White House hopes to power up American battery factories with $3.5B fund Now that's the kind of current affairs we're into Public Sector16 Nov 2023 | 18
Banned US chipmaking equipment still ending up in China, says report Plus: US execs line up to dine with President Xi Systems15 Nov 2023 | 6
Vietnam becomes latest nation to pitch itself as a chip biz hub 50,000-strong alt.China talent pool promised, with Google, Samsung, SpaceX, and Intel interested On-Prem31 Oct 2023 |
Bezos' engineers dream of Blue Ring space platform in orbit by 2025 A little optimistic, given Blue Origin can't even deliver it themselves yet Science17 Oct 2023 | 19
3D printer purchases could require background checks under proposed law Bill in New York aims to stop spread of ghost guns, but fails to address existing kit or private sales Legal17 Oct 2023 | 37
Japan's PM hints at semiconductor subsidies as part of wider growth plan Updated Digital transformation and startups at center of stimulus package Public Sector26 Sep 2023 | 1
China to set standards for the metaverse because it's not sure what one is Beijing reckons they could be handy for manufacturing, but for now they're just a mess Software19 Sep 2023 | 5
After failed takeover, Intel and Tower Semi aren't giving up on the relationship Meanwhile, Arm suffers IPO financial muscle loss with low valuation On-Prem05 Sep 2023 | 1
The semiconductor biz is sick, but demand for SiC chips that improve EVs is accelerating Onsemi CEO says demand for silicon carbide surged – as investors pile in Personal Tech01 Aug 2023 | 2
Infineon to offer recyclable circuit boards that dissolve in water Phasing out epoxy resin laminate with biodegradable substrate might be costly, though Systems28 Jul 2023 | 37
Prices of gallium and germanium rise as China export controls loom Plus: US warns domestic chip suppliers will feel the pain Systems27 Jul 2023 | 42
HPE prepares for spicy affair with India to churn out $1B worth of servers Middle Kingdom suddenly a less appealing destination for manufacturing On-Prem06 Jul 2023 | 4
China admits local semiconductor industry can't match world class reliability Wants administrators, manufacturers, and the software they use, to be better Software05 Jul 2023 | 15
Intel to build $4.6B assembly, testing site in Poland Germany negotiations reportedly back on track for Magdeburg fab too On-Prem16 Jun 2023 |
Applied Materials wants Uncle Sam's help with $4B chip R&D nerve center Step right up and let us help you become dependent on us Systems22 May 2023 |
Millions of mobile phones come pre-infected with malware, say researchers Black Hat Asia The threat is coming from inside the supply chain Cyber-crime11 May 2023 | 50
Samsung takes $3.1B gamble on OLED displays for tablets and notebooks That must be why PC sales are down – the blacks just aren't inky enough Systems04 Apr 2023 | 18
Barred from US tech, Huawei claims to have built its own 14nm chip design suite Beijing's Made in China drive fueled by Washington's export crackdowns Software24 Mar 2023 | 23
As chip sales slump, inflation makes the price of Samsung's Texas fab blow out South Korean titan budgeted $17 billion. Could now need over $25 billion to bring the facility online Systems16 Mar 2023 | 2
Chipmakers threaten to defect to US, EU if UK doesn't get its semiconductor plans sorted Where's the Brexit bonus? On-Prem14 Feb 2023 | 131
Language, schmanguage: NASA's generative AI builds spaceships Or their parts, at least, which look decidedly skeletal for satellite struts AI + ML13 Feb 2023 | 22
Boeing bids the 747 a final, ultimate, conclusive farewell Cargo airline Atlas Air takes delivery of 1,547th and last Queen of the Skies Offbeat01 Feb 2023 | 29
US ban on China chip exports rebounds, causes 2,700 job losses California-based chipmaking kit-maker Lam hit by DRAM decline, inability to export to Middle Kingdom Systems27 Jan 2023 | 14
Intel chairman exits just ahead of next financial report Comment And within days of scrapping about a billion dollars in projects Systems24 Jan 2023 | 12
Apple wants a quarter of its products manufactured in India, claims minister Take that, China Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 12
US, Canada, Mexico ponder some sort of chip supply collab Climate change, drugs and immigration behind semiconductors on White House priority list Systems10 Jan 2023 | 1
Risk-averse Kyocera gambles nearly $10b of own shares on semiconductor growth When the chips are down, bet the farm Systems28 Dec 2022 | 13
Micron plans staff decimation as demand dips to Great Recession levels Lower demand? Bid adieu to 10% of workers and cut production Systems22 Dec 2022 | 12
TSMC’s CEO is not pleased with the growing US-China rift Leader of the the world's largest contract chip manufacturer would like it if the two world powers could work out their differences Systems21 Dec 2022 | 18
Chipmakers to spend $500b on 84 new fabs by 2024 despite shaky economy We sure do love those government subsidies, says industry cheerleader Systems15 Dec 2022 | 4
IBM to help Japan’s government-funded chipmaker produce 2nm CPUs, GPUs Just as Tokyo reportedly agrees to back US chip sanctions against China Systems14 Dec 2022 | 4
