According to EETimes China, citing Dutch media outlet de Gelderlander, semiconductor giant NXP is reportedly planning to shut down several 8-inch wafer fabs as it transitions to more efficient 12-inch production. The report states that four 8-inch fabs are slated for closure—one in Nijmegen, the N...

TSMC is fast-tracking its U.S. expansion with a $100 billion investment covering three fabs, two advanced packaging plants, and an R&D center. However, supply chain insiders suggest the locations for the two U.S.-based packaging plants have yet to be decided, according to Liberty Times. TSMC ...

Following its March rollout of 12-layer HBM4 samples, SK hynix unveiled a long-term DRAM roadmap and sustainability vision at the 2025 IEEE VLSI Symposium in Kyoto (June 8–12), highlighting plans for sub-10nm technologies, according to its press release and ZDNet. Notably, in his keynote on Jun...

According to 9to5Mac, Apple announced that macOS 26 "Tahoe" will be the final version to support Intel-based Macs. Beginning next year, all major macOS updates will be available only for Apple Silicon models—those introduced since the M1 chip debuted in 2020. The report indicates that Apple has...

With the US and China kicking off a new round of talks in London to ease trade tensions, key issues like rare earth exports and Beijing’s access to US chips have been brought up on the table. However, according to CNN and Wccftech, citing CNBC, there is no chance the U.S. will lift the ban on NVID...