Apple is entering the race to develop in-house AI chips. According to Economic Daily News, citing sources, the company is working with Broadcom to develop its first proprietary AI chip, dubbed “Baltra,” with AI servers deployment expected to begin in 2027. The move aims to further advance Apple ...

Amid a global memory price surge driven by tight supply, another major module maker is warning of imminent price hikes. Citing remarks from Kingston Datacenter SSD Business Manager Cameron Crandall, Tom’s Hardware and TechPowerUp report that NAND prices—already up 246% since 1Q25—are likely to...

On December 11, the European Commission announced that it has approved EUR 623 million in German state aid for GlobalFoundries and X-FAB to support the construction of two new semiconductor manufacturing facilities in Germany. The aid consists of two grants, valued at EUR 495 million and EUR128 m...

Having completed development of its 6th-generation 1c DRAM on a 10 nm-class process in July, Samsung Electronics is now moving forward with next-generation DRAM technology. According to The Elec, Samsung and the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) unveiled a new method for implementing...

Intel is continuing efforts to advance its foundry business and has reached another milestone with equipment supplied by Dutch lithography toolmaker ASML. According to a recent blog post from the company, Intel and ASML have completed “acceptance testing” on the first second-generation High-NA E...