Announced by Science Minister Lord Patrick Vallance, the £11.5 million funding from Innovate UK is part of a larger £8 billion investment in research and innovation.
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Intel's 18A process node is progressing well and is on track for a 2025 launch. It will feature RibbonFET and PowerVia technologies, offering significant performance improvements.
The UK has launched the independent UK Semiconductor Institute. It will help bring together government, universities, and the private sector to help the country's semiconductor sector do well.
Russian semiconductor company Baikal was forced to switch to domestic partners for the packaging of its chips due to the war. However, the rate of defective products is at ridiculously high levels.
The UK government has invested a total of £22 million in two research hubs to turn research into business realities. The government hopes that this investment will put the UK ahead in semiconductors.
Qualcomm lays off more than 1,200 employees as it cuts costs due to declining revenue from slower smartphone sales and the potential loss of a major customer. The cuts will affect several departments.
Intel says that using glass substrates for chips instead of organic materials should allow for even more transistors to be packed into the same space, but we will have to wait a while for these chips.
Intel and Germany will sign an agreement today that will see the construction of a new semiconductor factory in Dresden, Germany. The company is set to receive billions of euros in subsidies too.
China is changing its strategy to support its semiconductor industry by providing easier access to subsidies to some companies. This comes amidst tight U.S. controls over chip-making equipment.
Singapore aims to win its "fair share" of semiconductor investments amidst growing trade tensions between China and the United States, focusing on semiconductor assembly and design.
Following the ban on 10nm-class chips, the U.S. Administration mulls prohibiting China's largest contract chip manufacturer, SMIC, from importing fabrication equipment for making 14nm-class chips.
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Google says its AI can design microprocessor floorplans much faster and better than any human can. The neural network is learning this trade through a method called reinforcement learning.
