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China chipmaker SMIC raises wafer prices by about 10% as memory demand tightens capacity
By Luke James published
The adjustment comes as China’s largest foundry runs near full utilization and faces sustained demand from domestic customers building inventories of memory and logic chips.

TSMC’s Christmas Card evokes a retro 8-bit winter wonderland
By Mark Tyson published
TSMC has shared a super-cool digital greetings card with a retro-nostalgic 8-bit style gaming animation.

Researchers discover that some biodegradable electronics produce microplastics as they degrade
By Jowi Morales published
Researchers from Northeastern University discovered that PEDOT:PSS, which is typically used in medical research, breaks down into harmful microplastics.

China's reverse-engineered Frankenstein EUV chipmaking tool hasn't produced a single chip
By Anton Shilov published
Premium Recreating an entire supply chain is incredibly difficult

Trump administration announces new tariffs on Chinese chips and electronic components
By Bruno Ferreira published
The United States has slapped a fresh set of tariffs on Chinese electronic components, but their implementation has been delayed until 2027.

Intel's Fab 52 is bigger and better equipped than TSMC's Arizona facilities
By Anton Shilov last updated
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
By Luke James published
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
By Jowi Morales published
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
By Luke James published
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.
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