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Synopsys adds generative AI for chip development with Synopsys.ai Copilot design software
Having designed an AI-enhanced EDA toolset, Synopsys now adds Assistive and Creative capabilities for chip designers that can accelerate chip design across all phases.
Intel’s BZM2 Blockscale chips return from the dead — and they’re being given away for free
On September 2, nonprofit hardware collective 256 Foundation tweeted that it had received a delivery of 260,000 Intel BZM2 ASICs Proto.
Trump warns that he will soon announce ‘fairly substantial’ chip tariffs
The president said that his administration will 'very shortly' impose a 'fairly substantial' tariff on imported semiconductors from companies that are not making chips in the United States.
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
China’s chip industry excels at mature nodes but remains at least a decade behind in advanced lithography.
ASML and SK hynix assemble industry-first 'commercial' High-NA EUV system at fab in South Korea
Initially for R&D use, until later this decade where it will transition to production
U.S. gov't revokes TSMC's authorization to ship tools to its fabs in China — special export license to be pulled by end of 2025
But TSMC vows to continue making chips on the mainland.
TSMC to reportedly raise quotes on advanced process nodes by up to 10% next year to pay for new fabs
Premium TSMC will raise 3nm–5nm chip prices by up to 10% in 2026 to fund new fabs and sustain margins as it expands 2nm production.
Amkor’s Arizona mega-plant could plug the holes in America’s chip ambitions
Amkor Technology has confirmed it will build a $2 billion advanced packaging and test facility on a 104-acre site in Peoria, Arizona, with construction beginning imminently.
