Taiwan hit with 7.4 earthquake, endangering tech supply chain
On Wednesday at around 7:58 local time, a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off of Taiwan’s east coast, with the epicenter 18km from […]
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China’s president says it doesn’t need ASML — tells Dutch PM it will continue with advanced technological progress regardless
Chinese President Xi Jinping told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte at a recent meeting that efforts to limit China’s access to technological […]
SMIC and Huawei could use quadruple patterning for China-made 5nm chips: Report
Huawei and presumably China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co. (SMIC) have submitted patents for a chip production method called self-aligned quadruple patterning (SAQP). […]
U.S. outlines five-year plan to harness CHIPS Act funds — R&D, manufacturing, education, and ecosystem highlighted for balanced funding
The U.S. government has published its five-year strategy for using CHIPS Act funds to bolster the American semiconductor industry. The 61-page paper […]
The CHIPS Act: America’s semiconductor industry, reborn?
Follow the money » CHIPS Act 2?| America’s fab renaissance | China’s answer: The Big Fund | TSMC Arizona In 2022, the U.S. […]
Chinese chipmaker defeats US DOJ espionage charges — found not guilty of IP theft from Micron
Chinese semiconductor manufacturer Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co. has been found not guilty in an economic espionage trial that began in 2018, […]
U.S. chip fab construction is among the slowest in the world — a complex web of regulations is to blame according to study
A report from the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) concludes that U.S. fab construction is among the slowest in the […]
Taiwan accuses China of ‘cheating’ and ‘stealing’ chipmaking technologies
Taiwan accuses China of unfair behavior with obtaining advanced technology, China denies any wrongdoing.
AMD CEO Lisa Su reportedly hits $1 billion net worth on back of AI boom
Lisa Su, whose fortune essentially comprises AMD stock, is now a billionaire thanks to an AI-fueled stock buying frenzy.
Some Intel chips banned in Germany after company loses patent spat — Alder Lake, Ice Lake, and Tiger Lake chips impacted [Updated]
German court bans sales of Intel’s Ice Lake, Tiger Lake, and Alder Lake processors in Germany.