battle' on core tech after US imposes sweeping trade restrictions
Intel To Axe Thousands Of Jobs Amid PC Decline – Report
Chip giant is to begin a major headcount reduction this month, as Intel contends with falling PC sales, inflation, and supply chain
Intel, Google Co-Designed Data Centre E2000 Chip
Google Cloud deploys its new C3 machine series, featuring the Intel infrastructure processing unit E2000, co-designed by Google and Intel
PC Shipments Declined 15 Percent In Q3, Warns IDC
Worrying decline in PC shipments continues, as IDC reports 15 percent year on year decline, with Apple only manufacturer to see increase
US Targets China Semiconductor Industry With Raft Of Measures
US announces broad range of measures aimed at barring China from developing advanced chip manufacturing capabilities and modernising military
ARM Cuts 40 Percent Of UK Staff Recruited Under Softbank –...
Global reorganisation at ARM Holdings sees job cuts hit United Kingdom harder than other locations around the world
Micron To Spend Up To $100 Billion To Build New York Chip Fab
White House welcomes news that new chip “megafab” costing up to $100bn will be constructed in New York by Micron Technology
Government Again Delays Decision On Newport Wafer Fab
Another delay to the government making a decision whether to allow a Chinese entity to acquire UK's largest chip factory
US To Clarify AI Chip Export Restrictions ‘Soon’
White House official says US planning to clarify China export restrictions on AI chips from Nvidia, others 'relatively soon'
US Hosts Initial ‘Chip 4’ Meeting In Taiwan
US hosts initial 'Chips 4' working group meeting in Taiwan with participation of South Korea and Japan as it seeks to block China's chip progress
US Senators Ramp Up Pressure On Apple Over China Deal
US senators call for intelligence evaluation of potential Apple deal to use memory chips from China's YMTC in latest iPhone 14
ARM Launches New Chip Design For Data Centre, Cloud
British chip designer ARM Holdings reveals its next generation data centre chip design, dubbed Neoverse V2
Google Partners US Government To Develop Open Source Chips
US Commerce Department and Google team up to develop open source chips that can be utilised by startups and researchers
US ‘To Implement’ China Chip Export Restrictions
US Commerce Department reportedly planning to publish new export rules aimed at restricting Chinese chip manufacturing next month
Micron Breaks Ground For $15bn US Memory Chip Plant
Micron breaks ground for $15bn memory chip plant as part of $40bn US investment fuelled by $52bn Chips and Science Act
US Lawmakers Warn Apple Over Chinese Memory Chips
US lawmakers warn Apple it faces potentially serious consequences if it uses NAND memory chips made by controversial Chinese firm in iPhones
EU Says It Will Not Appeal Qualcomm Antitrust Decision
European Commission confirms it is not planning to appeal General Court decision on its 997m euro fine against Qualcomm, in blow to EU antitrust efforts
US Bans Tech Firms From Building Chinese Factories
US Chips and Science Act (Chips). Biden administration tells those receiving federal funding they will not be allowed to invest in China
UK Again Delays Chinese Purchase Of Newport Wafer Fab
More delays to the national security probe into the acquisition of Newport Wafer Fab by a Chinese owned entity
Arm Sues Qualcomm And Nuvia Unit For Licence Infringement
British chip designer Arm Holdings accuses Qualcomm and Nuvia of trademark infringement and breaching certain licence agreements
US Instructs AMD, Nvidia To Halt AI Shipments To China
Two leading American chipmakers, Nvidia and AMD, have been ordered to stop selling some of their AI-related technology to China
China’s SMIC ‘Has Achieved’ 7nm Chip Breakthrough
Semiconductor analysts say China's SMIC using advanced 7nm process in shipping semiconductors in spite of sanctions restriction most advanced tech