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TSMC committed to Arizona chip plant ahead of potential tariff impact
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TSMC committed to Arizona chip plant ahead of potential tariff impact

TSMC starts work on its third semiconductor manufacturing facility Easier permit acquisition and tariffs influenced the move, says US Commerce Secretary TSMC’s quarterly...

New chip tests cooling solutions for stacked microelectronics
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New chip tests cooling solutions for stacked microelectronics

This silicon wafer contains chips designed to test cooling systems for 3D integrated microelectronics. Each chip comprises circuitry that generates heat within a...

Huawei unveils Ascend 920 in China one day after Trump bans Nvidia H20 AI chip exports
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Huawei unveils Ascend 920 in China one day after Trump bans Nvidia H20 AI chip exports

US bans Nvidia’s H20 just as Huawei reveals its next-gen Ascend 920 AI chip Ascend 920 may fill China’s AI chip gap post...

China’s Huawei develops new AI chip to compete with US’s Nvidia: Report | Technology News
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China’s Huawei develops new AI chip to compete with US’s Nvidia: Report | Technology News

The chip is in early development and will undergo a series of tests before it will be deemed ready for customer use. China’s...

Xi says China must ‘overcome’ AI chip challenges
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Xi says China must ‘overcome’ AI chip challenges

Chinese startup DeepSeek shook up the AI world in January with its R1 chatbot, matching the performance of its US competitors at a...

Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China
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Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China

Analysts say US chipmakers like Nvidia, whose CEO Jensen Huang is seen here, will face intensified competition from China and other countries due...

Nvidia says US chip tariffs mean it faces multi-billion dollar hit
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Nvidia says US chip tariffs mean it faces multi-billion dollar hit

Nvidia predicts $5.5 billion in H20 export-related costs to China and other nations H20 chips were already meant to be optimized for the...

Programmable photonic chip uses light to accelerate AI training and cut energy use
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Programmable photonic chip uses light to accelerate AI training and cut energy use

An image of the light inside the chip — the white dashed boxes are the inputs and the yellow dashed boxes the outputs....

Silver Lake buys 51% of Intel’s Altera FPGA business as the chip giant seeks to refocus on and invest in its core products
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Silver Lake buys 51% of Intel’s Altera FPGA business as the chip giant seeks to refocus on and invest in its core products

Intel sells 51% of Altera to Silver Lake for $4.46bn, valuing business at $8.75bn Altera gains independence as largest pure-play FPGA semiconductor company...