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US Revokes Some Intel, Qualcomm China Export Licences – Report
Chip giants Intel and Qualcomm complain of sales impact after United States revokes some of their export licences to China
Intel Shares Sink As AI Surge Hits Chip Revenue
Intel shares sag after company shares gloomy revenue predictions, as data centre chip demand hit by priority for AI spending
Intel Foundry Assembles Next Gen Chip Machine From ASML
Key milestone sees Intel Foundry assemble ASML's new “High NA EUV” lithography tool, to begin 14A production
Apple Nears Production Of AI-Focused M4 Chip
Apple to announce AI features at developer conference in June, followed by M4-powered Macs in late 2024 and throughout next year
China Tells Telecom Carriers To Phase Out Foreign Chips – Report
Tit-for-tat. Another blow for Intel and AMD in China, after Beijing orders telecom carriers to phase out foreign chips
Micron Notes DRAM Supply Hit After Taiwan Earthquake
Concerns realised. Memory maker Micron admits hit to DRAM supply following Taiwan's biggest earthquake in 25 years
PC Shipments Return To Pre-Pandemic Levels In First Quarter
PC shipments return nearly to levels of 2019 following post-pandemic slump as users flock to AI PCs, start replacing Covid-19-era purchases
US To Urge Holland To Halt ASML Servicing Tools For China
Turning the screws on Beijing. Biden Administration to urge the Netherlands to stop ASML servicing some tools in China
Taiwan Earthquake Prompts Chip Supply Concerns
Chipmakers in Taiwan reportedly briefly suspend some production for inspections, after the island hit by 7.4-magnitude earthquake
Intel Shares Slide After Foundry Business Posts $7 Billion Loss
Intel's share price falls 8.2 percent after its contract chip-making business posted an operating loss of $7 billion
The Netherlands To Spend Billions To Retain ASML Operations
Dutch government will spend 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) to improve infrastructure in Eindhoven, to ensure ASML doesn't move abroad
China Bans Intel, AMD Chips, Windows OS From Government Computers
Beijing reportedly begins blocking the use of Intel and AMD chips in government computers, and sidelines Microsoft's Windows OS
Intel To Spend $100bn In US, After Biden’s $20bn Award
Big investment planned for US, after Intel wins nearly $20 billion in loans and funding from Biden Administration
UK Joins EU’s Chip Research Program
UK joins European Union's chip funding research scheme, pledging £35 million for EU's 'Chips Joint Undertaking'
Intel Export License Allows It To Continue Selling To Huawei –...
Chip giant Intel reportedly still allowed to sell millions of dollars of chips to China's Huawei, despite US sanctions
UK Approves Newport Wafer Fab Sale To US Vishay Intertechnology
Government approves sale of UK's largest chip-making facility to US firm, after blocking sale to Chinese owned entity
TSMC Opens First Factory In Japan
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC celebrates opening of first Japanese factory, in key step in global expansion plans
Intel Signs Microsoft As Foundry Customer
Microsoft will use Intel’s chip contract manufacturing division to manufacture a custom computing chip, chip giant says
ARM Shares Nearly Double Amid AI Surge
Shares in ARM Holdings have exploded over the past week, after an optimist forecast almost doubled its share price
OpenAI’s Sam Altman Seeks Trillions To Overhaul Chip Industry...
Sam Altman reportedly seeking between $5 and $7 trillion to overhaul semiconductor industry to remove AI chip limitations
Nvidia Business Unit To Develop Bespoke Chips – Report
Nvidia reportedly building a new business unit that will design bespoke chips, utilising advanced AI processors
US To Invest $5 Billion In Semiconductor Research
White House confirms $5 billion from US Chips and Science Act will be used for semiconductor research and development
TSMC To Build Second Factory In Japan
World’s largest chipmaker TSMC confirms it will build second fab in Japan, with backing from Sony and Toyota
Microsoft Profit Rises 33 Percent Thanks To AI, Cloud
Strong AI adoption and cloud helps Microsoft deliver another strong quarterly performance, amid $3 trillion valuation
TSMC Further Delays $40 Billion Arizona Chip Fab
Chip manufacturing giant TSMC confirms arrival of second factory in Arizona will be delayed, amid US incentive review
CES 2024: Nvidia Stock Surges After AI Graphics Card Launch
Nvidia stock closes higher after it launches latest range of graphics cards enabling high-end AI features that run locally on PCs
Microsoft To Add Copilot Key To Windows PC Keyboards
Microsoft is to add a Copilot key on future keyboards for Windows PCs, in first major keyboard change in 30 years
Israel Agrees $3.2bn Grant For Intel $25 Billion Chip Factory
Intel to make its largest ever single investment in Israel, with a $25 billion chip-making factory in the south of the country
Report Warns Of Landfill Risk, When Microsoft Ends Windows 10 Support
Canalys report warns Microsoft's ending of Windows 10 support, may result in 240 million operational PCs sent to landfills