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Chinese mineral restrictions spur Australia to scavenge waste for new sources of chipmaking materials
By Jowi Morales published
Australian scientists are developing techniques to extract rare earth metals crucial to semiconductor manufacturing more efficiently from mining waste.

TSMC is in a heated tussle with a golf course to build the most advanced 2nm chip plant on the planet
By Jowi Morales published
The Central Taiwan Science Park is having some issues with the land acquisition for its phase 2 expansion that will house TSMC's 2nm fab.

Intel celebrates significant progress at its Ohio Silicon Heartland fabs
By Hassam Nasir published
A new progress report from Intel highlights the team's new achievements in constructing its Ohio Fabrication site over the past few months.

TSMC Arizona fab delivers 4% more yield than comparable facilities in Taiwan
By Jowi Morales published
TSMC's Arizona fab delivers 4% better yields compared to similar sites in Taiwan.

MIT researchers make progress on 3D-printed electronics, using semiconductor-free logic gates
By Christopher Harper published
MIT researchers attempt to make electronics without semiconductors, and succeed in some ways.

Battery chemistry advance promises to deliver 'smaller, lighter, and cheaper' Li-ion cells
By Christopher Harper published
Researchers finally identify the primary cause of lithium battery degradation, and fixing it should allow for cheaper and longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries.

xMEMS Labs announces first all-silicon active fan-on-a-chip for mobile devices
By Jeff Butts published
A leader in piezoMEMS technology has announced the first active cooling fan-on-a-chip for use in smartphones, tablets, and other ultraportable devices.

Flexible Fiber LEDs made with perovskite quantum wires should enable advanced wearable displays and other technologies
By Christopher Harper published
A research team from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology proves the effectiveness of fiber LEDs made with perovskite quantum wires.

The Royal Mint, official maker of British coins, begins mining gold from motherboards
By Jeff Butts published
To help become more sustainable and eco-friendly, the Royal Mint of the United Kingdom has opened a new factory that will recover thousands of tons of gold each year from e-waste.
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