Russian chipmakers demo homegrown RISC-V and Arm chips with retro games
Russian chipmakers demo homegrown RISC-V and Arm chips with retro games

Russian semiconductor players shows off bespoke CPU and SoC designs — Arm and Elbrus architectures on display

Two killed, one seriously hurt in explosion at Intel’s chip plant in Israel
Two killed, one seriously hurt in explosion at Intel’s chip plant in Israel

Two workers have died in an explosion at Intel’s Kiryat Gat chip plant; police suspect a gas cylinder malfunction.

‘Infinite Demand For Robots:’ Inside Matter Venture Partners’ $450 Million Bet On Physical AI

There’s almost an infinite demand for robots right now, including humanoids, says Matter Venture Partners Haomiao Huang. But they may not look like humans.

Analyzing Intel’s EMIB and Foveros advanced packaging roadmaps
Analyzing Intel’s EMIB and Foveros advanced packaging roadmaps

Intel was the first large chipmaker to start using advanced packaging methods in 2017 – 2019. But where are Intel’s EMIB and Foveros technologies today and where are they heading?

Elon Musk’s Terafab will reportedly receive its first EUV tool from ASML in mid-2027
Elon Musk’s Terafab will reportedly receive its first EUV tool from ASML in mid-2027

Elon Musk may prefer FEL light sources for in-house chip production, but Terafab will start with proven tech from ASML.

GlobalFoundries unveils 7nm-class FDX Fusion node — comes 7 years after firm abandoned FinFET

GlobalFoundries returns to advanced FD-SOI development with 7nm-class FDX Fusion process — production planned for 2028.

This Green New Deal Could Be A Global Gamechanger

This week’s Current Climate also looks at how Trump’s war with Iran is helping used EV sales and the compelling economic case for the clean energy transition.

Hexagon Is Putting 1,000 Humanoid Robots In Schaeffler Factories. This Is Not A Copy-Paste Process

1 robot is a pilot. 1,000 is a revolution. But how do you scale? We chat with Hexagon Robotics president Arnaud Robert on the path.

GlobalFoundries to produce silicon interposers for TSMC’s CoWoS in the US
GlobalFoundries to produce silicon interposers for TSMC’s CoWoS in the US

GlobalFoundries becomes a part of TSMC’s CoWoS supply chain in the U.S.: set to participate in production of leading-edge AI and HPC accelerators without investing in leading-edge process technologies.

Department of War dishes out $1.5 billion loan commitment to boost semiconductor supply chain
Department of War dishes out $1.5 billion loan commitment to boost semiconductor supply chain

Wolfspeed has secured a conditional $1.5 billion, 30-year loan commitment from the U.S. Department of War to expand GaN epitaxy and radiation-hardened SiC and GaN technologies for U.S. national security applications