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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
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 cloud systems
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 chip plants
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
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 antitrust probe
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 in AI processors
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 after aggressive enforcement
Nvidia Said To Develop ‘Blackwell’ AI Chip For China
Nvidia said to be developing version of next-gen 'Blackwell' AI chip for China market as US mulls further export controls
US Considers Further Chip Restrictions For China – Report
Stop supplying Beijing. US tells allied chip tech firms it is mulling the most severe chip trade restriction for China
Huawei Completes Massive $1.4bn R&D Campus With ‘100 Cafes’
Huawei Technologies completes work on massive centralised R&D campus as it seeks to develop domestic chip technologies
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
Intel Halting Construction Of Israel Plant, Says Report
Intel reportedly halting construction of $25bn semiconductor plant in southern Israel as executives transfer to Ohio
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
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
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
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
SoftBank-Owned ARM To Develop AI Chips
SoftBank-owned UK chip design firm ARM Holdings to develop AI accelerator chips for data centres amidst investment boom
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
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
Raimondo Downplays Huawei Smartphone Chip
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo says Huawei's flagship smartphone chip 'years behind' US technology, shows export controls working
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
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 decline
Samsung To Receive $6bn For Texas Chip Expansion
Samsung reportedly to be awarded $6bn to $7bn in grants to expand its chip manufacturing facilities in Taylor, Texas at event next week
TSMC Expands Arizona Chip Plans Under $6.6bn US Deal
TSMC to receive another $6.6bn in grants under Chips Act deal that sees it producing 2.2nm chips in Arizona later in decade
EU Launches Probe Into China Legacy Chips, Following US Lead
EU begins survey of 'market distortions' in legacy chips as it coordinated with US to clamp down on China dominance
UK Joins EU’s Chip Research Program
UK joins European Union's chip funding research scheme, pledging £35 million for EU's 'Chips Joint Undertaking'
TSMC Opens First Factory In Japan
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC celebrates opening of first Japanese factory, in key step in global expansion plans
China’s SMIC, Huawei Amongst Top Gov’t Funding Recipients
SMIC, Huawei amongst China's top government funding recipients this year as country continues efforts to develop advanced chips
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Seeks Trillions To Overhaul Chip Industry – Report
Sam Altman reportedly seeking between $5 and $7 trillion to overhaul semiconductor industry to remove AI chip limitations