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Chinese hackers steal chip designs from major Dutch semiconductor company
By Anton Shilov published
A Chinese-linked hacker group maintained covert access to NXP for over two years, from the end of 2017 to the beginning of 2020.
Intel and TSMC could lose billions in funding thanks to stalled German budget
By Anton Shilov published
Delayed German budget may have a drastic effect on German subsidies for new Intel's and TSMC's fabs in the country.
U.S. Opens Criminal Investigation Into Applied Materials Shipments to China Chipmaker
By Anton Shilov published
Applied Materials is under U.S. criminal investigation for supplying advanced fab tools to China-based SMIC, according to report.
Test Processor With New Thermal Transistors Cools Chip Without Moving Parts
By Matthew Connatser published
Experimental thermal transistors may be a future solution to increasingly hot CPUs, GPUs, and other processors.
New Synthetic Superatomic Material is "World's Best Semiconductor"
By Francisco Pires published
It likely won't ever replace silicon - but it should lay down a path to whatever comes after it.
China's SMIC Foundry Fumbles, 80% Decline In Profit
By Matthew Connatser published
SMIC's profit in Q3 of this year was just 20% of what it was in Q3 of 2022.
The Future of HBM Is Lightspeed - Designs of the Future to Integrate Photonics
By Francisco Pires published
High Bandwidth Memory's future looks... bright.
Chinese Chip Design Software Devs Receive Massive Government Support
By Anton Shilov published
Chinese government subsidies boost domestic developers of EDA tools to increase their competitive positions.
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