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Intel chief vows to thin ranks at US chip maker
Apr 25, 2025 (AFP)
Tan did not provide details about the number of employees affected, but said he was "a big believer in the philosophy that the best leaders get the most done wi...
SK hynix posts record profits thanks to strong AI demand
Apr 24, 2025 (AFP)
The world's second-largest memory chip maker dominates the market for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) semiconductors and is a key supplier for US titan Nvidia. SK h...
Advanced microelectronics: Why a next-gen semiconductor doesn't fall to pieces
Apr 22, 2025 (SPX)
Now, a team led by engineers at the University of Michigan has discovered the reason why the materials, called wurtzite ferroelectric nitrides, don't tear thems...
Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China
Apr 20, 2025 (AFP)
"What's actually happening is that the US government right now is handing China a big win as it tries to get their own chip business going," said Jack Gold, pri...
Nvidia CEO in Beijing as US tech curbs, trade war threaten sales
Apr 17, 2025 (AFP)
Nvidia this week said it expected a $5.5 billion earnings hit this quarter due to a new US licensing requirement on GPUs (graphics processing units) with bandwi...
Europe seeks to break its US tech addiction
Apr 16, 2025 (AFP)
From Microsoft to Meta, Apple to Uber, cloud computing to AI, much of the day-to-day technology used by Europeans is American. The risks that brings were hotly ...
AMD says US rule on chips to China could cost it $800 mn
Apr 16, 2025 (AFP)
The Silicon Valley company's earnings warning, filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), came a day after rival Nvidia notified regulators tha...
Penn engineers first to train AI at lightspeed
Apr 16, 2025 (SPX)
While today's AI chips are electronic and rely on electricity to perform calculations, the new chip is photonic, meaning it uses beams of light instead. Describ...
Nvidia expects $5.5 bn hit as US targets chips sent to China
Apr 15, 2025 (AFP)
US officials last week told Nvidia it must obtain licenses to export its H20 chips to China because of concerns they may be used in supercomputers there, the Si...
Soaring demand for AI chips fuels power usage: report
Apr 10, 2025 (AFP)
Global chip manufacturing is concentrated in East Asia, including Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, whose power systems are still heavily dependent on burning foss...
Intel, TSMC reach preliminary chipmaking deal: report
Apr 03, 2025 (AFP)
The Trump administration reportedly initiated the talks between the two semiconductor giants in an effort to revitalize Intel, which has struggled with manufact...
A new path for quantum connections
Apr 03, 2025 (SPX)
This innovation could pave the way for quantum computers that are not confined to a single location but instead operate as interconnected systems through optica...
Japan to pour additional $5.4 bn into chipmaker Rapidus
Mar 31, 2025 (AFP)
The industry ministry said it would provide 802.5 billion yen ($5.4 billion) for the company, a joint venture involving Sony, Toyota, IBM and others. It brings ...
Taiwan probes China's SMIC over 'illegal' talent poaching
Mar 28, 2025 (AFP)
Officials searched 34 locations and questioned 90 people this month as part of an investigation into 11 Chinese firms, Taiwan's Investigation Bureau said. "The ...
China chip insiders eye stronger global ties despite trade tensions
Mar 26, 2025 (AFP)
Visitors thronged the Semicon expo as it opened on Wednesday, with exhibitors using loudspeakers and bright banners to advertise everything from silicon wafers ...
Device enables direct communication among multiple quantum processors
Mar 24, 2025 (SPX)
Just like a classical computer has separate, yet interconnected, components that must work together, such as a memory chip and a CPU on a motherboard, a quantum...
SoftBank to acquire US semiconductor firm Ampere for $6.5 billion
Mar 20, 2025 (AFP)
The deal, which comes as demand for chips has exploded thanks to the AI boom, is still subject to regulatory approval, SoftBank said in a statement. Ampere Comp...
Malaysia's Silicon Valley ambitions face tough challenges
Mar 19, 2025 (AFP)
Malaysia's signing of a major deal with British chip giant Arm this month was the latest step towards achieving the country's goal of producing its own top-end ...
SatixFy expands satellite tech supply deals with MDA Space surpassing 10 million dollars
Mar 18, 2025 (SPX)
These developments follow a previously disclosed $2 million ATP agreement, marking a notable intensification of the partnership between SatixFy and MDA Space. T...
Advancing ultrafast spintronics for future memory and computing applications
Mar 18, 2025 (SPX)
This three-year initiative is set to explore how microelectronics can benefit from the incorporation of antiferromagnetic materials, a promising spin-based tech...
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