AMD reportedly establishes $280 million silicon photonics hub in Taiwan — new R&D center could accelerate company's co-packaged optics roadmap
Premium AMD is investing over $280 million to establish two new R&D centers in Taiwan dedicated to silicon photonics and heterogeneous integration to further boost its data center roadmap.
European think tank considers punitive DUV machine export ban following China's latest round of rare earth export controls
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20 years of Noctua: How one brand became a leader in the PC cooling business
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Nvidia's China presence hits zero, says CEO Jensen Huang, and companies are already working around it
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