Intel commits $1B to grow its Intel Foundry Services (IFS) business
Intel is launching a fund to invest in technologies and companies that can aid its foundry business to shorten the time it takes to bring new processors to the market. To facilitate the initiative, the company is setting aside $1 billion.
The project is a collaboration between Intel’s venture ... Read more
‘German government stops GlobalWafers acquisition of Siltronic AG’
GlobalWafers, a Taiwanese chip manufacturer, is unlikely to receive approval for its acquisition of Siltronic AG, a German chip manufacturer. The German Ministry of Economic Affairs has until midnight to approve the acquisition. According to an anonymous Bloomberg source, the decision is unlikely t... Read more
The EU takes next step in microchip manufacturing to rival Asia and the US
The new EU legislation will promote microchip development and may receive $52 billion worth of funds comparable to that proposed within the pending US legislation. This will help them be at par with the US and Asia when it comes to manufacturing microchips.
A senior official of the EU has stated... Read more
Nvidia throws in the towel: ‘Arm acquisition will likely fall through’
Nvidia is preparing to stop its planned acquisition of Arm. Bloomberg reported the news based on anonymous sources familiar with the matter.
In 2020, Nvidia offered $40 billion to acquire Arm. According to Bloomberg, the plan is likely to be terminated. Sources familiar with the matter claim tha... Read more
Plan to double European chip production will be revealed in February
The European Chips Act is on its way. In early February, the European Commission will present a legislative proposal to double European chip production.
"Most supplies come from a handful of producers outside Europe. This is a dependency and uncertainty we simply cannot afford", said Ursula von ... Read more
ASML achieved record results in 2021, wants to grow further
ASML recently announced its yearly results. The Dutch tech giant managed to book a record turnover of no less than 18.6 billion euros. ASML expects a higher turnover in 2022.
ASML managed to book a record turnover last year. In total, the company posted sales of 18.6 billion euros in 2021. Profi... Read more
Intel is about to lose its leading position to Samsung
Intel, the world's largest chip vendor, is about to lose its leading position. In Q2 and Q3 of 2021, Samsung generated the most chip revenue worldwide. Fourth-quarter results will be released at the end of the month. Everything indicates that Intel is slipping to second place.
Investors seem to ... Read more
First phase of Europe’s silicon independence initiative is a wrap
The European Processor Initiative (EPI) has wrapped up the first phase of its effort to create a made-in-Europe chips ecosystem. The effort hopes to reduce reliance on imports, give the bloc sovereign capabilities, and create the continent's first exascale supercomputer.
The EPI end-of-year repo... Read more
Here’s why the global chip shortage persists in 2022
The global chip shortage rages on. Supply still diverges from demand. Although manufacturers and governments initiated promising solutions in the past year, the challenge seems unbridgeable for now. Here's why.
Anyone currently ordering a game console, smartphone or car risks paying more or wait... Read more
New chip design Samsung and IBM: ‘almost twice as strong and efficient’
Partners IBM and Samsung Electronics announced the development of a new chip design. By arranging a chip's transistors in an alternative way, the organizations claim to have a method for producing smartphones with week-long battery lives.
Most organizations with a stake in chip development inves... Read more