As TSMC upgrades its second Kumamoto fab to 3nm, Japan’s homegrown foundry Rapidus is also drawing market attention. Hokkaido Shimbun reports IBM is backing the effort, planning a new office in downtown Chitose this spring to support Rapidus’ next-gen chip ambitions. IBM maintains a close par...

According to Chosun Biz, sources say Samsung has secured a foundry contract with IBM, one of the top five players in the data center CPU market, to produce its next-generation Power11 chip. The chip will be manufactured on Samsung’s refined 7nm (7LPP) process, and in collaboration with IBM, the co...

On May 22, Deca Technologies announced it has signed an agreement with IBM to bring Deca’s M-Series and Adaptive Patterning technologies into IBM’s advanced packaging facility in Bromont, Quebec, Canada. Under this agreement, IBM will establish a high-volume manufacturing line focused on Deca’...

Amid rising geopolitical tensions, Western tech giants are retreating from China. According to South China Morning Post, Microsoft has quietly shut down its IoT & AI Insider Lab in Shanghai’s hi-tech zone. The report suggests that the lab, once a hub to boost China’s local IoT and AI deve...

According to a report from ijiwei, citing The Register, sources indicate that IBM is laying off thousands of employees across multiple locations in the U.S., with its Cloud Classic division being hit particularly hard. The report suggests that around 9,000 positions may be at risk, including 25% of ...