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MEPs Ramp Pressure For Second EU Chips ActMEPs Ramp Pressure For Second EU Chips Act

MEPs Ramp Pressure For Second EU Chips Act

MEPs add to Commission pressure for second EU Chips Act amidst industry calls for renewed support for European semiconductor sector

3 days ago
Nine EU Countries Push For New Chips ActNine EU Countries Push For New Chips Act

Nine EU Countries Push For New Chips Act

Nine EU countries led by the Netherlands push European Commission for follow-up to 2023 EU Chips Act to boost manufacturing

4 days ago
New Intel Chief Lip-Bu Tan ‘Considers’ Job Cuts, Factory RevampNew Intel Chief Lip-Bu Tan ‘Considers’ Job Cuts, Factory Revamp

New Intel Chief Lip-Bu Tan ‘Considers’ Job Cuts, Factory Revamp

Incoming Intel chief executive Lip-Bu Tan considering cuts to middle management, revamp of Intel Foundry, report says

1 week ago
South Korea Sees China Chip Exports SlumpSouth Korea Sees China Chip Exports Slump

South Korea Sees China Chip Exports Slump

South Korean chip exports to China fall by nearly one-third after US government restricts sales of AI-friendly HBM memory

1 week ago
New Huawei Chip Appears As Company Shifts Away From Windows, IntelNew Huawei Chip Appears As Company Shifts Away From Windows, Intel

New Huawei Chip Appears As Company Shifts Away From Windows, Intel

Huawei's Kirin X90 chip receives security certification ahead of rumoured launch of HarmonyOS-based PC next month

1 week ago
TSMC To Spend $100bn On New US PlantsTSMC To Spend $100bn On New US Plants

TSMC To Spend $100bn On New US Plants

Taiwan's TSMC to invest additional $100bn in new plants, other facilities in Arizona as US administration seeks chip renewal

3 weeks ago
Nvidia, Broadcom Running Manufacturing Tests With IntelNvidia, Broadcom Running Manufacturing Tests With Intel

Nvidia, Broadcom Running Manufacturing Tests With Intel

Nvidia and Broadcom run manufacturing tests with Intel's foundry unit in early show of confidence for delayed offering

3 weeks ago
TSMC In Talks To Take Over Intel Chip FactoriesTSMC In Talks To Take Over Intel Chip Factories

TSMC In Talks To Take Over Intel Chip Factories

TSMC considers taking controlling stake in Intel's US factories under Trump administration proposal to safeguard US tech manufacturing

1 month ago
US To Renegotiate Chips Act AwardsUS To Renegotiate Chips Act Awards

US To Renegotiate Chips Act Awards

New US administration seeks to renegotiate some existing Chips Act contracts over companies' links to China, social requirements

1 month ago
OpenAI ‘Finalising Design’ For In-House AI ChipOpenAI ‘Finalising Design’ For In-House AI Chip

OpenAI ‘Finalising Design’ For In-House AI Chip

OpenAI reportedly set to finalise design for first in-house AI chip within months, putting it on track to come into…

2 months ago
US China Restrictions Creating ‘Incentive To Innovate’US China Restrictions Creating ‘Incentive To Innovate’

US China Restrictions Creating ‘Incentive To Innovate’

Experts tell US government advisory panel China export controls spurring innovative technologies like DeepSeek

2 months ago
Nvidia’s Huang Meets With Trump After DeepSeek ChaosNvidia’s Huang Meets With Trump After DeepSeek Chaos

Nvidia’s Huang Meets With Trump After DeepSeek Chaos

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang meets with US president Trump at White House after Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek rattles markets

2 months ago
Trump Says DeepSeek Is AI ‘Wake-Up Call’Trump Says DeepSeek Is AI ‘Wake-Up Call’

Trump Says DeepSeek Is AI ‘Wake-Up Call’

US president Donald Trump says success of DeepSeek's low-cost AI model should be 'wake-up call' to US industry, after market…

2 months ago
YMTC Achieves Memory Breakthrough In Spite Of US SanctionsYMTC Achieves Memory Breakthrough In Spite Of US Sanctions

YMTC Achieves Memory Breakthrough In Spite Of US Sanctions

Latest manufacturing process from China's YMTC shows industry-first technologies in spite of US sanctions, finds research

2 months ago
Low-Cost Chinese AI Chatbot Roils Tech StocksLow-Cost Chinese AI Chatbot Roils Tech Stocks

Low-Cost Chinese AI Chatbot Roils Tech Stocks

AI chatbot from Chinese start-up DeepSeek jumps to top of iOS free downloads in US, shaving billions off tech stocks…

2 months ago

TSMC Begins 4nm Chip Production In Arizona

TSMC begins production of advanced 4nm chips at Arizona plant as US seeks to bring more chip production within borders

2 months ago

China Chip Imports Surge Ahead Of New Export Controls

China's semiconductor imports grow by double-digits in 2024 ahead of new US export controls that seek to close loopholes for…

2 months ago

US Rules Divide World To Conquer China’s AI

New US export controls divide world into three tiers as outgoing administration seeks to cut off China's access to AI…

2 months ago

TSMC Cuts Off Singapore Company Amidst Huawei Fallout

TSMC cuts off Singapore-based PowerAIR as it investigates chip it produced appearing in AI accelerator made by US-sanctioned Huawei

2 months ago

China Aims To Deliver Open Source Chip This Year

Head of Chinese government research academy promises high-performance chip based on open source RISC-V standard, amidst chip tensions

3 months ago

Huawei’s Latest Premium Phones Use South Korean Memory Chips

Huawei's latest Mate 70 flagship smartphone range continues to use memory chips from South Korea's SK Hynix, teardown discovers

3 months ago

US Begins Investigation Into Legacy Chinese Chips

The Biden Administration has launched a last-minute investigation into older Chinese-made legacy semiconductors - weeks before Donald Trump's administration takes…

3 months ago

US Finalises Billions In Awards To Samsung, Texas Instruments

US finalises $4.7bn award to Samsung Electronics, $1.6bn to Texas Instruments to boost domestic chip manufacturing

3 months ago

US ‘Adding Sophgo’ To Blacklist Over Link To Huawei AI Chip

US Commerce Department reportedly adding China's Sophgo to trade blacklist after TSMC-manufactured part found in Huawei AI processor

3 months ago

China Chip Growth Slows As US Targets Legacy Chips

Growth in China's output of integrated circuits slows in November as Biden administration reportedly launches probe into legacy chips

3 months ago

China Chip Investment Plummets Amidst US Restrictions

Investment in China's semiconductor industry falls by one-third this year as US tightens restrictions, state funding now dominates

3 months ago

Broadcom Value Jumps Over $1tn On AI Optimism

Broadcom stock price surges 24 percent after company predicts 'massive' opportunity from custom AI chips for large customers

3 months ago

China Opens Nvidia Antitrust Probe After US Sanctions

Chinese government opens antitrust probe into Nvidia's $7bn acquisition of Mellanox, in move seen as retaliation to export restrictions

4 months ago

EU Probes Nvidia AI Chip Business Practices

European Commission reportedly questions Nvidia competitors, customers over business practices in AI chip market over antitrust concerns

4 months ago

US Chips ‘No Longer Safe’, Chinese Industry Bodies Claim

Latest salvo in escalating trade war, as Chinese companies are told by local industry bodies that US chips are 'no…

4 months ago