Apple and Intel are reportedly working on a chip manufacturing deal
TSMC capacity is tightening under AI demand – and the US government has been quietly pushing Apple toward Intel for months
Apple's success is running into a familiar problem: not enough chips
A record quarter, a $100 billion buyback, and a CEO transition
Samsung's chip profit jumped nearly 50-fold in a single year, execs warn the shortage will get worse
Hyperscalers are absorbing every advanced memory chip Samsung can produce
An AI agent just designed a complete RISC-V CPU from scratch in 12 hours
More bad news for human engineers and white-collar workers
If Apple built a $299 "Neo" desktop PC, Windows would have a real problem
The MacBook Neo already rattled the PC industry. Now imagine what Apple could do next
Crystal ball: Let's be clear upfront: there is no Mac Neo desktop. No leak, no supply chain rumor, no analyst note. What follows is conjecture – but conjecture worth taking seriously, because the pieces are sitting right there on Apple's workbench.
Meta doubles down on custom AI chips with Broadcom deal through 2029
Gigawatt-scale rollout and 2nm chips signal a massive AI infrastructure push
New terahertz technique lets engineers see inside running processors in real time
Modified lab equipment can map transistor activity inside a live processor without touching it
This Wi-Fi receiver can work inside a nuclear reactor, keeping robots connected
Highly anticipated: A team in Japan has developed a Wi-Fi receiver capable of operating in the extreme radiation inside nuclear reactors, an advance that could help robotics teams safely decommission aging power plants. The receiver, developed at the Institute of Science Tokyo, demonstrated resilience under radiation doses roughly 1,000 times higher than what typical electronics can withstand.
Chip foundry market hit $320 billion in 2025, driven by AI demand
TSMC is cashing in on the AI boom like no one else
This chip keeps working at 700°C, surviving lava-like heat
A USC team demonstrates a memristor device that keeps working far beyond current thermal limits
TSMC's 3nm capacity is now reserved for its biggest customers only
Capacity crunch leaves much of the chip industry waiting in line
Broadcom sounds the alarm as chip demand is pushing TSMC to its limits
From wafers to lasers and PCBs, Broadcom highlights a widening shortage across the semiconductor ecosystem
Elon Musk outlines Tesla-SpaceX "Terafab" to build advanced chips in Austin
The proposed facility would produce cutting-edge chips for AI, robotaxis, robotics, and space systems
Jensen Huang predicts Nvidia AI chip revenue will hit $1 trillion by 2027
The chipmaker's chief says inference demand and enterprise adoption are accelerating faster than expected
Nvidia's next AI chip may move beyond the all-purpose GPU
The company is reportedly building a specialized chip for AI inference
DIY chip lab turns backyard shed into Class 100 cleanroom with custom lithography system
The lab uses laminar airflow and positive pressure to control contamination
Intel launches Bartlett Lake CPUs with all P-cores for embedded applications
The 11-SKU lineup targets robotics, automation, and 5G edge deployments with predictable timing
Apple's M5 Pro and M5 Max pack 18 CPU cores, up to 40 GPU cores, and faster unified memory
Fusion multi-die packaging and per-core neural accelerators target AI and graphics performance
Highly anticipated: Apple this week unveiled new MacBook Pro laptops powered by its latest M5 Pro and M5 Max processors, chips the company says deliver "the world's fastest CPU cores." The new SoCs also introduce next-generation GPUs with a neural accelerator embedded in each core, designed to boost on-device AI workloads.
ASML looks beyond EUV, plans new tools for larger chips and 3D packaging
The company is exploring technologies to stack, bond, and scale chips beyond two-dimensional limits
Broadcom bets on 2nm stacked silicon to rival Nvidia in AI
The chipmaker expects to ship a million 3D stacked chips by 2027
Apple is quietly assembling a US chip supply chain, one layer at a time
New fabs, wafer plants, and packaging campuses show Apple reshoring high-value silicon work while iPhone assembly stays overseas
Former Google engineers charged with stealing Tensor chip trade secrets
The Justice Department says proprietary research for Google's Tensor processor was compromised
Intel's 18A process works, now it has to convince the industry
PowerVia gives Intel a technical edge, but customers are hesitant
Massive leak details Intel's 900-series Nova Lake chipset
Core Ultra 400S processors for high-end desktops
Global chip sales are on track to hit $1 trillion thanks to AI
Chipmakers are optimistic, but unsure how long the AI build-out will last