Semiconductor

Smartphone chip house Ziguang Zhanrui records 14,726.1% growth in China

That's year on year from a base close to zero ... but still, that makes it the fifth biggest in the Middle Kingdom right out of the blue

15 Nov 2021 22:29 | 6

Storage

Memory maker Micron moots $150bn mega manufacturing moneybag

AI and 5G to fuel demand for new plants and R&D

20 Oct 2021 19:55 | 2

Storage

Memory maker Micron offers hope for PC parts supply returning 'in the coming months'

Oh, and boasts over record-breaking return from IoT segment, too

29 Sep 2021 16:15 |

Video

Scientists took cues from helicopter seeds to invent tiny microchips that float on wind

'Microfliers' could carry sensors to monitor air pollution and more

24 Sep 2021 16:29 | 36

HPC

First RISC-V computer chip lands at the European Processor Initiative

EPAC accelerator runs its first 'Hello, World!' in-silico

22 Sep 2021 14:28 | 24

On-Prem

Chip glut might start in 2023, says IDC, and auto-chip traffic jam could clear this year

Shortages in today's supply chains persist and capacity is all but booked. But the future looks bright

20 Sep 2021 07:05 | 22

Storage

Speciality electronics outfit boasts of 64-fold density increase for its latest space-ready MRAM parts

Takes Avalanche's latest STT-MRAM tech and packs it into rad-hard ceramic squares

15 Sep 2021 17:28 | 9

On-Prem

New release of SweRVolf RISC-V SoC project aims for lower barrier to entry

FOSSi Foundation's Olof Kindgren on the origins, future, and success of the RISC-V ISA

15 Sep 2021 16:28 | 1

Servers

Tachyum's Prodigy emulator achieves first boot, runs Linux and says 'hello, world'

'Universal processor' startup still no nearer to proving bold claims of tenfold performance gain over Chipzilla, AMD

01 Sep 2021 10:26 | 30

Edge + IoT

EU to formally probe Nvidia's $54bn takeover over British chip designer Arm – report

Hot on heels of 'significant concerns' from the UK

27 Aug 2021 16:58 | 28

On-Prem

TSMC to hike some chip prices 'by as much as 20%'

If you want all these new fabs, you're gonna pay for 'em, pal

26 Aug 2021 22:25 | 15

Storage

Samsung splurges $200bn to bring 'new future order' over next few years – meaning chips, pharma, comms

Apparently the revolution is now, and it is well funded

24 Aug 2021 14:07 | 2

On-Prem

UK's Newport Wafer Fab now under Chinese ownership

Government's promised review hasn't emerged, but Wingtech and Companies House say the deal is done

17 Aug 2021 07:15 | 57

Storage

SK Hynix hits 3-year revenue high as extreme ultraviolet production kicks off in earnest

Commercial EUV LPDDR4 modules in the works now, but the 1anm node is still being treated as a test-bed

27 Jul 2021 14:30 | 11

Offbeat

South Korea reports export boom in silicon, wireless comms, and instant noodles

Makes sense really

26 Jul 2021 14:25 | 2

On-Prem

Intel: 'Another one to two years before the industry is able to completely catch up with demand'

CEO reassures punters that $40bn foundry spending will pay off

23 Jul 2021 14:30 | 14

Updated

UKRI denies pulling funding from Newport Wafer Fab over Chinese ownership concerns

'Funding continues,' despite media reports to the contrary

23 Jul 2021 10:01 | 25

Edge + IoT

Will it bend? That is the question: Arm boffins boast of first flexible 32-bit chip

Plastic-backed TFT part positioned as perfect for the Internet of Things

21 Jul 2021 16:01 | 18

On-Prem

Chip-making equipment maker ASML boasts of record orders, predicts a $1 trillion market by 2030

Talks of increased interest in EUV, nations' desire to take tech production native

21 Jul 2021 15:15 | 1

On-Prem

As Europe hopes to double its share of global chip production, Intel comes along with $20bn, plans for fabs

France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands ... but not Brexit Britain?

