<![CDATA[ Latest from Tom's Hardware UK in Chip ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tag/chip Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Pat Gelsinger explains how his initials ended up etched into every i386 processor ever made — ex-Intel CEO bluffed Andy Grove to keep his mark on the legendary chip’s silicon ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/gelsingers-i386-initials-gambit-ex-intel-ceo-explains-how-he-bluffed-andy-grove-to-keep-his-mark-on-the-legendary-chips-silicon vgRfiaZyJC8wvGTyfNvS5U Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:30:00 +0000 Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:52:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. Senate passes bill that forces AI chipmakers to prioritize sales to American companies — House now set to amend or pass legislation ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/u-s-senate-passes-bill-that-forces-ai-chipmakers-to-prioritize-sales-to-american-companies-house-now-set-to-amend-or-pass-legislation tg8JiSU9TiGeSFeZ8n2pEY Fri, 10 Oct 2025 17:05:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung takes a scalpel to its 2nm wafer price tag, bringing it down to $20,000 — Korean chipmaker now undercuts rival TSMC by 33% ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/samsung-takes-a-scalpel-to-its-2nm-wafer-price-tag-bringing-it-down-to-usd20-000-korean-chipmaker-now-undercuts-rival-tsmc-by-33-percent TnPQkZxkWRx6fgG9Mv8eMH Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:17:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Researchers build world’s first “microwave brain” chip that can think like AI and talk like a radio — all at gigahertz speeds ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/researchers-build-worlds-first-microwave-brain-chip-that-can-think-like-ai-and-talk-like-a-radio-all-at-gigahertz-speeds xYPNVb83ZJnd8PR58GNLEd Fri, 15 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 15 Aug 2025 12:41:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Trump promises new semiconductor tariffs — “We want them made in the United States,” says U.S. President ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-promises-new-semiconductor-tariffs-we-want-them-made-in-the-united-states-says-u-s-president bcetyUWtcPS5hDShagUxrQ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:48:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chip news live: All the latest in the semiconductor industry ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/live/chip-news oK2rqYasxHrNBZu6THtt45 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 12:10:26 +0000 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 13:36:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia and Mediatek's AI CPU may not see mass rollout until late 2026 — Asus, Dell, and Lenovo reportedly developing N1X desktops and laptops ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/nvidia-and-mediateks-ai-cpu-may-not-see-mass-rollout-until-late-2026-asus-dell-and-lenovo-reportedly-developing-n1x-desktops-and-laptops YbVuoQBEViYbAYEkzMmKw5 Tue, 13 May 2025 12:27:22 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel's fastest mid-range gaming chip plummets to an all-time low of $175 — stellar Core i5-13600KF deal hits Amazon for Black Friday ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/core-i5-13600kf-plummets-to-an-all-time-low-of-usd175-this-black-friday-at-amazon 82zRJHaKHLypEFhhABjoJQ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 18:27:53 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:43:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel’s entire turnaround plan hinges on this one new chip family – Clearwater Forest pictured, Intel’s first 18A chip slated for high-volume manufacturing ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intels-turnaround-plan-revolves-around-this-one-chip-family-clearwater-forest-pictured-intels-first-18a-chip-slated-for-high-volume-manufacturing zcoVjVDoiQ5kGT54tR7cCN Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:00:28 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:56:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chip giants TSMC and Samsung reportedly mull building mega factories in the UAE ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/chip-giants-tsmc-and-samsung-reportedly-mull-building-mega-factories-in-the-uae B4Hcxbpw3nxyGo3Q8VG6rc Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:50:15 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:54:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ China's Unisoc launches 'world's first' open architecture RISC-V security chip ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/security-software/chinas-unisoc-launches-worlds-first-open-architecture-risc-v-security-chip veB6SSi9G9EYpFs5V6fPFD Sun, 25 Aug 2024 18:15:16 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:17:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chip design legend Jim Keller aims for Tenstorrent wins in market 'not well served by Nvidia' ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chip-design-legend-jim-keller-aims-for-tenstorrent-wins-in-markets-not-well-served-by-nvidia X8P73UrKyhDPVBoiUXVVXd Tue, 16 Jul 2024 11:57:49 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:53:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Researchers developing next generation 2D semiconductors investigate potential silicon replacement in transition-metal dichalcogenide ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/researchers-developing-next-generation-2d-semiconductors-investigate-potential-silicon-replacement-in-transition-metal-dichalcogenide JzbPSHSwf5ppLKrVmyS4Cc Wed, 10 Jul 2024 12:06:24 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:52:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ US, China Chip War may continue for decades, says former ASML CEO — Wennick shares insights from selling chipmaking gear to both sides ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/us-china-chip-war-may-continue-for-decades-says-former-asml-ceo-wennick-shares-insights-from-selling-chipmaking-gear-to-both-sides BCExmTmZNLAjf8frJz7YFe Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:09:36 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:54:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD's new