ASML struggling to keep up with demand for chipmaking equipment as AI spending continues to boom
ASML struggling to keep up with demand for chipmaking equipment as AI spending continues to boom

ASML says customers are already placing orders for advanced chipmaking tools years in advance, with AI-driven semiconductor demand remaining strong enough to strain capacity despite planned expansions

TSMC confirms it is considering Terafab chipmaking expansion with Elon Musk
TSMC confirms it is considering Terafab chipmaking expansion with Elon Musk

TSMC’s management confirms that the company is looking forward to expand U.S. capacity beyond Arizona and Texas is one of its options. However, to become a part of the Terafab project, it insists on running the whole fab.

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

Unsupervised AI agent deletes TV show’s entire edit weeks before release; program can’t air

The Challenge Sweden’s season 2 edit was deleted by an AI agent put on the production server. The program director blames “the human factor” instead of AI.

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.

Grace Hopper Celebration canceled two weeks out as AnitaB.org runs short of funds
Grace Hopper Celebration canceled two weeks out as AnitaB.org runs short of funds

AnitaB.org canceled this month’s Grace Hopper Celebration in Anaheim, saying registrations and sponsorships couldn’t cover its costs.

FBI shuts down over 40 North Korean laptop farms used by fake remote workers

CrowdStrike has helped the FBI identify these sites, which Pyongyang uses to earn as much as $500 million annually to help fund its nuclear and other weapons programs.

SpaceX limits Starlink service for Ukraine’s high-speed military drones without prior warning

Ukrainian officials say SpaceX imposed new speed restrictions on military-grade Starlink terminals without warning, disrupting drone and logistics missions and forcing some operations to be canceled

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.