Micron set to receive grants totaling over $6 billion for US chip production
An official announcement is expected next week
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Samsung receives $6.4 billion in CHIPS grants, will boost production in Texas
Samsung will bring 2nm chip production to the US by 2026, ahead of TSMC
Intel's Foundry financials and what it needs to turn things around
We got pretty close guessing Intel Foundry's numbers
Intel says past mistakes contributed to its foundry business losing $7 billion last year
The figure is expected to be even higher in 2024
Russia's primary chipmaker is struggling with a defect rate of about 50 percent
Sanctions have crippled Baikal's production and packaging capabilities
Two mines in North Carolina are the world's only producer of the quartz necessary for semiconductor manufacturing
If they were to stop operating, it would mean a few years of catastrophic disruption, says Wharton professor Ethan Mollick
Intel plans to spend $100 billion on US chip manufacturing plants
Chipzilla's ambitions go way beyond the US CHIPS Act
Intel will receive up to $8.5 billion in funding, $11 billion in loans from the CHIPS Act
Intel has received the largest CHIPS Act award to date
Samsung wants to bring chips with glass substrate to the market, and fast
Next-generation substrate technology would provide significant improvements
The Netherlands is scrambling to stop ASML from moving its lithography business outside the country
Why it matters: ASML is the largest manufacturer of photolithography machines, designed for etching intricate circuits onto silicon wafers to create advanced computer chips. It stands as the most highly valued European tech company, boasting a market capitalization of nearly $400 billion. Additionally, ASML represents one of the major business ventures in the Netherlands' economy.
How Arm results set the world on fire
The company's valuation is pushing into "Priced for Perfection" territory
Interview with Pat Gelsinger: Intel's CEO describes a different kind of foundry
In advance of Intel's first event dedicated to their Foundry business, I had the opportunity to sit down one-on-one with CEO Pat Gelsinger and talk about the company's strategic goals.
Biden administration to invest $5 billion on next-generation chip-tech research
Recap: The Biden Administration conceived the CHIPS and Science Act as a far-reaching plan to rebuild the US microchip industry essentially from scratch. The plan includes roughly $280 billion in public subsidies to boost domestic research and semiconductor manufacturing, with public and private sectors working together towards a common goal.
Wrestling with AI and the AIpocalypse we should be worried about
Some would argue that AI is a fad, the next bubble waiting to burst
Editor's take: Like almost everyone in tech today, we have spent the past year trying to wrap our heads around "AI". What it is, how it works, and what it means for the industry. We are not sure that we have any good answers, but a few things have been clear. Maybe AGI (artificial general intelligence) will emerge, or we'll see some other major AI breakthrough, but focusing too much on those risks could be overlooking the very real – but also very mundane – improvements that transformer networks are already delivering.
Google IT hardware manager says Moore's Law has been dead for 10 years
Was Jensen Huang right?
Marvell: Where do they fit in the world of semiconductors?
It's hard to see Marvell as an independent company five years from now
Russia managed to illegally import $1.7B worth of US and European chips last year
The sanctions process is one of the ways the US is helping Ukraine fight the way but it is inefficient
World's biggest extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV) supplier grew 30 percent in 2023
Company forecasts 2024 to be a transition year before returning to full growth in 2025
Apple is first in line for TSMC's 2nm chip supply
First 2nm chips could debut in the iPhone 17 Pro in 2025
TSMC prepares for 1nm production as price hikes drive most semiconductor industry growth
Plans indicate rising Asia-Pacific tensions don't scare the company
Samsung's 2nd-gen 3nm process expected to enter prototype production soon
The Galaxy Watch 7 is expected to feature the first chip made on the SF3 node
Researchers develop world's first functioning graphene semiconductor
Breakthrough could eventually lead to terahertz processors
US sanctions will keep China 10 years behind on chipmaking, Intel CEO says
US restrictions on chipmaking tools a critical factor
Nvidia surges while Samsung slides: Gartner highlights 2023 semiconductor movers and shakers
The memory segment was hit hard in 2023
A proposed Chipmaker's Visa could reform H-1B, but will Congress go for it?
The H1-B visa is used for foreign workers in specialty occupations, essential to the US tech industry