Zen 5 chip up to 55% faster than Intel's Core i9-13900K in leaked benchmark — AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X purportedly shines in AVX workloads ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amds-new-zen-5-chip-up-to-55-faster-than-intels-core-i9-13900k-in-leaked-benchmark-amds-ryzen-9-9950x-purportedly-shines-in-avx-workloads ALmdyzv7haS6ZFM3nrvXKi Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:27:13 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:45:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Award-winning Chinese processor design company Huaxia Chip files for bankruptcy — firm’s CPU, DSP, GPU, and AI processor IPs in limbo ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/award-winning-chinese-processor-design-company-huaxia-chip-files-for-bankruptcy-firms-cpu-dsp-gpu-and-ai-processor-ips-in-limbo zZ2ynHf6Vrht8NGRQUiwvC Tue, 16 Apr 2024 13:01:21 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:57:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft confident Snapdragon X Elite will defeat M3 MacBook Air laptops — prepares demos to showcase this and will put the chip into Surface laptops ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/microsoft-confident-snapdragon-x-elite-will-defeat-m3-macbook-air-laptops-prepares-demos-to-showcase-this-and-will-put-the-chip-into-surface-laptops UbF6Nwiq5rgkHGpxS4URcK Tue, 09 Apr 2024 15:29:37 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Modder made an IRC client that runs entirely inside the motherboard's BIOS chip ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/software/someone-made-a-functioning-irc-client-that-runs-entirely-inside-the-motherboards-uefi 6SWCEMjz7KqDReUtLJe6GW Sat, 06 Apr 2024 18:59:49 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:57:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Malaysia's semiconductor manufacturing flourishes in the face of U.S. and China's Chip War ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/manufacturing/malaysias-semiconductor-manufacturing-flourishes-in-the-face-of-us-and-chinas-chip-war ukeGkgREKeQS73pGL5yw7C Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:23:20 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:51:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Qualcomm's Arm chip beats Intel in pre-launch Windows performance demo — Snapdragon X Elite X1E80100 takes down Core 7 Ultra 155H ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/qualcomms-arm-chip-beats-intel-in-pre-launch-windows-performance-demo-snapdragon-x-elite-x1e80100-takes-down-core-7-ultra-155h vz37LMd6ytMGSVpNL5weJe Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:42:49 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:52:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ EeroQ Tapes Out "Wonder Lake" Quantum Processing Unit Chip ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/eeroq-tapes-out-wonder-lake-quantum-processing-unit-chip SRp74j8YtUt7MLo2k9dBU3 Sat, 29 Jul 2023 17:09:31 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:43:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ GlobalFoundries: European Chip Subsidies May Damage Ability to Compete ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/globalfoundries-european-chip-subsidies-may-damage-ability-to-compete Pzg6GMMJkUmGQzPutFNXAd Wed, 26 Jul 2023 15:07:03 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:10:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ U.S. Chip Industry Labor Shortfall Could Reach 67,000 Workers by 2030 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/us-chip-industry-labor-shortfall 4PQ2QrkWxRkw52me2rQHxd Tue, 25 Jul 2023 17:25:19 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:41:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ ASML Faces Even Stricter Dutch and U.S. Controls: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/asml-faces-even-stricter-dutch-and-use-controls yrdDnmKjAzJsVBguABBKTQ Tue, 18 Jul 2023 19:41:03 +0000 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:54:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ SSD Upgraders Take Note, Analysts Expect up to 13% Price Drop During Q3 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ssd-price-cuts-q3-2023 65CmcyKxvnAymMCDXgJg2B Thu, 06 Jul 2023 18:01:30 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:44:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jensen Huang and Lisa Su Family Tree Shows How Closely They Are Related ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/jensen-huang-and-lisa-su-family-tree-shows-how-closely-they-are-related Vdj2CbPMaCL2WVqaFHUueP Sat, 01 Jul 2023 13:20:52 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:51:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Germany Refuses to Increase Subsidies for Intel's Fab ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/germany-refuses-to-increase-subsidies-for-intel-fab e3cPpdsC7JJVkF2kDdPNQU Sun, 11 Jun 2023 19:52:32 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:59:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ US CHIPS Act Funding Under Attack Following Debt Ceiling Fight ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/us-chips-act-funding-questioned vWFmmBaxyRJpMs67oKxNDA Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:36:44 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:52:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC Exec Says Workers Unwilling to Take Shifts Should Not Enter Chipmaking Industry ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmc-exec-tells-us-workers-to-expect-long-hours-or-go-home gERJEWZMu3HzayJ4nE6oCg Thu, 08 Jun 2023 15:49:56 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:49:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC Has Plans for Price Hikes up to 6% Next Year, Says Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmc-3-t-6-percent-price-hikes BoTv6xdBywNHbE7J7gCXSZ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 17:08:12 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:55:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC Is Sprinting to 2nm to Satisfy Demand From Nvidia, Apple ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmc-races-to-2nm-nvidia-apple r8paEufXWSMi46u8vLTAdK Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:27:59 