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Exclusive: GlobalFoundries says MIPS takeover will expand its business without creating competitive friction with its clients
GlobalFoundries' acquisition of MIPS will not turn it into a chipmaker, but will enhance its role as a foundry by offering ready-to-use RISC-V processor IP to help customers accelerate development.
Ex-ASML employee sentenced to three years' imprisonment for sharing company secrets with Russia
An ex-ASML employee has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for sharing company secrets with a Russian contact.
Zombie fabs plague China's chipmaking ambitions, failures burning tens of billions of dollars
28 fabs later
Trump says he has struck a trade deal with Hanoi
Premium The U.S. and Vietnam have reached a tentative agreement that sets tariffs on Vietnamese goods at 20%, but hits transshipments with a 40% import tax.
Chipmaking giant TSMC hit with class-action lawsuit in the U.S. for bias, racism, and unsafe conditions — over 30 plaintiffs have accused the company of illegal practices at Arizona fab
Problems continue.
LG Innotek to slim down smartphones by replacing solder balls with copper posts
LG Innotek introduced Copper Post packaging technology, which replaces traditional solder balls in semiconductor substrates, enabling slimmer, denser, and cooler smartphone designs.
TSMC swats down claims it is delaying its Japan chipmaking plant to prioritize Arizona plants to avoid US tariffs
No smoke without fire, or an unsubstantiated rumor?
Samsung delays $44 billion Texas chip fab
Sources cite that Samsung is delaying the launch of its Taylor, Texas, fab because the site lacks customers for its 4nm-class chip output.
