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Chinese AI firm DeepSeek reportedly using shell companies to try and evade U.S. chip restrictions
By Stephen Warwick published
Nvidia says DeepSeek lawfully acquired H800 chips, not H100

Power utility built $95 million 500-megawatt power substation for Intel's $100 billion Ohio fab, but six-year delay leaves it idle
By Anton Shilov published
Intel has once again postponed the launch of its Ohio chip plant, which is now expected in 2031, leaving utility AEP Ohio with an idle $95 million substation.

Intel details 18A process technology — takes on TSMC 2nm with 30% density gain and 25% faster generational performance
By Anton Shilov published
Intel Intel bets big on 18A

Chinese researchers invent silicon photonic multiplexer chip
By Sunny Grimm published
Chinese state-run tabloids report a new silicon photonic microchip coming out of research labs

Nvidia products could be made using humanoid robots for the first time ever
By Stephen Warwick published
Nvidia is reportedly in talks with Foxconn over plans to deploy humanoid robots in a Houston factory building GB300 chips.

Texas Instruments commits $60 billion to U.S. semiconductor manufacturing
By Sunny Grimm published
Texas Instruments follows the semiconductor industry in announcing its new investments in expanding U.S. facilities, though we already knew about most of the projects.

Imec's next-gen high-speed chip transistor addresses manufacturing concerns — outer wall forksheet design simplifies production, but may sacrifice density
By Anton Shilov published
New design could inform CFET transistor production.

Taiwan bans chip exports to Huawei, SMIC
By Mark Tyson published
Taiwan’s International Trade Administration rubber-stamped the decision to tighten controls.

ASML's Impasto Project creates 3D digital twins of Vincent van Gogh's art with 100 gigabytes of data per scan
By Mark Tyson published
ASML and the Van Gogh museum have collaborated on the design of a 3D scanner to capture and create digital twins of the masterpieces of the Netherlands’ most famous artist.
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