It looks like Qualcomm is rethinking its interest of acquiring Intel's chip design business over increasing complexity, regulatory hurdles, and more.
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The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has started making iPhone processors at its first semiconductor fabrication unit in Arizona.
The U.S. government will provide Intel with additional grants of up to $3 billion to create advanced semiconductors for national security purposes.
7nm EUV production is slated for 2H-2018; 5nm and 4nm nodes are on track for production in 2019 and 2020. 3nm node is being developed using Gate-All-Around Field-Effect Transistor (GAAFET) technology.
IBM has started production of Cell microprocessors using a new fabrication process, which effectively cuts down the cost of the chips. "The company has begun producing a new, 65nm version of the Cell Broadband Engine...
Intel Corp. has disclosed more details about its 45-nm process, saying it is one of the first chip makers to implement high-k dielectrics and metal gates into the technology. Using an undisclosed thick hafnium-based material...
The cost of building a fab has soured to a staggering $4bn, according to microchip manufacturers at the Semico Summit conference. This is a huge difference compared to the cost of previous 300-mm,...