12 Jul 2021 22:50 | 52

Personal Tech

Taiwan chip giant sees 20 per cent revenue spike as industry struggles to meet demand

Capital piles into chip fabs as pandemic recovery pushes demand

09 Jul 2021 18:05 | 4

On-Prem

Prime Minister says national security advisor will probe Chinese acquisition of UK's top chip maker

Newport Wafer Fab sale to Wingtech goes under microscope

07 Jul 2021 21:37 | 30

On-Prem

Chinese chip designers hope to topple Arm's Cortex-A76 with XiangShan RISC-V design

Permissively licensed, the processor's second iteration targets 2GHz at 14nm

06 Jul 2021 11:03 | 27

Science

Boffins boast of 'slidetronics' breakthrough enabling binary switch just two atoms thick

Finding could boost performance and efficiency of future gadgets

02 Jul 2021 06:33 | 18

Storage

Micron announces EUV fabs by 2024 as it flogs Utah facility to Texas Instruments

Oh, and it would like everyone to know it had a fantastic sales quarter, natch

01 Jul 2021 12:15 | 3

On-Prem

GlobalFoundries breaks ground on new Singapore semi facility targeting automotive, 5G chips

I node what you'll do in summer 2023

22 Jun 2021 20:52 |

On-Prem

Dem, Repub senators propose tax credits for factories that churn out chips on US soil

It'll be absolutely FABS-ulous, Wyden and Crapo promise

18 Jun 2021 01:34 | 6

Column

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The best time to build a semiconductor foundry is 5 years ago

The history of computing is all change, all the time. Yet silicon-slingers let the chips fail where they may

09 Jun 2021 11:28 | 50

On-Prem

Japan to dangle as many Yen as it takes to lure chipmakers to its shores, because everyone else is doing it too

National growth strategy also prioritises low power distributed data centres

03 Jun 2021 02:58 | 4

On-Prem

Silicon foundries surge to new revenue records, but Texas cold snap sent Samsung backwards

TSMC is well on truly on top with 55 percent market share

01 Jun 2021 03:24 | 5

Storage

Europe gives SK Hynix the nod to gobble up Intel's NAND flash and solid-state drive biz

I have you now, Samsung

22 May 2021 07:38 | 4

Column

When the chips are down, Intel's biggest gamble isn't what to do – it's whom to do it with

Trade you architecture and production tricks for lithography and yield plans?

17 May 2021 08:32 | 9

On-Prem

As Samsung breaks ground on new EUV semi foundry, SK Hynix mulls expanding its logic and contract fab businesses

Analyst: 'Company may need to license 7nm and below process tech'

13 May 2021 13:34 |

On-Prem

If you said the semiconductor shortage will last until Q2 2022, you would be correct, according to Gartner

Chip in if you want more chips, analyst house suggests

12 May 2021 21:19 | 1

Science

IBM says it's built the world's first 2nm semiconductor chips

Coming to a computer near you ... this decade ... maybe

06 May 2021 23:04 | 33

On-Prem

Chipmaker TSMC to build 'up to five' more factories in Arizona

Copper State turns silicon?

04 May 2021 22:24 | 12

Personal Tech

Richer each day, home and Huawei: Apple's hunger for Snapdragon modems, smartphone recovery pays off for Qualcomm

A certain Chinese juggernaut's woes helped a bit, too

29 Apr 2021 19:05 |

On-Prem

Japanese auto chipmaker Renesas expects to resume full production next month following fab blaze

Glimmer of hope on the semiconductor front – for the car industry anyway

19 Apr 2021 13:31 | 6

On-Prem

Global chip shortage probably won't let up until 2023, warns TSMC: CEO 'still expects capacity to tighten more'

Automotive supply is a 'top priority', analysts told

16 Apr 2021 01:29 | 6

On-Prem

Intel offers to produce car chips for automakers stalled by ongoing semiconductor supply drought

Also, President Biden hosts meeting to mull over silicon shortage

13 Apr 2021 00:48 | 26

Personal Tech

Sitting idle while global chips fry: US car industry asks Biden to earmark cash for automotive semiconductors

Forget smartphones – whaddabout motors?

06 Apr 2021 19:56 | 14

Servers

Qualcomm closes acquisition of chip designer Nuvia: First custom cores to launch next year

2022 Snapdragon chipset aimed at high-performance ultraportables

16 Mar 2021 15:50 | 2

Legal

Intel told by jury to pay $2.18bn to VLSI for ripping off two semiconductor patents

Chipzilla vows to appeal verdict

03 Mar 2021 01:55 | 11

On-Prem

Thirsty work: TSMC starts trucking in water amid Taiwan drought to keep chip production lines chugging

Yet more woes for embattled industry

24 Feb 2021 17:37 | 17

Legal

China's semiconductor self-sufficiency drive slid backwards in 2020

5.9 percent of silicon made at home now, goal is 70 percent in 2025 and the USA's sanctions seem to be biting

22 Feb 2021 04:58 |

On-Prem

The chips are down. We need your support, semiconductor industry tells US President Biden

How about some investment... or at least a tax break?