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:41:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC Workers Routinely Asked to Find 'Bomb' Notes in Machinery: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmc-bomb-notes-machinery RtcHC8zqtpT2LZr9MzKRPG Mon, 22 May 2023 15:45:08 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:42:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ China Bans Micron Chips in Wake of Cybersecurity Review ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/micron-products-banned-by-china-in-wake-of-cybersecurity-review wbJgAbRJbbuDycix8WBZqE Sun, 21 May 2023 20:35:49 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:04:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung 16Gb DDR5 Enters Mass Production on 12nm Node ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-16gb-ddr5-enters-mass-production-on-12nm-node KGNE7JrUn4ViNGtsBrEiBE Thu, 18 May 2023 13:31:08 +0000 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:01:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stanford Researchers Leverage Palladium for Disruptive Memristor Design ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/stanford-palladium-memristor W3XMvjEdUYG328cCb7LukP Thu, 11 May 2023 20:17:20 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:46:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Taiwan Will Defend TSMC From US Bombing in the Event of a China War ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/taiwan-will-defend-tsmc-from-us-bombing-in-the-event-of-a-china-war jVkSwZRLzDVqAThczcko2K Tue, 09 May 2023 18:44:14 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:52:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC Plans Up to $11 Billion German Chip Fab Investment: Report ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmc-plans-up-to-dollar11-billion-german-chip-fab-investment-report eUfgbasjxrhmfFgpvKmCm Wed, 03 May 2023 16:43:43 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:47:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Samsung Profits Plunged 95% on Lagging Demand, Memory Price Erosion ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-profits-plunge-q1-2023 YLGKHEwBkpqasgMWsxaoAc Thu, 27 Apr 2023 14:21:21 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:47:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ TSMC’s Latest Factory Plagued by Fire During Construction ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tsmcs-latest-factory-plagued-by-fire-during-construction EC7aDiBTiJWthYZ3GPi4Vh Thu, 27 Apr 2023 13:05:07 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:59:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Low Can SSD Prices Go? TrendForce Expects NAND Price Decline to Continue ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/trendforce-expects-nand-flash-prices-to-continue-falling PYB3skJMWdzGMseQCU6WCT Thu, 30 Mar 2023 17:40:40 +0000 Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:46:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nvidia Tech Uses AI to Optimize Chip Designs up to 30X Faster ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-tech-uses-ai-to-optimize-chip-designs-up-to-30x-faster nBNoUbhpBJwJ4Z5S9PuT7j Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:19:32 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:06:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dell's US Product Line Rumored to Cut All Chinese Ties by 2027 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/dell-made-in-china-us-exit NjfnoZZXSoBBUkQVBdd4WR Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:37:43 +0000 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:54:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel Seeks Additional $5 Billion in Subsidies for German Fab ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-seeks-5-billion-additional-subsidies-for-german-fab yfZGwTsGbyhM7UfekWmL66 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:39:52 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:55:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ AMD Executives Receive Large Bonuses Amid Industry Downturn ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-execs-bonus-checks eDJ6UjdAArpuG9rVGpdpm6 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:50:38 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:59:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ PC CPU Shipments See Steepest Decline in 30 Years ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/pc-cpu-sales-decline-30-years oCyK5eb6bazgSLSbXQifCj Fri, 10 Feb 2023 16:38:29 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 10:08:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ AI Chip-Layout Tool Has Helped Design Over 100 Chips ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ai-chip-layout-tool-has-helped-design-over-100-chips LUPV7J5H3SyGUS4gmHmnWM Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:08:59 +0000 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:54:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Intel’s Hillsboro Mega-Lab Falls Victim to Budget Cuts ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intels-hillsboro-mega-lab-falls-victim-to-budget-cuts 62BoQK6KMaYoRvmC7CYhuQ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 18:39:49 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:42:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ 8GB DDR5 Contract Pricing Dropped 43% Through 2022 ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/8gb-ddr5-contract-pricing-dropped-43-through-2022 ZtJ2zocGUQFLzhLPKtaa67 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 16:32:04 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:57:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Micron Delays EUV RAM to 2025, Lays Off 10% of Workforce ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/micron-delays-euv-ram-to-2025-lays-off-10-of-workforce WLm2Vs5tQjENAeKk9G2Pi Thu, 22 Dec 2022 15:14:44 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:53:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ CHIPS Act Spurs $200 Billion Investments in U.S. Semi Industry ]]> https://www.tomshardware.com/news/chips-act-spurs-200-billion-investments-in-us-semiconductor-industry riw7yM8yRSQL4Z68Uft4m7 Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:47:35 +0000 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:42:12 +0000