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TSMC unit, NXP of Netherlands unveil Singapore chip plant plan
Jun 06, 2024 (AFP)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company controls more than half the global output of microchips -- the lifeblood of the global modern economy -- used in ever...
Physicists create five-lane superhighway for electrons
Jun 05, 2024 (SPX)
The work, reported in the May 10 issue of Science, is one of several important discoveries by the same team over the past year involving a material that is a un...
Intel unveils new chip tech in AI battle with Nvidia, AMD
Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)
For decades, Intel has dominated the market for the chips that run everything from laptops to data centres. But in recent years, its competitors, especially Nvi...
TSMC votes for chief executive CC Wei to also become chairman
Jun 04, 2024 (AFP)
Wei will be the first person to hold the dual roles for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, which controls more than half the global output of microchip...
AMD unveils new AI chips to challenge Nvidia
Jun 03, 2024 (AFP)
Demand has exploded in the past two years for the specialised processors that help develop, train and run AI applications such as ChatGPT. AMD has emerged as on...
Nvidia boss unveils AI products ahead of Taiwan expo
Jun 02, 2024 (AFP)
Jensen Huang is in Taiwan for the island's premier tech expo, Computex, along with the CEOs of some of the world's biggest semiconductor heavyweights -- includi...
Nvidia boss, top chip CEOs to lay out AI plans at Taiwan expo
Jun 02, 2024 (AFP)
There is outsized interest in the 2024 edition of Computex, thanks to the participation of not just Huang but the leaders of some of Nvidia's main rivals in AI ...
Inside a semiconductor 'clean room' at Japan's top university
May 29, 2024 (AFP)
Then, surgical mask in place, you step inside an "air shower" to remove all the dust from your body that could potentially contaminate the precision equipment. ...
China invests $47 billion in largest ever chip fund
May 27, 2024 (AFP)
Semiconductors are an indispensable part of the modern economy, used in everything from kitchen appliances and mobile phones to cars and weapons. The chips indu...
Turning up the heat on next-generation semiconductors
May 26, 2024 (SPX)
For high-temperature applications like Venus exploration, researchers have recently turned to gallium nitride, a unique material that can withstand temperatures...
Nvidia profits soar on demand for AI power
May 22, 2024 (AFP)
The California-based company reported a net profit of $14.9 billion, while its revenue of $26 billion was almost four times what it took in during the same fisc...
Rapidus 'last opportunity' to put Japan back on global chip map
May 17, 2024 (AFP)
And, while the company has the financial firepower of the government behind it, Tetsuro Higashi told AFP in an interview that he was under no illusions about th...
3D Printed Glass Sensors on Optical Fiber for Enhanced Connectivity
May 16, 2024 (SPX)
According to a study published in ACS Nano, KTH Royal Institute of Technology researchers say integrating silica glass optical devices with optical fibers can l...
Biden sharply hikes US tariffs on Chinese EVs and chips
May 14, 2024 (AFP)
The measures, which drew strong opposition from Beijing, come as Biden seeks to look tough on trade ahead of a rematch with Republican Donald Trump in November'...
Chip giant TSMC's April revenue jumps 60% on-year
May 10, 2024 (AFP)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company controls more than half the world's output of chips, and supplies them for everything from Apple's iPhones to Nvidia'...
World's purest silicon propels quantum computing advancements
May 08, 2024 (SPX)
The study, appearing in Communications Materials - Nature, may significantly influence the progression of quantum computing technologies. Richard Curry, Profess...
Enhanced pure red light-emitting devices advance wearable technology
May 08, 2024 (SPX)
The use of perovskites, known for their potential in solar cells and light-emitting devices, has been extended to wearable displays, driven by their cost-effect...
Groundbreaking Microcapacitors Could Power Chips of the Future
May 07, 2024 (SPX)
Addressing this challenge, scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have achieved record-high energy and power densiti...
Experiment Allows for Potential Millions of Qubits on Single Chip
May 07, 2024 (SPX)
Qubits, the core of quantum computing, are crucial for data processing, transfer, and storage. They must reliably store information and facilitate swift data pr...
Terahertz pulses used to excite phonons in semiconductor materials
May 03, 2024 (SPX)
The findings, which were highlighted in an Editor's Pick article in Applied Physics Letters, show that ultrafast broadband terahertz pulses can effectively indu...
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