As chip manufacturing approaches the sub-2nm era, spotting atomic flaws in next-generation silicon grows ever more challenging. Now, Cornell researchers, partnering with foundry giant TSMC and chipmaking tool player ASM, have for the first time directly visualized atomic-scale defects using high-res...

Taiwanese DRAM maker Nanya Technology expects DRAM supply tightness to persist through 2028 and is ramping up expansion, while also revealing, for the first time, progress on its custom AI memory development. Citing company president Lee Pei-Ing, Commercial Times reports that some products have alre...

NVIDIA has reportedly halted production of its H200 chips. According to Reuters, citing Financial Times, sources said the company has shifted manufacturing capacity at TSMC away from H200 production to focus on its next-generation Vera Rubin hardware. As Reuters notes, NVIDIA said last week it ha...

The U.S. is proposing further restrictions on Chinese semiconductors. According to Hankyung, citing sources from legal analysis platform Lexology, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR) has proposed a rule that would ban federal procurement of products, components, and services containing ...

Intel is reportedly reconsidering its strategy for the 18A node. According to Reuters, Intel Chief Financial Officer David Zinsner said CEO Lip-Bu Tan is beginning to view the company’s 18A manufacturing technology as a potential offering for external customers, after it was largely positioned for...