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Gradiant tapped to build water treatment plant for mystery fab in Germany
By Matthew Connatser published
Gradiant is building a water treatment facility for an undisclosed fab in Germany — likely made by either TSMC or Intel.
Chinese company develops transmission electron microscope for chipmaking industry
By Anton Shilov published
China's Bioland Laboratory develops transmission electron microscope.
China's chipmaking tool imports climb to $40 billion
By Matthew Connatser published
China's semiconductor tool imports increased by 14% to $40 billion as the country tries to become its own chipmaker.
Chip price war unfolds as Chinese foundries cut tape-out prices
By Anton Shilov published
Chinese foundries yet have to build additional capacity in the coming years, but they are already cutting down tape-out prices.
AMD axes old Xilinx CPLD chips less than two years after acquisition
By Matthew Connatser published
AMD has issues a discontinuation notice of the CPLD products that the company acquired alongside Xilinx.
Analysts warn China's aggressive chip fab expansion could lead to future price war
By Anton Shilov published
China's aggressive fab expansion can create oversupply of mature process technology capacity.
China's chip imports fell by a record 15%
By Matthew Connatser published
Chip imports to China have fallen for a second year in a row, and this time a record has been set at 15.4%.
Chinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan
By Mark Tyson published
Chinese company Betavolt has announced an atomic energy battery for consumers, with a touted 50-year lifespan and which uses a diamond semiconductor material.
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