EU forced to exempt banned Chinese chipmaker after auto industry warns of supply crisis — European car factories warn of imminent supply chain collapse

The European Commission is preparing to propose a temporary exemption for a Chinese semiconductor manufacturer from the EU’s 20th Russia sanctions package.

Samsung reportedly set to distribute up to $26.6 billion to staff in AI-driven semiconductor bonuses after last-minute union deal — average payouts could approach $400,000 per chip employee

Samsung Electronics is reportedly preparing to distribute up to 40 trillion won ($26.6 billion) in semiconductor employee bonuses after reaching a last-minute labor agreement. The proposed deal ties payouts to AI-driven ch…

The custom AI ASIC state of play (May 2026) — Broadcom deals, Google TPUs, Meta MTIA & beyond

ASIC-based AI server shipments are projected to reach 27.8% of the market in 2026, the highest share since 2023, and custom ASIC shipments will grow 44.6% year-over-year.

AMD begins production ramp of 256-core EPYC Venice — first 2nm HPC chip claims 70% performance leap

AMD has announced that its 6th Gen EPYC processor, codenamed Venice, has entered production ramp on TSMC’s N2 process in Taiwan.

ASML CEO says Elon Musk is ‘very serious’ about TeraFab chipmaking megaproject, confirms direct talks — Musk targets $119 billion Texas semiconductor facility

ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet said on Wednesday that he has spoken directly with Elon Musk about the TeraFab semiconductor project.

Nvidia no longer reports gaming GPU sales as a separate segment — posts eye-watering $81.6 billion Q1 profit thanks to AI boom

Nvidia to split its revenue streams based on deployment markets rather than product segments going forward.

Korean funeral services company lost $33 million of its customers’ money over a bad crypto bet — firm was secretly investing client funds into leveraged crypto ETFs

Bumo Sarang, a funeral services company in Korea, lost $33 million after it invested $40 million of its own customers’ money into a leveraged crypto ETF. These funds were meant for prepaid funeral services, but the company…

Samsung narrowly avoids 18-day chip strike after last-minute wage deal with 48,000-worker union — tentative deal, subject to workers’ vote, suspends billions of dollars worth of potential losses

Samsung Electronics has temporarily avoided a major 18-day strike at its South Korean semiconductor operations after reaching a tentative wage agreement with its 48,000-member union.