Not even Nvidia's Jensen Huang can talk President Tariffs out of chip import taxes GPU giant could just wait eight minutes for Donald to change his mind AI + ML04 Feb 2025 | 28
Intel rakes in €515M from EU after ancient antitrust fine nixed A glimmer of light in an otherwise gloomy year for troubled chipmaker Systems03 Feb 2025 | 12
Trump’s tariffs, cuts may well put tech in a chokehold, say analysts Forrester's take on President's economic agenda offers little optimism for the industry On-Prem31 Jan 2025 | 223
Intel sinks $19B into the red, kills Falcon Shores GPUs, delays Clearwater Forest Xeons Imagine burning through $72B in one year. Did it make Sam Altman the CEO already? On-Prem31 Jan 2025 | 51
ASML makes hay while suns shines, but Trump could rain on its parade Netherlands biz riding AI boom, though China crackdown looms Systems29 Jan 2025 | 20
Trump eyes up to 100% tariffs on foreign semiconductors, TSMC in crosshairs No wonder OpenAI needs $500B for Stargate Systems28 Jan 2025 | 271
First all-Indian chips to debut this year, 25 more local designs in the works 28nm and fatter processes first, says minister, as semiconductor supply chain players move to cash in Systems24 Jan 2025 | 20
China to probe US chip subsidies as export curbs rattle allies Beijing investigating claims of unfair competition in mature semiconductors Systems17 Jan 2025 | 10
TSMC plans to have 1.6nm chips in 'volume production' by 2026 You've got to spend money – like $36 billion+ – to make, er, AI chips Systems16 Jan 2025 | 3
US adds Chinese RISC-V player that TSMC suspected of helping build Huawei GPUs to risky company register Sophgo scores a place on Entity List, Indian nuclear boffins taken off Legal16 Jan 2025 | 4
Biden said to weigh global limits on AI exports in 11th-hour trade war blitz updated China faces outright ban while others vie for Uncle Sam's favor Public Sector09 Jan 2025 | 8
MediaTek rings in the new year with a parade of chipset vulns Manufacturers should have had ample time to apply the fixes Security06 Jan 2025 | 5
US logic in question, but perhaps American memory can still prevail Comment With Intel's foundry future in doubt, Micron takes center stage in US Chips Act push Storage03 Jan 2025 | 10
IBM and GlobalFoundries settle multibillion-dollar trade secret and contract lawsuits Clears way for 'new opportunities' for collab, say pair Systems03 Jan 2025 |
Jury spares Qualcomm's AI PC ambitions, but Arm eyes a retrial Analysis The victory may be short lived as the chip designer gears up for second round Legal23 Dec 2024 | 15
Intel sued again over struggling foundry business Derivatives claim seeks damages from execs and board members Legal18 Dec 2024 | 8
Jury trial kicks off Arm's wrestling match with Qualcomm The Nuvia buyer's alleged violations of license terms expected to last through Friday Legal16 Dec 2024 | 11
Intel execs discuss the possibility of spinning off foundry 'Does it ever fully separate? I think that's an open question for another day,' interim co-CEO says Systems13 Dec 2024 | 11
Apple reportedly building AI server processor with help from Broadcom Something called 'Baltra' expected to make its debut in 2026, perhaps with tech both already use Systems12 Dec 2024 | 10
Intel turmoil prompts S&P Global to downgrade chipmaker's credit rating Finance house finds x86 giant's lack of strategy disturbing Systems11 Dec 2024 | 8
China gorging on silicon before Uncle Sam slams the door Chip imports up more than 14% this year in anticipation of fresh restrictions Systems11 Dec 2024 | 3
US Commerce Dept coughs up $6.1B Christmas present for Micron Funding to support development of memory vendor's $125B fab expansion in New York and Idaho Systems11 Dec 2024 | 9
Beijing wants Chinese outfits to seek alternatives to US silicon And American components may be in short supply as Middle Kingdom bans rare earth exports Public Sector05 Dec 2024 | 22
RISC-V's AI champion just scored $693M cash infusion Architecture may be good for more than cut-rate SoCs and high-volume microcontrollers after all AI + ML04 Dec 2024 | 5
Cost of Gelsinger's ambition proves too much for Intel Comment At least he'll have company as he joins 15K colleagues headed for the door Systems02 Dec 2024 | 46
TSMC bets big on 2nm by 2025 – but can it deliver? analysis Ambition meets reality as geopolitical, technical, and logistical challenges loom Systems29 Nov 2024 | 14
Ten years under Dr Su: How AMD went from budget Intel alternative to x86 contender From post-Athlon 64 dive into near obscurity to chip market stalwart Systems27 Nov 2024 | 43
Intel locks down $7.86B in funding from US CHIPS Act Outgoing administration rushes to allocate money ahead of Inauguration Day Systems26 Nov 2024 | 3
GlobalFoundries nets $1.5B from CHIPS Act despite sanctions violation fine DoC claims only 4 non-China foundries match GF's scale On-Prem21 Nov 2024 |
TSMC confirms 'unexploded ordnance' removed from wafer fab construction site Probably a relic of a Japanese WWII naval site Off-Prem14 Nov 2024 | 6