19 Feb 2021 14:37 | 33

Science

Iron in the kinks, say boffins: Wrinkly graphene could one day make computer chips 'smaller and faster'

All these use cases, not much action

16 Feb 2021 10:30 | 14

Servers

President Biden to issue executive order on chip shortages as under-pressure silicon world begs for help

CEOs say US needs to invest in home-fabbed tech

13 Feb 2021 10:57 | 79

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Smartphone chip house Ziguang Zhanrui records 14,726.1% growth in China

Memory maker Micron moots $150bn mega manufacturing moneybag

Memory maker Micron offers hope for PC parts supply returning 'in the coming months'

Scientists took cues from helicopter seeds to invent tiny microchips that float on wind

First RISC-V computer chip lands at the European Processor Initiative

Chip glut might start in 2023, says IDC, and auto-chip traffic jam could clear this year

Speciality electronics outfit boasts of 64-fold density increase for its latest space-ready MRAM parts

New release of SweRVolf RISC-V SoC project aims for lower barrier to entry

Tachyum's Prodigy emulator achieves first boot, runs Linux and says 'hello, world'

EU to formally probe Nvidia's $54bn takeover over British chip designer Arm – report

TSMC to hike some chip prices 'by as much as 20%'

Samsung splurges $200bn to bring 'new future order' over next few years – meaning chips, pharma, comms

UK's Newport Wafer Fab now under Chinese ownership

SK Hynix hits 3-year revenue high as extreme ultraviolet production kicks off in earnest

South Korea reports export boom in silicon, wireless comms, and instant noodles

Intel: 'Another one to two years before the industry is able to completely catch up with demand'

UKRI denies pulling funding from Newport Wafer Fab over Chinese ownership concerns

Will it bend? That is the question: Arm boffins boast of first flexible 32-bit chip

Chip-making equipment maker ASML boasts of record orders, predicts a $1 trillion market by 2030

As Europe hopes to double its share of global chip production, Intel comes along with $20bn, plans for fabs

Taiwan chip giant sees 20 per cent revenue spike as industry struggles to meet demand

Prime Minister says national security advisor will probe Chinese acquisition of UK's top chip maker

Chinese chip designers hope to topple Arm's Cortex-A76 with XiangShan RISC-V design

Boffins boast of 'slidetronics' breakthrough enabling binary switch just two atoms thick

Micron announces EUV fabs by 2024 as it flogs Utah facility to Texas Instruments

GlobalFoundries breaks ground on new Singapore semi facility targeting automotive, 5G chips

Dem, Repub senators propose tax credits for factories that churn out chips on US soil

The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The best time to build a semiconductor foundry is 5 years ago

Japan to dangle as many Yen as it takes to lure chipmakers to its shores, because everyone else is doing it too

Silicon foundries surge to new revenue records, but Texas cold snap sent Samsung backwards

Europe gives SK Hynix the nod to gobble up Intel's NAND flash and solid-state drive biz

When the chips are down, Intel's biggest gamble isn't what to do – it's whom to do it with

As Samsung breaks ground on new EUV semi foundry, SK Hynix mulls expanding its logic and contract fab businesses

If you said the semiconductor shortage will last until Q2 2022, you would be correct, according to Gartner

IBM says it's built the world's first 2nm semiconductor chips

Chipmaker TSMC to build 'up to five' more factories in Arizona

Richer each day, home and Huawei: Apple's hunger for Snapdragon modems, smartphone recovery pays off for Qualcomm

Japanese auto chipmaker Renesas expects to resume full production next month following fab blaze

Global chip shortage probably won't let up until 2023, warns TSMC: CEO 'still expects capacity to tighten more'

Intel offers to produce car chips for automakers stalled by ongoing semiconductor supply drought

Sitting idle while global chips fry: US car industry asks Biden to earmark cash for automotive semiconductors

Qualcomm closes acquisition of chip designer Nuvia: First custom cores to launch next year

Intel told by jury to pay $2.18bn to VLSI for ripping off two semiconductor patents

Thirsty work: TSMC starts trucking in water amid Taiwan drought to keep chip production lines chugging

China's semiconductor self-sufficiency drive slid backwards in 2020

The chips are down. We need your support, semiconductor industry tells US President Biden

Iron in the kinks, say boffins: Wrinkly graphene could one day make computer chips 'smaller and faster'

President Biden to issue executive order on chip shortages as under-pressure silicon world begs for help

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