Industry Hardware Several EU countries join forces to bolster the region's semiconductor industry The new initiative hinges on $175 billion in funding By Adrian Potoroaca, December 9, 2020, 3:23 PM
Hardware Industry TSMC's board approves $3.5 billion investment towards a new factory in Arizona 5 nm made in the US... from 2024 By Adrian Potoroaca, November 12, 2020, 3:27 PM 35 comments
Apple Industry iPhone 12 may not meet holiday demand due to power chip shortfall Silicon suppliers are prioritizing Apple over competitors, sources say By Cal Jeffrey, November 5, 2020, 1:09 PM
Electronics Science Researchers develop silicon-hybrid anode for high-performance Li-ion batteries A combination of carbon nanotubes and mesoporous silicon made from the ash of barley husks By Cal Jeffrey, April 22, 2020, 1:06 PM
Science Electronics Researchers at Eindhoven have finally developed photonic silicon Chip-to-chip data transfer rates could increase 1,000 fold By Cal Jeffrey, April 13, 2020, 12:37 PM
Electronics Science A New Orleans startup wants to scale up silicon nanoparticle production for better lithium-ion batteries Using repurposed silicon from solar panels By Adrian Potoroaca, December 18, 2019, 6:09 AM
Hardware Industry Intel details future of chip design at Hot Chips 2018 SoC-like chiplets to dominate market By Paul Taylor, August 21, 2018, 8:47 PM 8 comments
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Hardware AMD has reportedly hired Samsung, GlobalFoundries to co-produce its next chips By Shawn Knight, December 22, 2015, 5:45 PM
Electronics Mobile Samsung researchers almost double the life of smartphone batteries By Dieter Holger, June 29, 2015, 9:30 AM 15 comments
Industry Electronics Researchers build one-atom-thick silicene transistor By Shawn Knight, February 5, 2015, 5:00 PM
Electronics Dissolvable silicon circuit boards, chips could dramatically reduce e-waste By Shawn Knight, October 10, 2014, 3:45 PM 9 comments
Hardware Intel's 14nm Skylake platform demoed, mass production scheduled for mid-2015 By Shawn Knight, September 9, 2014, 5:45 PM 8 comments
Electronics Science Cadmium arsenide behaves just as a 3D version of graphene would By Shawn Knight, June 4, 2014, 10:30 AM
News Around the Web Weekend tech reading: Chips after Moore's law, tech companies nearing death, CES highlights By Matthew DeCarlo, January 12, 2014, 10:36 AM
Industry World's first carbon nanotube computer emerges after years of work By Shawn Knight, September 26, 2013, 11:15 AM 13 comments
Industry Could negative resistance make graphene transistors feasible? By Shawn Knight, August 21, 2013, 5:30 PM
Hardware Industry New e-skin pairs flexible electronics with touchscreen technology By David Tom, July 22, 2013, 12:30 PM
Gaming AMD: We will have no problem supplying silicon for PS4, Xbox One By Shawn Knight, June 27, 2013, 2:00 PM 17 comments
Apple Mobile Intel CEO passed on the opportunity to power the original iPhone By Shawn Knight, May 17, 2013, 2:00 PM 9 comments
Hardware Industry Qualcomm becomes world's third largest semiconductor supplier By Matthew DeCarlo, December 7, 2012, 8:30 AM
Hardware IBM brings carbon nanotube-based chips one step closer to reality By Shawn Knight, October 29, 2012, 8:30 AM
Industry The Web Molybdenite could replace silicon, possibly superior to graphene By Rick Burgess, February 1, 2012, 5:30 PM