Intel Loihi 2 neuromorphic chip boosts performance by ten times
Intel debuted a new neuromorphic chip dubbed Loihi 2, with 1 million artificial neurons made by using a bleeding-edge semiconductor manufacturing process that is not yet in production. The chip company says that Loihi 2 is up to 10 times faster than its previous neuromorphic iteration.
The unvei...
2023 will see a chip glut due to overcapacity
IDC reports that the global semiconductor industry is showing signs of potential for overcapacity in 2023 as large-scale capacity expansion plans take off. Many of the expansion plans should start churning out chips towards the end of 2022.
Speaking about the industry’s prospects, IDC said tha...
China’s SMIC to build a new Shanghai plant
China’s SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp) will invest $8.87 billion to build a plant in Shanghai. SMIC announced the news on Friday, saying it plans to expand capacity, amid a global shortage as Beijing aims to become independent in the sector.
The expansion by the country...
Car chip shortage ease, smartphones could be next
Analysts think that the 2020-21 semiconductor shortage could run well into next year and affect smartphone manufacturers next.
During an Automotive Press Association event in Detroit, the CEO of Stellantis (world’s no. 4 auto manufacturer), Carlos Tavares, said that the semiconductor crisis wi...
ASML’s second-quarter net profits rise by 38% as demand rallies
One of the world's biggest semiconductors suppliers, ASML, had an optimistic 2021 sales outlook released on Wednesday, where it announced a new share buyback as sales went up. Given that we are in the middle of a chip shortage, it is not surprising that ASML is confident about the future.
On ear...
TSMC expects global chip shortage to ease in the coming months
Improvements should come even in the current quarter, according to the company CEO.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. , the world’s largest contract chip maker, said it expects the chip shortage that has hampered car makers to start easing in the next few months after it ramped up its pro...
Germany’s Bavaria is in talks with Intel to build a chip megafactory
The southern state of Bavaria, in Germany, is in talks with Intel, to build a large European chip factory, to deal with supply bottlenecks that have crippled production in the automotive industry. The news came from the local economy minister on Friday.
In recent months, Intel has been seeking 8...
Bosch’s new state-of-the-art Wafer Fab opens in Dresden
The new wafer fab will boost the company’s microelectronics capacity. It will be fully controlled and connected using artificial intelligence.
When will it release and how will it work?
The new wafer fab by Bosch will be produced in Dresden from July, which is six months earlier than initia...
IBM shows first test chip at 2 nanometres
IBM has built the first wafer with semiconductors on the 2nm process. The successful test is an important step towards making chips smaller, faster and more power-efficient.
The processor on 2 nanometres should perform 45 percent better with the same power consumption as a comparable processor o...
ASML CEO warns Europe not to ban export of technology to China
Peter Wennink, the CEO of the EU’s highest-valued tech company said that Europe should not block exports of high-end technology to China, because doing so will only speed up Beijing’s plans to become superior in tech.
The head of the Dutch chip printing giant ASML said that the EU should get...
NXP’s chip products all deliver double-digit growth
NXP Semiconductors, the Dutch chipmaker, beat expectations by a narrow margin, even though it fell short on earnings. This information comes from the recent first-quarter financial results announcements on Monday.
The report says that the company made a profit (before costs like stock compensati...
ASML’s forecasts go up amid semiconductor shortage
ASML Holding is the world’s major supplier to semiconductor companies and managed to beat first-quarter net income forecasts on Wednesday, raising its full-year sales expectations.
The reason for this is the global chip shortage with demand for chips going up. The company forecasts that full-y...