Micron skips a NAND generation
Micron plans to skip a generation of NAND flash, promising denser chips and faster storage…
semiconductor manufacturing
TSMC seeks escape from China’s rare-earth grip
TSMC is exploring factory equipment with fewer rare-earth components to protect against Chinese export restrictions…
Intel starts filling Fab 62 with chipmaking tools
Intel has begun installing production equipment at its Arizona Fab 62, making its US manufacturing…
Musk tried buying chip fabs before promising his own
Elon Musk reportedly tried buying chip factories from established manufacturers before deciding to build Terafab,…
Samsung and SK Hynix upgrade China fabs to fight YMTC
Samsung and SK Hynix are upgrading their Chinese memory factories as local rival YMTC makes…
Samsung swallows pride and turns to TSMC
Samsung Electronics will use rival TSMC’s manufacturing process for Nvidia’s custom memory chips, leaving its…
China shows EUV prototype with a long climb ahead
Chinese startup Langdao Silex has unveiled an EUV light source prototype, built with 90 per…
Two workers killed in Intel fab explosion
Two workers have died following an explosion at Intel’s Kiryat Gat chipmaking site in southern…
SK Hynix ties US fab to China permissions
SK Hynix wants Washington to approve more chipmaking equipment for China as a condition for…
ASML’s machine queue becoming a bottleneck
ASML customers are enquiring about machines for 2030, exposing the production bottleneck behind the technology…