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Intel unveils Clearwater Forest chips based on its 18A node - the one that could make or break Team Blue
Intel is counting on the success of these chips and mass producing on the 18A node
Intel splits its struggling foundry division into an independent subsidiary
Chip fabrication will conduct its business separately but still answers to Intel's CEO
Intel tried but failed to secure $30 billion PlayStation 6 contract
AMD outbid Intel and Broadcom to seal the deal for the third time in a row
The US government is encouraging the likes of Nvidia and Apple to tap Intel foundry for AI chip needs
Even without Raimondo's help, Intel has been landing contracts
With 2nm yields at 10-20%, Samsung delays production at Texas plant
Samsung faces major challenges in catching up to TSMC in chip manufacturing
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addresses "emotional" customer reactions amid product shortages
He also talked about the AI bubble and a potential China invasion of Taiwan
Industry coalition aims to make glass substrates the standard in chipmaking
The E-Core Alliance includes a bunch of chipmakers from around the globe
TSMC's $65 billion Arizona facility can now match Taiwan production yields according to early trials
Mass production is expected to start next year
Intel cancels 20A process node for Arrow Lake, shifts focus to 18A
Arrow Lake production is likely to be outsourced to TSMC
China is spending more on chipmaking machines than anyone else in the world
China is doing everything it can to advance local manufacturing
Conflict minerals in the gaming industry: Progress, setbacks, and the road ahead
Microsoft, Nintendo show improvements in conflict-free mineral sourcing while Sony faces challenges
Cerebras challenges Nvidia with new AI inference approach, claims speed advantage
The company claims wafer-scale technology can set new standards in AI inference performance
China's export restrictions on critical semiconductor materials shake global markets
With supply so limited, prices have nearly doubled in the last year
Why it matters: Exports of crucial semiconductor materials germanium and gallium have been caught up in a game of cat and mouse between the US and China, with Beijing's primary motivation to show that it is able to retaliate against US-led pressures on Chinese companies. China has not been shy about imposing these controls, announcing export restrictions this month on antimony, a mineral used in armor-piercing ammunition, night-vision goggles, and precision optics. Last year, China also introduced controls on exports of graphite and technologies used in rare earth extraction and separation.
Open Compute Project is developing a low-carbon concrete solution for data centers
New concrete formulas should cut the amount of greenhouse gases trapped in data centers
Texas Instruments on track to secure $1.6 billion in CHIPS Act funds to build three new wafer fabs
The facilities will be in Texas and Utah
Nvidia's next-gen Blackwell chip may be facing delays due to design flaws
Customers that have spent billions on orders are surely not pleased
TSMC will start building its first European chip manufacturing plant in Germany soon
Forward-looking: In its effort to become a global tech company, TSMC has long planned to open new plants outside of its Taiwan base. The chip foundry has now confirmed that it will soon begin constructing its first European fab, with support and funding from third-party manufacturers.
OpenAI is in talks with Broadcom about developing AI chip
Sam Altman is determined to lessen OpenAI's dependence on Nvidia
Donald Trump thinks Taiwan should pay for US defense, says it took America's chip business
"How stupid are we? They took all of our chip business. They're immensely wealthy"
Intel launches apprenticeship program to combat semiconductor labor shortage
Putting the CHIPS Act money to good use
Breakthrough copper wiring solution could address 2nm chip challenges as shown by Applied Materials
Trying to keep Moore's Law alive
Closed auto manufacturing plants will be converted into EV factories using new $1.7 billion US government grant
The program is targeting all parts of the EV supply chain
Xiaomi unveils new autonomous smart factory that operates 24/7 without human labor
Pumping out 10 million phones per year
TSMC explores massive rectangular chip substrates to meet AI demand
It could translate to significantly more chips per wafer