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.
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Chip smuggling operation that sent 53,000 banned American chips to China gets busted — $12 million worth of chips funneled through South Korean company
A smuggling operation carried out by the unnamed South Korean ‘Company A’ involved 53,000 chips worth nearly $12 million.
Chinese silicon wafer makers to increase capacity to satisfy domestic chip boom: report
In wake of looming chip production capacity increase, Chinese wafer makers ramping up their capacity too.
Analysts warn China’s aggressive chip fab expansion could lead to future price war
China’s aggressive fab expansion can create oversupply of mature process technology capacity.
China’s chip imports fell by a record 15% due to U.S. sanctions and globally weaker demand
Chip imports to China have fallen for a second year in a row, and this time a record has been set at […]
Huawei’s 5nm Kirin 9006C laptop chip was reportedly produced by TSMC in 2020, dispelling production rumors at Chinese fab SMIC
A recent teardown by TechInsights revealed that Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 9006C processor used in the Qingyun L540 laptop was made using a 5nm-class process technology. However, it was made by TSMC […]
US Govt’s sluggish Chips Act payouts slam the breaks on Samsung’s fab — company delays mass production at Texas fab to await further CHIPS funding: Report
Samsung’s Texas fab will be operational in 2024, but won’t have mass production capability until 2025 at the earliest.
Intel’s CEO says Moore’s Law is slowing to a three-year cadence, but it’s not dead yet
Intel’s CEO Pat Gelsinger says transistors now double every three years instead of two, which isn’t exactly Moore’s Law.
Rumors swirl that TSMC chairman Mark Liu was forced to retire over Arizona fab debacle
After TSMC announced the upcoming retirement of chairman Mark Liu, some have speculated it might not have been voluntary.
South Korean chipmaking tool firms increase their sales into China, capitalizing on U.S. sanctions against the PRC
Although Chinese companies can no longer get advanced chipmaking tools from American, Japanese, or Dutch companies, they can still get advanced fab […]