Micron to invest $15 billion in new Idaho fab
Micron Technology announced plans to invest $15 billion through the end of the decade to construct a new fab for memory manufacturing in Boise,...
US export ban on AI chips to hit almost all China tech majors
A US order to ban exports of some AI chips to China is likely to hit almost all major tech companies running public clouds...
US asks AMD and Nvidia to stop exporting AI chip to China
U.S. officials have told AMD and Nvidia to stop exporting their top artificial intelligence chip to China, Reuters news report said.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said...
Arm sues Qualcomm, aiming to stop Qualcomm’s $1.4 bn Nuvia deal
Chip technology firm Arm, which is owned by Softbank Group Corp, has sued Qualcomm and Qualcomm’s recently acquired chip design firm Nuvia for breach...
Renesas to buy radar solutions firm Steradian
Renesas Electronics, a supplier of semiconductor solutions, is set to acquire Steradian Semiconductors, a fabless semiconductor company based in Bengaluru, India.
Steradian provides 4D imaging...
TSMC to soon start 3-nm chip production amid delivery delays
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) on Tuesday said that it will soon produce 3-nanometer (nm) chip.
TSMC CEO CC Wei acknowledged the company is dealing with...
Win for Qualcomm as no EU appeal court ruling against $991 mn fine
EU antitrust regulators will not appeal a court ruling scrapping its 997-million-euro ($991 million) fine against chipset supplier Qualcomm, Reuters news report said.
The Luxembourg-based General...
GlobalFoundries appoints Pradheepa Raman as Chief People Officer
GlobalFoundries, a leader in semiconductor manufacturing, announced the appointment of Pradheepa Raman as Chief People Officer.
Pradheepa Raman will be responsible for leading all aspects...
Chip foundry SMIC to invest $7.5 bn in Tianjin
Chinese chip foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) said it signed a framework agreement for a 12-inch foundry production line in Tianjin with registered capital...
Joe Biden signs order on $52 bn chips law implementation
United States President Joe Biden signed an executive order on implementation of the $52.7 billion semiconductor chips manufacturing subsidy and research law.
Earlier this month,...
MediaTek Helio G99 to power 4G gaming smartphones
MediaTek, the world’s fourth largest fabless semiconductor company, revealed that devices powered by the latest MediaTek Helio G99 processor will shortly launch in India.
The MediaTek Helio...
Nvidia expects 17% drop in sales to $5.9 bn in Q3
Graphics chip designer Nvidia forecast a sharp drop in revenue in the current quarter on the back of a weak gaming industry.
Nvidia said it...
Intel ropes in Brookfield as JV partner for $30 bn chip manufacturing
Intel Corporation has roped in Brookfield Asset Management as a 49 percent partner in semiconductor joint venture that will invest $30 billion in manufacturing.
Intel’s...
Applied Materials achieves record revenue of $6.5 bn
Semiconductor equipment maker Applied Materials has reported revenue of $6.52 billion (+5 percent), gross margin of 46.1 percent and operating income of $1.92 billion for its third...
Samsung breaks ground on chip R&D centre, plans $15 bn investment
Samsung Electronics said it broke ground at a semiconductor research and development (R&D) complex in South Korea. It plans to invest about 20 trillion won...
Qualcomm may return to server market with new chip
Qualcomm is considering a return to the server market with a new chip in a bid to decrease its reliance on smartphones, Bloomberg News...