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Intel's Fab 52 is bigger and better equipped than TSMC's Arizona facilities
Intel's Fab 52 in Arizona is currently the most advanced chip production facility in America, but it has yet to reach its full 40,000-wafer capacity due to low 18A yields.
Nvidia prepares shipment of 82,000 AI GPUs to China as chip war lines blur
U.S. policy reversal opens the door for mid-February exports.
Ten former Samsung employees arrested for industrial espionage charges for giving China chipmaker 10nm tech
10 former Samsung employees are accused of leaking Samsung's 10-nm DRAM technology to CXMT, allegedly allowing the latter to achieve technological breakthroughs on stolen information.
Chinese fabs are reportedly upgrading older ASML DUV lithography chipmaking machines
Premium Chinese fabs are quietly extending the useful life and performance of older ASML deep ultraviolet lithography systems by upgrading key subsystems, as Beijing pushes to sustain advanced chip output.
Surprising biomedical application found for ASML’s chipmaking EUV lithography machines
IMEC has successfully demonstrated the full wafer-scale fabrication of nanopores using ASML’s state-of-the-art extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines.
Samsung introduces SOCAMM2 LPDDR5X memory module for AI data centers
Premium The LPDDR5X-based module is being positioned as a standardized, serviceable alternative to soldered memory as AI servers chase higher bandwidth.
Taiwan considers TSMC export ban that would prevent manufacturing its newest chip nodes in U.S.
Taiwan's government is considering imposing N+2 export rule on TSMC's advanced process technologies, which would make it significantly harder for the foundry to develop overseas.
Huawei's AI chip capabilities still pale in comparison to American silicon
Premium A new report from the Council on Foreign Relations concludes that Huawei’s AI chip capabilities lag behind Nvidia’s by a wide margin, and that the gap is growing exponentially.
