Huawei is getting its paws on TSMC chips
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Thursday, 17 April 2025 10:22

Huawei is getting its paws on TSMC chips


US clampdown they have heard of it

Despite US sanctions meant to choke off Huawei's access to high-end chips, the Chinese tech giant is reportedly still getting its paws on bulk TSMC silicon. 

Nvidia and partners to make AI supercomputers in US
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Over a few years, investment worth 500B

Nvidia is working with partners to manufacture AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S. Together with leading manufacturing partners, the company has commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space: facilities in Arizona will build and test NVIDIA Blackwell chips, while those in Texas will assemble the AI supercomputers. Jensen Huang is bringing some jobs back.

AMD Venice 2nm TSMC taped out
Published in PC Hardware
Tuesday, 15 April 2025 16:57

AMD Venice 2nm TSMC taped out


EPYC 5th Gen 3nm manufacturing in TSMC Arizona

AMD has made an important announcement regarding its EPYC data center CPUs. The company confirmed the successful tape-out of its CPU codenamed "Venice," which is part of the EPYC line.

Nvidia bets big on the US for AI supercomputers
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Blackwell factories to take root in Arizona and Texas

Nvidia is yanking its AI chip and supercomputer production back to the US, planning to churn out its Blackwell architecture entirely within American borders for the first time.

Trump’s tariffs torch big tech
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Monday, 07 April 2025 11:41

Trump’s tariffs torch big tech


Silicon Valley in melt down

Big Tech just got a bloody nose thanks to Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s latest trade war tantrum.

Chipzilla crawls to TSMC for a lifeline
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Monday, 07 April 2025 11:06

Chipzilla crawls to TSMC for a lifeline


White House pushes joint venture to keep Intel’s fabs under American control.

Troubled Chipzilla has reportedly struck a tentative deal with TSMC to form a joint venture aimed at bailing out Intel’s faltering fab operations in the US — with Apple’s chip supplier securing a 20 percent stake.

TSMC flings open Fab 22 in Taiwan in N2 process ramp-up
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Gates-all-around nanosheets mark the death of FINFET 

TSMC just christened its under-construction Fab 22 in Kaohsiung which will be the centrepiece of a colossal $45 billion Taiwan spend-up aimed at ushering in the era of 2nm-class chips.

China masks up in Taiwan chip heist scandal.
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Beijing’s talent-thieving ops exposed by Taiwanese spooks

China has been playing dress-up in Taiwan’s tech scene, creating fake firms to lure semiconductor experts into helping bolster Beijing’s chip ambitions—without anyone knowing they were working for the mainland.

Troubled Chipzilla rides new CEO bounce
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Monday, 31 March 2025 11:18

Troubled Chipzilla rides new CEO bounce


But new top investor says: take the money and run

The honeymoon's barely started for Troubled Chipzilla’s new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, and already one of the top stock whisperers on TipRanks is advising investors to get out while they’re ahead.

Nvidia mulls Chipzilla deal for gaming GPU fabs
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Intel’s 18A node may become more than just internal salvation

Nvidia is eyeing Troubled Chipzilla’s foundry business to manufacture gaming GPUs—marking a potential inflexion point for Intel’s battered but still-breathing manufacturing arm, according to GuruFocus.