G5 processor gets built on N3P as Pixel shifts foundry strategy

Google has ditched Samsung as the maker of its Tensor chips and signed up with TSMC.

Capitalism is failing

US President Donald Trump is so keen on nationalisation he is thinking of moving the entire semiconductor industry under some form of state control.

Local wafer supply to benefit TSMC, Samsung and US fabs

GlobalWafers is joining the parade of semiconductor suppliers setting up shop in the US, announcing a new silicon wafer plant in Texas to help fuel America’s push for chip independence.

Conservative chipmaker finds gold in dwindling supply

The DRAM world’s three big players have been quietly turning off the taps on DDR4 this year and it is finally sending prices skyward.

Adds curvy new Odyssey G7 to its display arsenal

Samsung has decided gamers still aren’t clicking enough buttons per second, so it’s unveiled the Odyssey OLED G6, which it claims is the world’s first 500Hz OLED gaming monitor, alongside two new Odyssey G7 models.

Former CEO Craig Barrett urges customers to bankroll Intel’s survival

Former Chipzilla chief Craig Barrett [pictured] has warned that Intel needs a $40 billion cash injection to stay at the sharp end of chip manufacturing and he is not expecting Washington to stump up the money.

ChangXin’s AI pivot chokes supply

The price of standard DDR4 DRAM has gone through the roof, with 8-gigabit units hitting $4.12 and 4-gigabit parts climbing to $3.14, according to electronics trading firms cited by Nikkei Asia.

Job's Mob and chums face 50 per cent higher costs for next-gen wafers

Taiwanese foundry giant TSMC is cranking up its 2nm node production, and by 2026 it plans to be pumping out 60,000 wafers a month from four fabs running at full tilt.

Tinkerers left in the cold as One UI 8 slams the door shut

Mobile phone giant Samsung has decided to kill off the bootloader on its operating system and prevent those who love to tinker with their phone from getting their fix.

TSMC rival finally gets a win in foundry fight

Samsung Electronics has signed a 22.8 trillion won (about $16.5 billion) chip foundry contract with what it calls a "global company" which the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street are convinced is Tesla.