Apple Unveils Dual M3 Ultra Chip, Explains Where M4 Ultra Gone
Apple today unveiled its updated Mac Studio workstations, taking what at first glance seems like a slightly odd approach: the cheaper Mac Studio model has an M4 Max chip, while…
Intel Struggles with 18A Process Technology: Panther Lake CPU Launch Delayed
Intel representatives have repeatedly noted that the company will begin production of Panther Lake processors using 18A technology this year, but well-known industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently stated that their…
Qualcomm already sources chips from US-based TSMC and welcomes the new ones
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC has listed Qualcomm among its customers for American-made chips, and the company’s management has confirmed that its products have begun to be manufactured in Arizona. The head…
TSMC’s US investment will prevent the company from introducing advanced technologies to the US at the same time as Taiwan
TSMC’s announcement yesterday that it would increase its spending on U.S. facilities by another $100 billion may have come as a surprise to many in the semiconductor industry, but Taiwanese…
MIPS to Develop Own Chips, Focus on Robotics
Founded in the mid-eighties of the last century, MIPS has until now offered to license its processor architecture to its clients, similar to Arm, but this week it decided to…
China to Support RISC-V Architecture at National Level
Against the backdrop of growing geopolitical tensions between China and the United States, as well as the accompanying sanctions, Chinese developers are increasingly turning to the open architecture of RISC-V.…
The US is hopelessly losing to China in scientific potential in microelectronics, and sanctions will not change anything
China is rapidly gaining ground in next-generation chip design and manufacturing, surpassing the United States in both the number of scientific publications and their impact. According to Georgetown University (GU),…
World’s first desktop computer with living human brain cells inside unveiled
At MWC 2025, Australian startup Cortical Labs presented the world’s first desktop computer CL1, which uses living human brain cells. The unique system maintains the viability of cells and promotes…
Qualcomm Accuses Arm of Unfair Competition and Files Lawsuit
It’s too early to put an end to the Arm-Qualcomm dispute over the intellectual property of the former Nuvia, although representatives of the other side said early last month that…
Intel 18A Process Technology Interests AMD, Broadcom, and Nvidia — Companies Test Prototype Chips
Back in May 2023, Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang praised Intel’s then-current process technologies, and now Reuters reports that Nvidia, together with Broadcom, is trying to understand, based on…