
TSMC staff accused of stealing 2nm chip secrets
Three current and former employees detained
Taiwanese prosecutors have detained three current and former staff of chip giant TSMC on suspicion of stealing core trade secrets, including details of its 2-nanometre manufacturing technology.

Intel's 18A gamble wobbles
Intel's Panther Lake yields so low insiders are calling it a Hail Mary
Intel is floundering again, this time with its hyped 18A chip process meant to revive its credibility in high-end manufacturing.

Qualcomm plans dual-variant Snapdragon 8 Elite 3
Built on 2 nm
Qualcomm looks set to shake up its flagship chip strategy by splitting the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 3 into two variants fabbed using TSMC’s 2 nm process.

Chipzilla’s big 18A gamble not paying off yet
Intel’s future pinned to a node no one’s buying
Troubled Chipzilla’s much-hyped 18A manufacturing node, the supposed centrepiece of its comeback plan, is currently about as popular as a fart in a spacesuit.

Chipzilla crawls to TSMC for a lifeline
White House pushes joint venture to keep Intel’s fabs under American control.
Troubled Chipzilla has reportedly struck a tentative deal with TSMC to form a joint venture aimed at bailing out Intel’s faltering fab operations in the US — with Apple’s chip supplier securing a 20 percent stake.

Intel and TSMC spill the beans on process technology
Intel's 18A process could offer superior performance
Intel and TSMC have revealed some details about their forthcoming semiconductor manufacturing technologies and it looks like Chipzilla might have the edge in performance.

TSMC reveals a bit more about its 2nm Node
Significant power, performance, and density improvements
TSMC has revealed further details about its N2 (2nm-class) fabrication process at the IEEE International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM).

TSMC will lead markets in 2nm Revolution
On track for 2025
TSMC will mass-produce its 2nm process by 2025 according to a new company statement.

TSMC executive calls for stronger R&D
Worried about US support following Trump Victory
A top TSMC boss Cliff Hou said that Taiwan should intensify its investment in chip technology and expand its supply chain capabilities to secure its role as a global semiconductor leader.

Pixelworks reaches strategic agreement with HMD Global
Cooperation extended to Future Nokia smartphones
Pixelworks is a company with quite remarkable mobile display processing technology packed into rather small chips that enables some high-end video and display features at very low cost and power. After working with HMD to help make the mainstream-priced Nokia 7.1 really pop with high end HDR display features, the two companies announced strategic partnership to extend the cooperation.