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Warm embrace of CHIPS Act cash envelopes Polar Semiconductor
Minnow of among government funded whales to double production capacity
Systems24 Sep 2024 | 1
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US proposes ban on Chinese, Russian connected car tech over security fears
No room for your spy mobiles on our streets
Software23 Sep 2024 | 28
US sets reporting requirements for AI models, infrastructure operators
Washington wants to know what the biggest model-makers are up to
AI + ML10 Sep 2024 | 1
HP secures $50M CHIPS Act boost to adapt inkjet tech for life sciences
Major funding backs printer giant's microfluidics work as market waits to see if regular printing revs recover
Personal Tech28 Aug 2024 | 10
Texas Instruments calculates its US CHIPS Act winnings at $1.6B
Another $3B in loans also on the table to support $18B foundry enlargement
Public Sector16 Aug 2024 | 7
GlobalWafers scores $400M to help build US's first 300mm wafer plants in Texas and Missouri
CHIPS ACT grant will help cover the Taiwanese semiconductor firm’s $4B budget
Systems17 Jul 2024 | 3
BROADER TOPICS
Uncle Sam relies on manual processes to oversee restrictions on Huawei, other Chinese tech players
Outdated tech at Bureau of Industry and Security leaves licensing open to human error
Public Sector03 Jul 2024 | 6
Biden admin fuels up Rocket Lab with $24M for space-grade solar cell chip shop
Funding will expand manufacturing by 50% in three years, says Uncle Sam
Science11 Jun 2024 |
Korea's SKC gets $75M in CHIPS change for US-based glass substrate plant
Set up as a gamble, the Absolics subsidiary has just paid off
On-Prem23 May 2024 |
Biden admin shells out $120M to return chip startup to US ownership
Korean-controlled silicon slinger could be coming back to the fold
Systems13 May 2024 | 7
Semiconductor digital twins to sip $285M from America's CHIPS Act funding pool
Fake it until you make it, literally
Science06 May 2024 |
Uncle Sam earmarks $54M of CHIPS funding for small-biz semiconductor boffinry
Up to 24 outfits to bag taxpayer cash for projects 'developing a viable product or service' for US chip industry
Public Sector17 Apr 2024 | 1
Samsung snags $6.4B in CHIPS Act funds for Texas fabs
Work in Austin, Taylor will include new 2nm facility, packaging plant, and Pentagon partnership
Systems15 Apr 2024 | 4
TSMC scores $11.6B funding infusion for Arizona fabs, now plans for third plant
Nevermind the fact that the first two plants are facing delays and costs are rising – build, build build!
Systems08 Apr 2024 | 7
UK and US to jointly develop AI test suites to tackle risks
Memorandum of Understanding penned to put models, systems, and agents through their paces
AI + ML02 Apr 2024 | 4
Biden to inject Intel with CHIPS fab cash 'next week'
Samsung and TSMC apparently slated to receive $6B and $5B
On-Prem15 Mar 2024 | 11
Chinese 'connected' cars are a national security threat, says Biden
China's automakers don't sell in America, but the Feds are still going to investigate whether they're a threat
Security29 Feb 2024 | 113
EU sanctions Indian tech outfit that has partnered with New Delhi's IT Ministry
Si2 Microsystems was tapped for silicon photonics expertise, but has Russian ties that worry Washington and Brussels
Public Sector28 Feb 2024 | 9
With over 600 CHIPS fund applicants seeking over $70B, don't get your hopes up
Commerce secretary warns priority will go to shovel-ready projects
Systems26 Feb 2024 | 4
Nvidia readies downgraded chips for China, but will anyone want to buy them?
Once again, export restrictions are having the opposite to intended effects
Systems08 Jan 2024 | 10
Microchip nabs $162M to keep chips for washing machines – and missiles – flowing
Uncle Sam: Nothing goes together quite like a well-pressed uniform and weapons of mass destruction
On-Prem04 Jan 2024 | 3
US willing to compromise with Nvidia over AI chip sales to China
Jensen would rather not play Whac-a-Mole with Huang over every new GPU
Systems13 Dec 2023 | 12
British arms dealer BAE behind F-35 electronics first in line for US CHIPS funds
More awards imminent agency says
Public Sector11 Dec 2023 | 13
US lawmakers want blanket denial for sensitive tech export licenses to China
Committee worries licenses are being issued to boost and suit business, not national security
Legal08 Dec 2023 | 8
Washington pours $3B into silicon smackdown to outpackage Asia
Uncle Sam rolls up sleeves to onshore work and protect supply chain
Systems21 Nov 2023 | 6
Biden admin reveals 31 R&D tech hubs, with $500m up for grabs
Nothing more fattening than CHIPs: Up to ten locations get initial funding, more to come
Public Sector23 Oct 2023 | 4
Biden has brought the ban hammer down on US export of AI chips to China
Analysis Datacenter GPUs and some consumer cards now exceed performance limits
Systems19 Oct 2023 | 12
America extends China chip export bans and acts to cut off backdoor exports
Chips cunningly designed to be less powerful and evade sanctions look to be in trouble
Systems18 Oct 2023 | 6
Uncle Sam mulls spying on clouds being used to train AI
Big Brother wants to watch your big data
AI + ML25 Sep 2023 | 7
Uncle Sam is this keen to keep US CHIPS funds out of China
Meanwhile, GlobalFoundries scores $3B DoD contract to fab chips for military, aerospace
Public Sector23 Sep 2023 | 8
Washington left with chip on shoulder after Huawei exposes export loophole lapses
Back to the drawing board with those China sanctions then, eh?
