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Technology

Samsung’s Texas Chip Factory: A Pellicle-Driven Gamble to Outpace TSMC

Samsung’s Texas chip factory adopts EUV pellicles to improve yield stability for large dies like Tesla’s AI5 chips, marking a strategic shift from throughput optimization.

Technology

Microsoft’s Maia 200 AI Chip: Faster Than Amazon, Half as Greedy as Nvidia’s Blackwell

Microsoft's Maia 200 AI chip delivers 30% better performance per dollar with 750W TDP, outperforming Amazon and cutting Nvidia's power use in half. Deployed in Azure data centers.

Tech executives meeting in a boardroom to negotiate memory chip supply agreements

Technology

Executives on the Frontlines: How Tech Giants Are Battling Memory Shortages with Global Diplomacy

Tech executives are deploying global diplomacy to secure memory chip supplies as companies like Nvidia, Google, and Apple navigate shortages through high-stakes negotiations.

TSMC semiconductor manufacturing facility in the United States

Gaming

Build, Not Move': TSMC's $100B US Gamble and Why Your Next GPU Might Be Born in Texas

Taiwan's $250B tech deal with the U.S. could reshape gaming hardware supply chains. TSMC's $100B U.S. investment aims to build local chip production.

TSMC semiconductor fabrication plant in Arizona

Technology

America’s Chip Tariff Gambit: How the US Strongarmed Taiwan Into a $250B Manufacturing Bet

The US leveraged Trump-era tariff threats to secure a $250B Taiwanese investment in domestic chip manufacturing, creating a high-stakes geopolitical and economic gambit.

Technology

GlobalFoundries' IP Power Play: How RISC-V and ARC Could Shift the Chip Game

GlobalFoundries enhances its IP portfolio with RISC-V and ARC acquisitions, aiming to reshape the chip industry through vertical integration and foundry neutrality.

TSMC's Arizona fab construction site with cranes and workers, symbolizing the foundry's $55B CapEx investment in AI manufacturing.

Technology

TSMC’s $55B Bet: Navigating the AI Bubble with Caution and Confidence

TSMC’s CEO warns of AI bubble risks as the foundry commits $52-$56 billion to 2026 CapEx, balancing confidence with caution in a volatile market.

SK hynix's Cheongju HBM packaging facility under construction

Technology

SK hynix’s $13 Billion Gamble: Why the World’s Largest HBM Plant Could Redefine AI Memory Wars

SK hynix’s $13 billion HBM plant in Cheongju aims to dominate AI memory markets. Advanced packaging techniques and vertical integration could redefine semiconductor production economics.