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Chinese chip industry leaders admit the country lags five to ten years behind in AI data center chips
By Luke James published
Senior Chinese semiconductor executives said AI-driven demand is creating bottlenecks across equipment, passive components, and workforce capacity.

Air Liquide opens Taiwan factory as helium shortage tightens around chip makers
By Luke James published
French industrial gas supplier Air Liquide opened a new factory near the port of Taichung, Taiwan, on Wednesday, as the semiconductor industry faces a worsening helium shortage.

Elon Musk's Terafab semiconductor project could cost $5 trillion, Bernstein claims
By Anton Shilov published
But for TeraFab, money is not the only limitation.

SK hynix places record $8 billion order for ASML EUV lithography machines
By Luke James published
SK hynix disclosed in a regulatory filing on Tuesday that it will purchase 11.9 trillion won ($7.9 billion) worth of EUV lithography equipment from ASML.

Microsoft-backed start-up raises $40 million for helium atom beam lithography that could print chips at atomic resolution
By Luke James published
Lace Lithography raised $40 million in Series A funding on Monday to develop a chipmaking tool that uses a helium atom beam instead of light to pattern silicon wafers.

Trump administration targets $4 trillion Pax Silica investment fund for semiconductors
By Luke James published
The U.S. is putting in $250 million of its own money toward the initiative's ambitious goal.

'Silicon' is a new five-pound art book charting the semiconductor revolution with full-page die shots and commentary
By Mark Tyson published
Silicon, Arena’s stylish and premium “coffee table book like no other,” is up for pre-order now priced at $99.

Supermicro employees accused of smuggling $2.5 billion worth of Nvidia hardware to China
By Mark Tyson published
Three Super Micro employees have been charged with conspiring to unlawfully divert cutting edge U.S. artificial intelligence technology to China.
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