Southeast Asian nations revise semiconductor strategies as Trump's shadow looms Analysis Korea wants to get rid of overtime cap while Japan splashes cash with vague funding Systems13 Nov 2024 | 4
AWS opens cluster of 40K Trainium AI accelerators to researchers Throwing novel hardware at academia. It's a tale as old as time Systems12 Nov 2024 | 2
AMD grabs a quarter of x86 market with desktop gains, but server growth slows Arm-powered PCs are still nowhere Systems12 Nov 2024 | 22
TSMC halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese AI companies Move to suspend 7 nm and smaller processes follows US pressure Systems08 Nov 2024 | 4
$50M semiconductor fraudster pleads guilty to Russian chip-exporting scheme And separately, alleged ex-military traitor also arrested in Frankfurt Systems08 Nov 2024 | 9
Former SK hynix chip engineer gets 1.5 years in prison for IP theft Printed around 4,000 pages of tech before leaving for a job at Huawei Systems08 Nov 2024 | 10
TSMC prioritizing high-NA EUV scanners for R&D May not see full use until 2030 – even if it arrives this year Systems07 Nov 2024 |
Arm's royalty revenues boom, execs talk up hopes for AI bonanza Q2 climbs 23% on Armv9 adoption, but licensing dips Systems07 Nov 2024 | 2
The Register takes AMD's Ryzen 9800X3D for a spin Review Zen 5 3D V-cache is here at last, and priced at $479 – one for the gamers or multi-purpose desktop chip for all? Systems07 Nov 2024 | 34
AI chip startup Tenstorrent to train Japan's engineers in $50M government deal Government wants to make semiconductors big on home turf again Systems07 Nov 2024 | 5
UK orders Chinese biz to sell majority stake in Scottish chipmaker Government invokes National Security and Investment Act Systems06 Nov 2024 | 26
New Jersey man admits shipping sanctions-busting tech to Russia Smuggler busted on the border carrying naughty items Systems05 Nov 2024 | 16
GlobalFoundries fined $500K for violating US sanctions Updated Chip slinger fessed up, got off light, says Uncle Sam Systems04 Nov 2024 | 7
Intel losses hit $16.6B in Q3 and Wall Street is … loving it? Improving revenue outlook has Chipzilla's shares back on a positive trajectory – for the moment anyway. On-Prem01 Nov 2024 | 24
Uncle Sam lays out plans for $825M EUV R&D site in New York Given the cost of EUV litho machines, the Netherlands' ASML might be the real winner here Systems31 Oct 2024 | 22
Samsung blames 'one-off costs' as Q3 chip profits plummet 40% Unexpected expenses in semiconductor division overshadow revenue gains Systems31 Oct 2024 |
Equinix to pad Thai coffers with $500 million investment Another Asian country declares ambition to be a tech hub Off-Prem31 Oct 2024 | 6
Brit Apple semi supplier IQE's CEO departs amid reshuffle Big personnel changes happening as semiconductor materials seller looks set to list Taiwan biz in 2025 Systems30 Oct 2024 | 3
OpenAI reportedly asks Broadcom for help with custom inferencing silicon Fabbed by TSMC, needed for … it's a secret AI + ML30 Oct 2024 | 7
Chinese chips, quantum and AI now on US investment blacklist Wouldn’t want to inadvertently fund the PLA Systems29 Oct 2024 | 3
TSMC reportedly cuts off RISC-V chip designer linked to Huawei accelerators You know what they say, where there's a will there's a Huawei Systems28 Oct 2024 | 4
Intel to expand Chengdu facility, despite US China tension Chipzilla unlikely to give in when it comes to its biggest sales market Systems28 Oct 2024 | 2
Mature node chip output to surge 6% in 2025 TrendForce reports significant capacity gains as Beijing targets reduced reliance on imported semiconductors Systems25 Oct 2024 | 8
Ex-Intel board members make an ill-conceived case for spinning off Foundry Comment Save America’s most important manufacturer? More like save our portfolio and let Uncle Sam pick up the pieces Systems23 Oct 2024 | 34
Arm reportedly warns Qualcomm it will cancel its licenses Qualcomm brands ploy as 'unfounded' cash grab Legal23 Oct 2024 | 48
Uncle Sam extends 25% CHIPS Act tax credit to wafer, solar panel manufacturing Meanwhile, Infinera snags up to $93M of the dwindling subsidies Public Sector22 Oct 2024 |
TSMC blows whistle on potential sanctions-busting shenanigans from Huawei Chip giant tells Uncle Sam someone could be making orders on the sly Systems22 Oct 2024 | 13
It's about time Intel, AMD dropped x86 games and turned to the real threat Opinion Have recent troubles finally humbled Chipzilla? Systems22 Oct 2024 | 92
AI's energy appetite has Taiwan reconsidering the nuclear option Premier indicates possible shift in post-Fukushima policy Science22 Oct 2024 | 17
India, Nvidia, discuss jointly developed AI chip Current capabilities mean local manufacturing is not likely – but a chip tuned to Indian needs could work Systems22 Oct 2024 | 4
US leans on Japan to curb sales of chipmaking equipment to China Tokyo between a rock and a hard place as Beijing threatens to retaliate Systems22 Oct 2024 | 5
China ramps up semiconductor patents amid US export restrictions AI innovation and geopolitical tensions push Middle Kingdom filings up 42% Systems21 Oct 2024 | 2