Chips – Semiconductor

Reuters reported that Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon is “personally involved” in the Intel takeover negotiations The story of Intel’s struggles around design/build approach to semiconductors facing headwinds is continuing to unfold, and on Friday, took an expected turn when it …

Intel has entered the angstrom era with 20A and 18A process nodes Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger took the top job at the semiconductor design and manufacturing company in February 2021. A big part of his remit was to  manage a …

While AI has driven growth in the semiconductor sector, Intel facing challenges around its design/build business model Intel has had a tough time for a while now with its design/build approach to semiconductors facing headwinds while fabless firms like AMD …

Reports reveal that Intel will receive up to $3.5 billion in federal grants to produce chips for the U.S. DoD Intel will receive up to $3.5 billion in federal grants to produce chips for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), …

Qualcomm noted that the 450 MHz frequency band is particularly effective for both outdoor and indoor coverage Qualcomm Technologies and Saudi Arabia’s Aramco Digital announced what it claims to be the world’s first processors with native support for 5G in …

Samsung is reportedly cutting 15% of its sales and marketing and 30% of its admin staff at its overseas subsidiaries Several inside sources shared with Reuters this week that Samsung Electronics is cutting 15% of its sales and marketing and 30% of …

Located in India’s western state of Maharashtra, the chip plant will produce analog circuits and wafers Israel’s Tower Semiconductor has partnered with Indian conglomerate Adani Group on a $10 billion project to build a new chip facility that the pair …

While SK Telecom focuses on its home market, Singtel has partnered on GPUaaS in APAC and Europe Singtel and SK Telecom have both recently announced partnerships geared toward GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS) offerings wherein GPU clusters operated by the companies are made …

Chip company Marvell reported strong growth in its data center AI segment, and that it sees signs of growth returning to the enterprise and carrier infrastructure markets. Net revenue for Marvell’s second quarter of fiscal 2025 was $1.273 billion, which was above …

LAS VEGAS—VMware by Broadcom’s Explore event was headlined with talks on why private cloud using private data to run private AI is the path forward for enterprises. “It’s clear to me that the future of the enterprise is private,” as …

ESMC is a joint venture between Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturing firm TSMC, Bosch, Infineon and NXP The European Commission (EC) said it has approved a €5 billion ($5.56 billion) German measure to support European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) in its project …

The Shanghai government has increased its chip investment to about $2 billion According to local new outlets, the Shanghai government has doubled its domestic chip investment fund, with the latest funding round increasing the total to about CNY14.5 billion ($2 …

Intel has reportedly struggled to meet SoftBank’s production volume and speed requirements SoftBank has ended discussions with Intel about designing an artificial intelligence (AI) chip that will rival those released by Nvidia. SoftBank sought a partnership with Intel to help …

Direct CHIPS funding would be in addition to $6-$8 billion in tax credit Texas Instruments has signed a preliminary agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce to receive up to $1.6 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding that will …

Intel previously held 1.18 million shares in Arm A recent SEC filing shows that Intel sold its stake in British chip firm Arm Holdings in Q2. The news comes amid the massive job cuts taking place at the company, signaling …

CEO Cristiano Amon expects on-device AI to “drive competitive differentiation” in multiple verticals Qualcomm saw its fourth consecutive quarter of record revenues in its automotive business and its executives including CEO Cristiano Amon were enthusiastic about the opportunities for the …

Huawei filed a lawsuit in a Chinese court, alleging that MediaTek has committed patent infringement Chipmaker MediaTek confirmed that it has been slapped with a lawsuit from Huawei that alleges the former is guilty of patent infringement. While further details …

The federal CHIPS for America program has released info about a new funding round of up to $1.6 billion, focused on bolstering advanced semiconductor packaging manufacturing in the United States. The funding will be focused in five related research and …

This latest investment will fund equipment for chip manufacturing in China China is further funding its semiconductor industry, with a third state-backed investment, according to published reports. This latest round of funding was officially established on May 24 and totals …

The support package also includes approximately $732 million to support fabless chip companies in South Korea South Korea announced this week $19 billion in funding for the nation’s semiconductor businesses with an emphasis on chip design and contract manufacturing. The …

The funding will support a NanoIC pilot line hosted at imec’s facility in Leuven, Belgium Research labs in Europe will receive 2.5 billion euros ($2.72 billion) in funding under the European Chips Act, announced in 2023. The funding, according to Belgium’s …

Honda and IBM will research specialized semiconductor technology and open software solutions to address software-defined vehicle challenges Honda Motor Co. and IBM are collaborating on the research and development (R&D) of next-generation computing technologies to address emerging processing, power and …

Intel has chip plants in several countries including the U.S., China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Israel According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal, Intel is in discussions with U.S. investment company Apollo Global Management for $11 billion in funding for a …

Apple has just shown its new lineup of iPads including Pro models with “outrageously powerful AI chips.” The company said the M4’s neural processing unit is more powerful than any “AI PC today.” The chip’s video and photo-editing capabilities were demonstrated. …

The funding is part of the $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act, which was passed in 2022 The U.S. Biden-Harris administration is seeking proposals from eligible applicants for the development, validation and use of digital twins for semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, …