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Three senior execs to retire from Intel Foundry, including respected industry vet Gary Patton
By Anton Shilov published
Three senior Intel Foundry executives are retiring as part of a major leadership reshuffle amid restructuring and uncertainty over the 14A process.

Nvidia's upcoming ARM-based N1X SoC leaks again, this time on FurMark
By Hassam Nasir published
N1X is coming along nicely.

EU fab tool makers, including ASML, get reprieve in EU-U.S. tariffs deal
By Anton Shilov published
A new U.S.–EU trade deal exempts semiconductor equipment from tariffs, avoiding steep cost hikes for American chipmakers and protecting the competitiveness of U.S. fabs.

Samsung inks $16.5 billion Tesla AI chip deal
By Anton Shilov published
Samsung has secured a $16.5 billion deal to produce Tesla's future AI6 self-driving SoC at its Texas fab, a major strategic win for Samsung Foundry.

TSMC's second Japanese fab reportedly delayed, mass production pushed to 2029
By Anton Shilov published
But the company's American projects have nothing to do with it.

Intel will cancel 14A and following nodes if it can't win a major external customer
By Anton Shilov published
Then exit the leading-edge process technologies completely.

Nvidia's desktop PC chip holdup purportedly tied to Windows delays
By Hassam Nasir published
More reasons for the alleged delay have emerged

TSMC's quarterly sales hit a record $30 billion
By Anton Shilov published
After posting a record $30 billion revenue in Q2 2025, TSMC announced plans to build at least 15 new fabs worldwide.

Japanese chipmaker Rapidus begins test production of 2nm circuits — company commits to single-wafer processing ahead of 2027 mass production target
By Anton Shilov published
Rapidus has begun prototyping 2nm gate-all-around transistor structures at its IIM-1 fab in Japan as it prepares for 2027 mass production.
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