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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.
TSMC brings its most advanced chipmaking node to the US yet, to begin equipment installation for 3nm months ahead of schedule
Fab 21 phase 2 shell is complete, fab is on track for equipment move in in mid-2026 and for volume production in 2027.
Honda to temporarily shut down factories in China and Japan because of chip shortage
Honda announced the suspension of operations in five automotive manufacturing plants, citing the lack of legacy chips from Nexperia as the reason behind the move.