Systems12 Sep 2023 | 34
Chinese meme-makers crown US Commerce Secretary as Huawei brand ambassador
Well, well, well, if it isn't the consequences of Uncle Sam's actions
Personal Tech06 Sep 2023 | 10
Now Middle East nations banned from getting top-end Nvidia AI chips
While ASML says it can keep selling DUV kit to China through 2023
Systems31 Aug 2023 |
China cooks covert chips, recruits global geeks to dodge US restrictions
The Qiming is impeccable
Systems24 Aug 2023 | 14
Hey Joe, those US CHIPS funds still coming? We kinda need them, says Micron
And by kinda, Idaho fab giant means absolutely 'necessary' for the plants it already announced
On-Prem22 Aug 2023 | 6
Biden lines up $42.5B for US broadband boost
You get funding, you get funding, everybody gets funding
Networks26 Jun 2023 | 14
Uncle Sam vows to Micron-manage China's memory chip ban
Commerce Secretary says US 'won't tolerate' Beijing's 'economic coercion'
Systems30 May 2023 | 10
Seagate hit with $300m penalty for selling sanctioned storage to Huawei
Felt it was on the right side of the law when shipping seven million drives worth $1.1 billion. Oops
Storage20 Apr 2023 | 16
Uncle Sam threatens AI with its nastiest weapon: An audit
Commerce Dept knows it needs to know more as it ponders regulation
AI + ML11 Apr 2023 | 8
US chip sanctions may push Brazil, others right into China's arms
Comment Hope you're all looking forward to another cold war
Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 27
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
Nvidia in blast radius as Uncle Sam looks to cut off China's Huawei for good
GeForced into a cold war
Systems07 Mar 2023 | 9
US adds Inspur – friend to Intel, IBM, Cisco and hyperscalers – to export ban list
Loongson, China’s most advanced chipmaker and a desktop contender, also added to entity list
On-Prem06 Mar 2023 | 1
Chipmakers, you can have these billions – but Uncle Sam wants a cut of your profits
Where's my money? You got money for wafers, where's my money?
Systems28 Feb 2023 | 10
Biden wants chipmakers to provide childcare if they want billions in free money
And, ahem, seven-figure ad campaigns on publications with a vulture for a logo – right, Joe?
Systems28 Feb 2023 | 37
US sanctions fail to stop Russia connecting with Cisco hardware
Grey market resellers provide backdoors into China, too
Networks15 Feb 2023 | 10
China's spy balloon barrage earns six of its companies a spot on US entity list
US Commerce Department can't just let red balloons go by
Security13 Feb 2023 | 43
US government calls foul on Apple and Google over walled gardens for apps
As for actually doing anything about it - that'll have to wait
Software03 Feb 2023 | 11
White House pushes for total ban on US exports to Huawei
Beijing watching developments closely as death knell rings for company's foreign supply chain
Networks31 Jan 2023 | 15
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
US adds 36 Chinese entities to naughty list, drops 25 after checking it twice
Some are suspected of helping other banned suppliers get around sanctions
Security16 Dec 2022 | 5
Seagate denies it illegally sold hard drives to Huawei
While shedding 1 in 12 staff as demand for storage nosedives
Storage26 Oct 2022 | 3
Economic cold war looms as Chinese chipmakers feel sting of US trade restrictions
Analysis The question is: how severe will the Middle Kindgom's response be?
On-Prem21 Oct 2022 | 8
NIST thinks US public should weigh in on CHIPS Act programs
What should R&D focus on, and how should we structure grants so they're not just a swap for private sector cash?
Systems14 Oct 2022 | 5
American techies in China may be breaking the law by showing up to work
Pundit tips next wave of bans will target foreign investment in Chinese tech
Legal14 Oct 2022 | 5
SK hynix, Samsung, TSMC granted one-year reprieve from China chip restrictions
Uncle Sam is giving out exemptions like Halloween candy to its allies
Systems13 Oct 2022 | 5
US, Mexico to align chip and lithium supply chains to amp EV production
Trump wanted a wall, Biden wants batteries
Systems14 Sep 2022 | 4
Taking CHIPS Act cash? You're banned from planting advanced fabs on Chinese soil
Rules apply for next decade, warns Commerce Department, which can claw back cash
Systems07 Sep 2022 | 14
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
US bans export of tech used in 3nm chip production on security grounds
Not mentioned: China. Obvious target: China – even if the country hasn't designed advanced chips
Personal Tech15 Aug 2022 | 7
US claims Chinese supplier violated export rules by helping ZTE sell telco equipment to Iran
Far East Cable acted as a broker in between ZTE and Iranian companies, it's alleged
Systems09 Aug 2022 | 6
US mulls more export bans – this time, memory – in war on Chinese chipmakers
Rumored measures put Samsung and SK Hynix in the blast radius
Storage01 Aug 2022 | 16
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