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Biden administration plans to resume Trump tariffs on China-made GPUs and motherboards
The US Trade Representative office recommended to the White House to resume import duties on GPUs, motherboards, and desktop PC cases.
Apple COO Reportedly attends secret meetings with TSMC to reserve first batch of 2-nanometer production
Rumors of Apple developing its own AI servers seem much more feasible using TSMC's 2-nanometer fabrication process.
Chinese chipmakers gear up to produce HBM for AI chips — China is a decade behind in HBM tech as US sanctions force action
Chinese companies scramble to advance production of these essential memory modules amidst growing tensions with the rest of the world.
US to increase tariffs on Chinese semiconductors by 100% in 2025 — officials say it protects the $53 billion spent on the CHIPS Act
The U.S. will increase import tariffs on Chinese semiconductors from 25% to 50% in 2025.
Robert Dennard, father of DRAM, is deceased
Robert Heath Dennard, a pioneer in electrical and computer engineering who invented DRAM, passed away on April 23, 2024. He will also be remembered for Dennard Scaling theory, based on Moore’s law.
New memory demoed running at 600 degrees Celsius for 60 hours
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania show off ferrodiode memory devices with the world's finest heat resist.
New PCB design is repeatably recyclable
vPCBs, which are PCBs built with a sustainable and recyclable vitrimer polymer, debut. This contrasts with traditional PCBs which are 'basically impossible to recycle.'
US sanctions transform China into legacy chip production juggernaut
China's legacy chip production has skyrocketed since U.S. export sanctions took effect. In Q1 2024, China's legacy chip production was three times what it was in Q1 2019.
