<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware in Lam-research ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/lam-research Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:06:19 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Chinese chipmakers made record profit in 2025, despite slipping margins — U.S shipments fall 34% as Beijing shores up local chipmaking efforts ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinese-chip-tool-makers-posted-record-2025-revenues-while-margins-slipped WVJXF8awyNZEN5hJt4zGrZ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:06:19 +0000 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:18:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ US lawmakers amend new restrictions on Chinese chipmakers — MATCH Act's blanket restrictions removed from select chipmaking tools ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/us-lawmakers-amend-new-restrictions-on-chinese-chipmakers-match-acts-blanket-restrictions-removed-from-select-chipmaking-tools BqBUUt69EvUiJgdpdRFTbM Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:00:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ US lawmakers aim to ban export of DUV chipmaking and etching tools to leading firms in China — bipartisan proposal would ban lithography equipment for Huawei, SMIC, and others ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/u-s-lawmakers-aim-to-ban-export-of-duv-chipmaking-and-etching-tools-to-leading-firms-in-china-bipartisan-proposal-would-ban-lithography-equipment-for-huawei-smic-and-others 9QRBKuxYcLaGqsLn9P2stN Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:59:55 +0000 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:00:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ IBM and Lam's new partnership paves the way toward sub-1nm logic using High-NA EUV — Albany lab to pioneer dry resist process integration ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/ibm-and-lam-team-up-on-high-na-euv w4mRsvkeboD9dAHzMbKAn4 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:14:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ IBM and Lam Research team up on High NA EUV dry resist to push chip scaling past 1nm ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/ibm-and-lam-research-team-up-on-high-na-euv TQKHj4G5K66WPitJYPtUnD Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:48:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. lawmakers demand sales ban on chipmaking tools to China — bipartisan group targets ASML's Dutch exports of lithography machines used to create advanced chips ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/u-s-lawmakers-demand-sales-ban-on-chipmaking-tools-to-china-bipartisan-group-targets-asmls-dutch-exports-of-lithography-machines-used-to-create-advanced-chips Ni9EsVGiTqamPaVp3ptWA Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:50:03 +0000 Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:08:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ China injects tens of billions of dollars in chipmaking tools, but it's easily more than a decade behind the market leaders — Here's why ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/china-injects-tens-of-billions-of-dollars-in-chipmaking-tools-but-its-easily-more-than-a-decade-behind-the-market-leaders-heres-why ijqPuu8HvEsisG5AeJHt5n Thu, 04 Sep 2025 16:06:46 +0000 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:14:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's SiCarrier challenges U.S. and EU with full-spectrum of chipmaking equipment — Huawei-linked firm makes an impressive debut ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chinas-sicarrier-challenges-u-s-and-eu-with-full-spectrum-of-chipmaking-equipment-huawei-linked-firm-makes-an-impressive-debut XS4uwmQoDSNMkZiq3CuqnQ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:28:17 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:28:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trump wants tighter AI chip export restrictions but may face staffing shortage and other issues ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-wants-tighter-ai-chip-export-restrictions-but-may-face-staffing-shortage-and-other-issues kCupRzEW8WVgiFYpnQbgS4 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 14:46:21 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:52:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ In a private letter to U.S. President Biden, semiconductor industry groups blast incoming export rules ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/in-a-private-letter-to-u-s-president-biden-semiconductor-industry-groups-blast-incoming-export-rules X9nGttjcYH5HVruyAmoajM Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:45:47 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:53:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lam Research unveils Dextro, a maintenance robot for fabs ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/lam-research-unveils-dextro-maintenance-robot-for-fabs 6HLo3yd6tPqUM98Heihsig Tue, 10 Dec 2024 17:49:48 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:01:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. lawmakers ask top fab tool makers about their sales to China ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/u-s-lawmakers-ask-top-fab-tool-makers-about-their-sales-to-china 295eRkPUUTVjnavb8BKQon Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. planning 'draconian' sanctions against China's semiconductor