AMD secures new glass substrate patent as race for the chipmaking technology intensifies
Despite outsourcing chip production, AMD drives substrate R&D for custom designs
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Nvidia nearly doubles AMD's R&D budget – Intel's spending dwarfs both, but struggles to compete
As the world's largest company, Apple also leads in R&D spending
The big picture: The competitive strength of hardware makers is often gauged by their research and development expenditure. However, an analysis of recent financial reports from various tech giants reveals that higher R&D spending does not always guarantee success. Intel's recent struggles and Nvidia's astronomical growth driven by the AI boom have broken conventional assumptions.
TSMC prepares for next-gen chip manufacturing with high-NA EUV investments
These machines, essential for sub-2nm processes, come with a hefty price tag
Next-gen synthetic diamond cooling tech for chips could secure CHIPS Act backing
Claims of 10-20°C GPU temp drops and 40% less energy use
What just happened? Akash Systems, an Oakland-based startup, has landed a preliminary deal with the US government for major funding under the CHIPS Act. The company, which is developing diamond-based cooling technology for semiconductors, has signed a non-binding memorandum with the Department of Commerce. If finalized, it would net Akash $18.2 million in direct funds and $50 million in federal and state tax credits.
Is Intel too big to fail? US officials are considering government intervention
The company stands to receive billions from the CHIPS Act, but Intel leadership says it's taking too long
Intel and Samsung might be considering a foundry alliance to counter TSMC
Intel's foundry business struggles as Samsung continues to face yield rate issues
TSMC admits it can't produce enough AI chips as demand outpaces supply
The chipmaker is doubling CoWoS capacity year-over-year through 2026, but it won't be enough
Biden signs bill allowing some US chipmakers to bypass environmental reviews
Controversial move ruffles feathers of environmental groups
Canon ships first nanoimprint lithography machinery to US consortium backed by leading chipmakers
The technique cuts costs and electricity usage in chip production
Trillion-transistor, multi-die chips inch closer with Synopsys and TSMC's latest updates
The goal is to bring multi-chiplet packages exceeding one trillion transistors to the market by 2030
Startup raises $8.5M to build glass substrate chips, counts NATO as an investor
Ephos touts geopolitical advantage with US/EU-based supply chain
AMD could launch Ryzen 7 9800X3D early to steal Arrow Lake's thunder
The chip could land as early as late October
Intel releases X86S instruction set version 1.2, killing multiple 16-bit and 32-bit features
X86S gives Intel's x86 a much-needed slim down for the 64-bit age
Laptop makers complain about AMD neglecting them, favoring data center clients
The company is accused of leaving "billions on the table" with laptop partners over supply issues
Chinese chipmaker Loongson claims their next GPU will match RTX 2080's performance
Company leadership also teased a CPU with "world-leading" performance
Industry coalition aims to make glass substrates the standard in chipmaking
The E-Core Alliance includes a bunch of chipmakers from around the globe
Intel's poor stock performance could lead to its removal from the Dow Jones
The chipmaker can't seem to catch a break this year
What a downfall: Back in the late 90s, Intel and Microsoft were the first major tech players to join the elite Dow Jones Industrial Average club. It was the heyday of the PC revolution that these two giants had largely ushered in. But the tides have turned over the last couple of decades. While Microsoft has soared to become the world's second-biggest company thanks to its booming cloud and AI businesses, Intel has been struggling.
China is spending more on chipmaking machines than anyone else in the world
China is doing everything it can to advance local manufacturing
Struggling Intel is considering selling divisions and slashing expenditures
The company's Altera programmable chips unit could be on the chopping block
In brief: Desperate times call for desperate measures at Intel. The once-dominant chipmaker is putting everything on the table as it scrambles to regain its footing in the AI era. According to sources familiar with the company's plans, CEO Pat Gelsinger and other top executives are preparing an ambitious proposal to streamline Intel's operations. This strategy, set to be presented to the board later this month, could see the company shedding entire business units and slashing capital expenditures.
Intel mulls splitting divisions as financial woes continue
Pat Gelsinger's plans for a comeback aren't working out (yet?)
Startup taps GlobalFoundries to produce 166x more efficient embedded chips
Partnership combines Efficient's novel architecture with GloFo's manufacturing
New AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D could offer gamers a budget boost on AM4 platform
Potential pricing could undercut Ryzen 7 5700X3D
Why it matters: Just when you thought AMD was ready to move on from the trusty old AM4 socket, Team Red seems to have one more trick up its sleeve. According to recent entries at the Eurasian Economic Commission, it looks like the company is prepping a new budget-friendly X3D processor with 3D V-cache for the long-running platform.
Keeping Intel's next-gen node on schedule: Panther Lake and Clearwater Forest boot up on 18A
External foundry customers are already designing chips on the process
OpenAI is in talks with Broadcom about developing AI chip
Sam Altman is determined to lessen OpenAI's dependence on Nvidia
Intel launches apprenticeship program to combat semiconductor labor shortage
Putting the CHIPS Act money to good use