China’s semiconductor equipment vendors collectively posted record revenues in 2025, but profitability is under pressure from domestic price competition.
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Russia’s Mikron is earning a bit of cash on the side by selling picture-framed test wafers as souvenirs with 12 designs to choose from, priced around $170.
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Trump’s remarks came at the close of a two-day summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
All three leading foundries have now entered the 2nm era, but their paths from now on diverge sharply: TSMC bets on predictability, Intel wagers on aggressive architectural shifts, and Samsung’s primary focus is on improvi…
Humanoid expects massive growth in the next five to six years based on its actuator deal with Schaeffler, which is buying 1,000+ of its humanoid robots.
TSMC’s Fab 21 becomes profitable in the first year of operations, though TSMC continues to struggle with labor shortage, water shortage, and is concerned about the long-term power supply. Nevertheless, it allocates $20 bil…
The public-private partnership aims to develop an SoC that offers 100x the computing power of current chips designed for spaceflight. NASA envisions that the technologies developed from this project will also be widely imp…
The rally followed a report claiming that SK is conducting R&D with Intel on 2.5D packaging using Intel’s EMIB technology.
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Intel and Apple have reportedly reached a deal in which the former will manufacture chips for the latter.
Sales of chips in Q1 2026 hit $298.5 billion and are on track to exceed $1 trillion this year, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
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