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| TSMC Plans to Produce 30% of 2nm and Sub-2nm Chips in US |
4/22/2025 |
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Wei noted that plans for Arizona have increased from the initial three fabrication plants to six, and that 30% of its sub-2nm chip production will eventually happen in the US. The bulk of N2 production will take place in Taiwan.
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| Pope Francis Dies |
4/21/2025 |
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The 88-year-old pope’s death came after he spent weeks in the hospital earlier this year to treat a serious bout of pneumonia. His health remained fragile after he returned to his residence in the Vatican.
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| Made in America’ is not enough |
4/21/2025 |
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The U.S. needs to go beyond tariffs to modernize the country’s trade regulations and create a forward-looking strategy for global competitiveness, writes Crowell Global Advisors’ Monica Gorman.
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| HBM4 Memory Standard Is Ready for Action |
4/21/2025 |
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JEDEC released Standard 270-4, supplying high bandwidth memory (HBM) makers with a complete specification for what will likely be a massively lucrative product for the usual suspects: Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix. The specification sets the stage for a gradual transition from HBM3 to HBM4 as semiconductor companies like AMD and Nvidia build the next generations of AI GPUs and other hardware.
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| TI maps autonomous driving path with lidar, clock, radar chips |
4/17/2025 |
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Texas Instruments has unveiled a line of automotive chips to enhance autonomous driving capabilities. The LMH13000 features an 800-picosecond rise time and integrated control signals for real-time decision-making and extended distance measurements. The AWR2944P mmWave radar sensor includes a radar hardware accelerator and automotive clocks using bulk acoustic wave technology.
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| ASML faced a major order shortfall in Q1 |
4/17/2025 |
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ASML Holding reported first-quarter orders of $4.47 billion, about $1 billion below expectations, citing uncertainty from recent tariff announcements. The Dutch company, which supplies lithography machines to major chipmakers like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Intel, has seen gains from AI growth but is now facing concerns over a possible AI demand slowdown and the impact of US tariffs
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| AMD achieves first TSMC N2 product silicon milestone |
4/16/2025 |
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AMD has announced that its next-generation AMD EPYC processor, codenamed ‘Venice,’ is the first HPC product in the industry to be taped out and brought up on the TSMC advanced 2nm (N2) process technology.
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| Boeing sees delivery uptick in Q1 |
4/15/2025 |
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However, the Trump administration’s 25% steel and aluminum tariffs and China’s export controls of critical minerals could affect the aircraft manufacturing titan’s progress.
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| Nvidia to Build Supercomputer Factories in Texas |
4/15/2025 |
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Nvidia teams up with Foxconn and Taiwan-based Wistron for factories in Houston and Dallas, respectively. The news comes as Trump has said repeatedly he plans to tariff foreign-made chips.
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| HBM in the Spotlight Again |
4/11/2025 |
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HBM technology continues its relentless march in 2025 with the imminent arrival of more advanced HBM4 memory devices.
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