industry: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-planning-draconian-sanctions-against-chinas-semiconductor-industry-report M6zXcY7sA9PFBAnJg3vvkT Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:40:54 +0000 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 01:41:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ US government probes South Korean company accused of selling American tools to Chinese entities ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-government-probes-south-korean-company-accused-of-selling-american-tools-to-chinese-entities A7bKD7B5LLY7V6bQ2hMsyC Fri, 31 May 2024 17:13:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ China Chipmaker Says it Is Replacing Sanctioned Tools Rapidly ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-semiconductor-manufacturing-ceo-says-sanctions-barely-hurt ERVUx9CdNWwKqfQu6XsiFY Thu, 31 Aug 2023 21:20:30 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:47:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ 3D DRAM Proposal Paves the Road for a Density Increase ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/3d-dram-proposal-paves-the-road-for-a-density-increase AWmRbZnYaAjDU4fBukJBiB Tue, 29 Aug 2023 21:00:02 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:45:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ China Frustrated with Japan's New Export Rules Against Chip Sector ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/china-frustrated-with-japanese-curbs-against-its-chip-sector 4AKGucLfj3mEsWr5xW2txE Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:51:38 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:58:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chinese Chipmaker Asks Suppliers to Buy Back Banned Fab Tools ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ymtc-chairman-asks-suppliers-to-buy-back-fab-tools Vjr4bxFFYXBx7EHB8Ac82S Fri, 30 Jun 2023 09:46:35 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:58:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ SMIC Removes Mentions of 14nm Node: US Sanctions at Work? ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/smic-removes-mentions-of-14nm-node GfQ2pvAq46Kohzdsrzca8E Mon, 15 May 2023 19:25:57 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:58:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ SK Hynix May Sell Yet-to-Be Completed Chinese Fab: Report (Updated) ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/sk-hynix-may-sell-new-dalian-chinese-fab wLeVcJehr9e7NcUKtmjEoF Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:59:22 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:53:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ New US Sanctions Against China's Chip Sector May Set it Back by a Decade ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/new-us-sanctions-against-china-chip-sector-may-set-it-back-by-decade f7SL7dVBaS6AQ7B6V8ZhEd Tue, 14 Mar 2023 22:16:25 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:58:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Applied Materials: Chinese Chip Firms May Tune Nodes to Avoid U.S. Sanctions ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/applied-materials-chinese-chip-firms-could-tune-their-nodes-to-avoid-us-sanctions LBztV7a3NMeDomDicpr4U9 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:30:00 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:13:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chip Toolmakers Cut Off China's YMTC: No More 3D NAND ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chip-toolmakers-cut-off-chinas-ymtc-no-more-3d-nand fvArYXDbDYVhmA4uHAHFRE Wed, 12 Oct 2022 23:39:45 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chip Companies Lose $240 Billion Stock Valuation in U.S. Crackdown on China ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chip-industry-loses-240-billion-in-value 9WQsK9veiu8yEzjfTu7ahR Tue, 11 Oct 2022 20:49:31 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:13:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. Mulling Crackdown on China's 3D NAND Production ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/us-government-considering-plans-to-crackdown-chinas-domestic-3d-nand-production WSeHxuQASuFMZRxXxqyorK Wed, 03 Aug 2022 11:12:13 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:04:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. Lashes China With Stricter Export Bans on Chip-Making Tech ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/us-china-chipmaking-14nm-restrictions g4mENs7fUDiJ2tLg5WPXQE Mon, 01 Aug 2022 16:54:11 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:48:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. Wants China's SMIC to Stop Making 14nm Chips ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/us-wants-china-smic-to-stop-making-14nm-chips iVWFAPaTxSzyJiyRkT4WRj Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:08:18 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:58:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. Wants ASML to Stop Selling Chipmaking Tools to China ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/us-wants-asml-to-stop-selling-chipmaking-tools-to-china iuAYsnU9qiygxZi4TbphMN Tue, 05 Jul 2022 18:52:21 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:51:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung Showcases Advanced 3nm Chips to U.S., South Korean Presidents ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-demos-3nm-chip vUhhJ7PZaFLo2HcV2YzXw7 Fri, 20 May 2022 19:35:10 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:39:14 +0000