TSMC 2nm orders pile up as AI boom fuels demand
Chipmaker has 15 customers, most chasing high-performance computing
TSMC’s 2nm process is pulling in orders at a cracking pace, with senior management at wafer inspection outfit KLA letting slip that 15 customers have already signed up. Ten of them are gunning for high-performance computing, showing just how much the AI craze is fattening demand for Intel and Samsung's rival.
MediaTek pushes Dimensity 9500 into flagship fight
Wants nearly 40 per cent of global mobile share
MediaTek has unveiled its Dimensity 9500, a 5G flagship chip built on TSMC’s N3P process and pitched as “super powerful and super cool.”
SoftBank blasts 5G from the sky
Stratospheric base stations over remote island
SoftBank has managed to beam 5G to ordinary smartphones from the sky using a high-altitude aircraft circling Hachijō Island, Japan.
Apple's aluminium gamble backfires on iPhone 17 Pro
Users discover their shiny new handset dents like a drinks can
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple thought it could dodge another Bendgate by swapping titanium for forged aluminium in the iPhone 17 Pro, but punters are already finding the move a bit flimsy.
Nvidia throws $100 bn at OpenAI
Chipmaker plans to bank roll a glut of AI data centres
Nvidia has decided to fling up to $100 billion at OpenAI in what is being dressed up as a grand AI infrastructure partnership.