TSMC founder says 'globalization is almost dead' as Asian foundry giant expands in US Comment A sober reflection on the industry as supply chains bifurcate in the East and West Systems08 Dec 2022 | 85
Intel reminds everyone it's still cooking away on more PC processors Better late than never to catch up with AMD's Ryzen star Systems08 Dec 2022 | 9
TSMC triples spending on Arizona advanced chip site with extra 3nm fab Analysis Biden thinks it's a big deal, but TSMC's Taiwan output will still dwarf US fabs Systems06 Dec 2022 | 9
GlobalFoundries plans up to 800 layoffs despite reporting record profits Record income? Tick. CHIPS Act subsidies coming? Tick. Yet chipmaker tries to make Wall Stret happier still Systems05 Dec 2022 | 7
Apple pushes TSMC to make more advanced chips in US by 2024 Biden to join Tim Cook as well as AMD and Nvidia chiefs for an announcement from the semiconductor giant next week Systems01 Dec 2022 | 6
Intel: The economy is bad right now, but we still need more fabs x86 giant says it will tweak spending for Ohio, Germany plants based on ‘market needs’ Systems29 Nov 2022 | 5
Race to build India’s first chip plant may be won in 2023 The US chip war on China could give India’s chip-making dreams a boost Systems28 Nov 2022 |
Head of Intel Foundry Services resigns just as chip biz gets going Exclusive Randhir Thakur led Intel’s big bet to take on Asian foundry giants TSMC and Samsung Systems21 Nov 2022 | 3
TSMC confirms 3nm fab in Arizona to make neighbor Intel sweat a little more Analysis Next-gen chip plant could appeal to customers for supply chain, national security reasons Systems21 Nov 2022 | 5
Marvell's latest switch may not be fast but the timing is great The chipmaker's Prestera DX1500 family brings Ethernet to OT networks Networks08 Nov 2022 | 1
This startup reckons its chiplet interconnect tech can best Intel, TSMC If Eliyan’s designs work, this could lower reliance on Asia for chip manufacturing Systems08 Nov 2022 | 6
China doesn’t need to take Taiwan’s fabs to escape US trade bans Comment Threatening to destroy them could give them just as much leverage, while averting all out war Systems13 Oct 2022 | 22
AMD was right about chiplets, Intel's Gelsinger all but says Even Gordon Moore saw it coming, admits CEO Systems28 Sep 2022 | 10
Intel's planned Italian facility now tied up in election politics Government may foot up to 40% of the bill for a fab that runs on time Systems26 Sep 2022 | 7
Taiwan’s GlobalWafers races to break ground in Texas before tax breaks dissolve Everythings bigger in Texas, including the tax breaks On-Prem13 Sep 2022 | 4
With its Ohio fab under way, Intel's next challenge: Keeping its promises Interview The chipmaker not only needs to find nearly 10,000 workers, it has to deliver a competitive product On-Prem12 Sep 2022 | 7
US wants to give global chipmakers a 25% tax credit on new fabs Plus $39 billion in subsidies for 'domestic' effort that will welcome foreign semiconductor players Systems06 Sep 2022 | 8
Micron confirms first US memory fab on home soil in 20 years $15 billion Idaho facility is the first step as chip biz feeds on CHIPS Act On-Prem01 Sep 2022 | 6
India wants to quadruple electronics biz in just four years Minister says it needs to copy Vietnam and China's 'first globalize, then localize' strategy Personal Tech31 Aug 2022 | 6
Intel's Gelsinger talks up 'systems foundry' era of trillion-transistor chips Hot Chips CEO pledges to 'keep moving Moore's Law forward' during Hot Chips keynote Systems23 Aug 2022 | 15
Clean up orbit first, then we can think about space factories, says FCC It's hard to make things out there when dust-sized particles can destroy them Science08 Aug 2022 | 23
India to revisit hardware incentives after struggling to move manufacturers out of China Minister laments Dell, HPE and pals have the market locked up and little incentive to change Systems08 Aug 2022 | 10
Chinese chipmaker workers told to sleep at their factories 'Closed loop' ordered to keep fabs and manufacturing plants running amid COVID-19 outbreaks On-Prem25 Jul 2022 | 22
Intel bags deal to make chips for MediaTek, that other Android processor designer This will be the x86 giant's first major foundry customer On-Prem25 Jul 2022 | 4
China seems to have figured out how to make 7nm chips despite US sanctions Foiled again, Team America On-Prem22 Jul 2022 | 71
Russia, Iran discuss tech manufacturing, infosec and e-governance collaboration Proposed working group would see Moscow's miltech conglomerate Rostec operate in Tehran Security22 Jul 2022 | 20
US warns losing access to Taiwanese chips could break the economy Stark warning of a 'deep and immediate recession' if China takes over Systems21 Jul 2022 | 12
What recession? Chipmaking kit supplier ASML hits record orders But supply issues are forcing the lithography system giant to defer revenue past 2022 Systems20 Jul 2022 |
Japanese chip plant back online after lightning strike Renesas factory experienced worst voltage drop in decade – shutting down production lines Systems12 Jul 2022 | 4