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Embattled Dutch chipmaker Nexperia gets into public spat with Chinese owners
Tensions inside Nexperia have sharpened after its parent company, Wingtech Technology, publicly accused the Dutch head office of deception and obstruction.
China claims domestically-designed 14nm logic chips can rival Nvidia's 4nm
Premium A domestic processor combining 14nm logic and 18nm DRAM could boast both power and efficiency.
Ex-TSMC executive’s homes raided in Intel trade-secret lawsuit
Taiwanese prosecutors have searched the homes of former TSMC Senior Vice President Lo Wen-jen, days after the company filed a civil lawsuit alleging that Lo may have leaked trade secrets to Intel.
Alibaba and ByteDance allegedly train Qwen and Doubao LLMs using Nvidia chips, despite export controls
Chinese technology giants, including Alibaba and ByteDance, are increasingly training their most advanced artificial intelligence models in Southeast Asia.
Intel fully backs its controversial new hire that TSMC alleges took company secrets with him
Wei-Jen Lo worked at TSMC for 21 years.
Google TPUs garner attention as AI chip alternative, but are only a minor threat to Nvidia's dominance
Premium Meta’s reported deal with Google shows a growing interest in alternative AI hardware, but Nvidia says its platform remains unmatched.
EUV laser-maker Trumpf explores quantum computing to improve laser tech
Can quantum computing help with simulating quantum mechanics?
TSMC confirms September power outage at Fab 21 in Arizona
A supplier power fault briefly stopped TSMC’s Fab 21 in Arizona and led to some wafer losses. But TSMC has learnt from the occurrence, says the company.
TSMC sues former executive over defection to Intel, says it's highly likely he stole trade secrets
TSMC initiates legal action against Wei-Jen Lo, who retired from TSMC this summer, signed a non-compete agreement, but subsequently joined Intel as Executive Vice President.
Taiwan's $3.2 billion plan for 'AI island' with data centers, quantum hubs and AI robotics labs faces risks
Premium Taiwan has confirmed it will allocate over NT$100 billion — around US$3.2 billion — for a multi-year national AI infrastructure plan, to become a global leader in AI compute and hardware by 2040.