Manufacturing articles
Who will be Intel's first foundry customer?
The big picture: Intel has ambitions to create a foundry business by manufacturing chips for other companies. This is an important strategic initiative that the company will need to recoup the massive investment it is now making in fabs around the world.
The US government is strengthening China export bans on chipmaking devices
Cutting corners: Washington is preparing new rules to ban exports of advanced chipmaking devices to China, a move that could, however, be too little too late as Asian manufacturing companies are already engaged in making sub-14nm semiconductors on their own.
What is Sustainable Computing? A shift in how we develop the hardware of the future
Building sustainable computing systems is not only the conscientious thing to do, but curbing carbon emissions may result in a seismic shift in how we develop the hardware of the future.
There is TSMC and there's everybody else, can Samsung or Intel catch up?
The leading edge of semiconductor manufacturing
Heatwave in China forces factories to shut down, affecting Intel, Foxconn, Toyota, and many others
Power shortages in a key production hub
Your next MacBook or Apple Watch could be coming from Vietnam
Apple is scrambling to reduce its reliance on China for its manufacturing needs
Samsung cutting DDR3 production and DDR4 prices to nudge customers towards newer DRAM tech
Meanwhile, DRAM pricing continues to slide
Opinion: Will someone else buy Arm?
Arm licensees want an assurance that Arm progresses on its much-needed roadmap
US Senate passes CHIPS Act to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing as relations with China worsen
President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law next week
Intel to make chips for MediaTek's smart edge devices
MediaTek joins Intel Foundry Services
Samsung could begin mass production of 3nm chips as soon as this week
Beating TSMC to both 3nm and GAAFET
Space factory will manufacture components that are impossible to create on Earth
Startup will make lighter metal alloys and more efficient semiconductors in space
German subsidy will pay for 40 percent of Intel's new fab site in the region
The European Union wants to reduce its reliance on chip imports
Apple display supplier BOE may lose iPhone 14 order after cheating in trial production runs
The Chinese company was trying to cut corners
Russian tanks are using chips from household appliances due to sanctions
Diminishing Russia's war effort
Laptop industry warns of possible price increases later this year
Just as graphics card prices are starting to fall
Silicon manufacturers are cannibalizing washing machines as chip shortage continues
The executive believes the chip shortage will last well into 2023
Not new, but cool: How heatsinks are made
A look at the skived heatsink manufacturing process
TSMC says 2nm chips will enter production in 2025
Meanwhile, 3nm will enter production this year
Renewed lockdowns in Shanghai and Kunshan affect several Apple, Dell, and Tesla suppliers
Several manufacturers in the region have been forced to suspend production
Chip shortage expected to last until new wafer plants open in 2024
Revenue from silicon wafers is expected to be around $15.5 billion this year
Equipment delays are slowing chipmakers' expansion plans
Some suppliers are warning of 18-month lead times
Nvidia has reportedly reduced its manufacturing costs by up to 12 percent
It will pass the savings on to AIC partners and SIs