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Japan’s Rapidus to Launch Pilot Production of 2nm Chips by End of April

Rapidus, founded in 2022 by a Japanese industrial conglomerate, said it had begun setting up equipment at its pilot line…

1 month ago
TSMC Begins Equipping Its Largest Chip Packaging Facility to Alleviate Nvidia AI Chip ShortageTSMC Begins Equipping Its Largest Chip Packaging Facility to Alleviate Nvidia AI Chip Shortage

TSMC Begins Equipping Its Largest Chip Packaging Facility to Alleviate Nvidia AI Chip Shortage

The shortage of CoWoS chip packaging capacity is forcing TSMC to rapidly increase it; it plans to double its productivity…

1 month ago

Nvidia CEO Admits No One Has Offered Him a Stake in Intel Capital

Nvidia CEO and founder Jensen Huang did not limit himself to his pre-planned speech at the opening of GTC 2025,…

2 months ago
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to Lead Aerospace Startup Relativity SpaceFormer Google CEO Eric Schmidt to Lead Aerospace Startup Relativity Space

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt to Lead Aerospace Startup Relativity Space

After stepping down as Google's CEO fifteen years ago, Eric Schmidt has only recently taken on a new leadership role…

2 months ago
Tech giants lost $750 billion in capitalization in one dayTech giants lost $750 billion in capitalization in one day

Tech giants lost $750 billion in capitalization in one day

Concerns about the potential of tariffs imposed by US President Trump to trigger a recession in the economy have caused…

2 months ago
Apple Watch escapes US import ban over AliveCor disputeApple Watch escapes US import ban over AliveCor dispute

Apple Watch escapes US import ban over AliveCor dispute

The AliveCor startup's claims regarding the alleged borrowing of ECG technology in the Apple Watch have been considered in the…

2 months ago
ASML Ready to Build Chip Manufacturing Equipment Repair Center in China Despite SanctionsASML Ready to Build Chip Manufacturing Equipment Repair Center in China Despite Sanctions

ASML Ready to Build Chip Manufacturing Equipment Repair Center in China Despite Sanctions

Previous US officials have tried to push the Netherlands to join efforts to restrict Chinese companies' access to chip-making equipment,…

2 months ago

US Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve Will Be Filled Only With Bitcoin, Trump Decides

By the end of the week, US President Donald Trump signed the promised decree on the formation of a strategic…

2 months ago
Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment Does Not Violate Competition, UK Antitrust Authority RulesMicrosoft’s OpenAI Investment Does Not Violate Competition, UK Antitrust Authority Rules

Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment Does Not Violate Competition, UK Antitrust Authority Rules

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved a $13 billion investment deal between Microsoft and OpenAI, ending a…

2 months ago
Sad arithmetic: the production of AMD and Nvidia chips at TSMC factories in the US will increase their cost by 30%Sad arithmetic: the production of AMD and Nvidia chips at TSMC factories in the US will increase their cost by 30%

Sad arithmetic: the production of AMD and Nvidia chips at TSMC factories in the US will increase their cost by 30%

Today, the new US Secretary of Commerce made statements that the construction of five new plants by TSMC in the…

2 months ago