U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed in a CNBC interview that the administration is seeking a 10% stake in Intel, sparking fears of broader equity grabs from CHIPS Act recipients. But according to The Wall Street Journal, Washington has ruled out moves against major investors like TSMC a...

According to TechNews, citing Nikkei, Japan has long held a leading position in power semiconductors, but the swift rise of Chinese newcomers is now posing a serious challenge. The report notes that Japan’s slow progress in industry consolidation and strategic coordination is a key factor limiting...

With Washington granting export clearance for NVIDIA’s H20, China is accelerating its AI chip self-sufficiency drive. Nikkei reports that major municipalities are rolling out aggressive targets: Shanghai is pushing for 70% of data center chips to be domestically designed or produced by 2027, while...

According to Sedaily, industry sources on the 20th said the HBM4 samples Samsung supplied to NVIDIA last month have passed initial prototype and quality testing and are set to enter the “pre-production (PP)” stage by the end of this month. If they clear this final validation step, mass productio...

Despite uncertainty clouding Intel's 18A roadmap, the embattled chip giant pushes forward with its AI strategy. Wccftech reports that Intel is developing its inaugural rack-scale AI solution powered by Jaguar Shores, which has surfaced online. Notably, images discovered by a HardwareLUXX editor s...