OpenAI cheers for TSMC
OpenAI boss warns
OpenAI, CEO, Sam Altman, has poured cold water on swapping to Intel’s foundry, saying he’d rather the Taiwan giant simply built more.
TSMC price hikes not as brutal as feared, but still grim
Chip clients breathe a sigh of relief
It turns out TSMC’s next big price jump will not be quite the wallet-melter everyone expected.
Qualcomm snaps up Arduino
Buys into open source to cosy up to tinkerers and robot builders
Smartphone processor outfit Qualcomm has decided it wants a piece of the open source action, announcing plans to buy Arduino, the Italian microcontroller darling beloved by hobbyists and hardware hackers.
Qualcomm faces £480 million lawsuit in London
Consumer group says chipmaker’s “private tax” hiked phone prices
Qualcomm is in the legal firing line again, this time facing a £480 million (€560 million) London lawsuit accusing it of abusing its market power to squeeze more money from the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple and Samsung.
TSMC hikes wafer prices and kills cheap transistors
Age of bargain silicon ends
The days of cheap transistors are over as TSMC jacks up prices on its most advanced wafers and signals the end of Moore’s Law’s cosy promise of faster and cheaper chips.
High noon at Intel as Panther Lake release nears
Pins its hopes on 18A process
Intel's upcoming Panther Lake mobile CPUs are set to debut in late 2025, with high-volume production in early 2026, and they’ll be the first proper outing for the company’s much talked-about18A node.
Qualcomm sticks with TSMC’s 2nm N2P for next two Snapdragon Elites
Chipzilla rival braces for soaring wafer prices
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 was its last flagship built on the 3nm process. Now the San Diego mob is tipped to move to TSMC’s shiny new 2nm node, but not the bog-standard N2 flavour.
Qualcomm releases new Snapdragons
Cristiano Amon insists AI will make everything about you
Qualcomm boss Cristiano Amon took to the stage yesterday to announce that his outfit’s latest chips are not just silicon but the start of a revolution. According to him every device you own is about to become an “ecosystem of you.”
Qualcomm boss reckons 6G glasses will boss your calendar
Snapdragon Summit gets a dose of AI hype, edge-cloud waffle and 6G premonitions
Qualcomm chief Cristiano Amon used his Snapdragon Summit keynote to sell a future stuffed with AI agents, 6G sensors and personal tech that practically lives your life for you.
Apple’s C1X modem trades speed for mediocrity
First in-house 5G chip behind the curve
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, and its Tame Apple Press, made a big song and dance about its shiny new C1X modem in the iPhone Air, but the reality is less impressive.