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| Samsung could reach $50B in US investments |
8/12/2025 |
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Samsung Electronics reportedly plans to increase its investment in the US to as much as $50 billion, driven by recent deals with Apple and Tesla, sources say. The company will focus on developing 2-nanometer production lines and advanced packaging facilities, bolstering its position as the second-largest chipmaker in the US after Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Samsung's Taylor, Texas, facility is set to begin production in October.
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| LPDDR6 Balances Performance, Power and Security |
8/7/2025 |
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The low-power DRAM standard has always balanced improving performance while reducing power consumption, but the latter is becoming increasingly important as artificial intelligence (AI) drives new use cases.
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| AMD licenses Arteris' FlexGen NoC for AI chiplet designs |
8/7/2025 |
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Advanced Micro Devices has licensed Arteris' FlexGen network-on-chip interconnect IP for next-generation AI chiplet designs. FlexGen will work with AMD Infinity Fabric to enhance data transport, improve performance and scalability and automate interconnect configuration.
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| Intel exodus drives talent to competitors, fuels startups |
8/6/2025 |
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Intel's recent layoffs, initiated as part of a $10 billion cost-cutting initiative, have triggered the migration of experienced engineers and managers to competitors like Samsung and founding startups such as Infinipack, FlexAI, AheadComputing and Mihira AI. Intel has responded in turn by hiring senior executives to bolster its custom chip design and AI chip engineering divisions.F
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| Weebit Nano looking to tape out this year |
8/5/2025 |
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Weebit Nano is preparing for the tape-out and qualification of its ReRAM technology, aiming for completion before the end of the year, which will make Weebit's non-volatile memory available in platforms such as ON Semiconductor's Treo, providing a cost-effective, low-power solution appropriate for high-temperature environments like automotive and industrial sectors.
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| US export license delays stall Nvidia's H20 GPU to China |
8/5/2025 |
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The US Commerce Department's delays in approving export licenses have hindered Nvidia's efforts to sell H20 GPUs to Chinese firms. The backlog, the worst in three decades, has left billions of dollars in Nvidia products in limbo, unable to reach their international destinations.
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| US unveils details for 50% copper tariff |
8/1/2025 |
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The plan includes levies on semi-finished copper products and their derivatives, a sales requirement for copper scrap, and some exceptions for auto parts.
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