Semiconductor startup Positron has secured $230 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has exclusively learned. The outfit plans to use the capital to speed up deployment of its…
Read more Exclusive: Positron raises $230M Series B to take on Nvidia’s AI chips | TechCrunchJensen Huang speaks during the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026. Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Much has been said about A.I.’s potential…
Read more A.I.’s Data Center Rush Will Create Six-Figure Trade Jobs, Jensen Huang PredictsArizona is fast becoming a major hub for computer chip production thanks to what’s being called the largest foreign direct investment in U.S. history. Kris Van Cleave takes…
Read more Economic oasis emerges in the Arizona desertTAIPEI: Taiwanese tech titan TSMC has started mass producing its cutting-edge 2-nanometre semiconductor chips, the company said in a statement seen by AFP on Wednesday (Dec 31). TSMC…
Read more TSMC says it started mass production of ‘most advanced’ 2nm chipsTrump administration trade officials said China should be punished for employing unfair tactics to dominate the semiconductor industry, but will wait 18 months to impose tariffs. A U.S.…
Read more Trump administration says China’s chip policies are unfair but will delay tariffs to 2027Stern said text messages obtained by authorities show Li boasting about how his father “had engaged in similar business on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party.” Stern alleged…
Read more Four Indicted In Alleged Conspiracy to Smuggle Supercomputers and Nvidia Chips to ChinaNvidia CEO Jensen Huang didn’t need any prompting on Wednesday to address the elephant in the room. “There’s been a lot of talk about an AI bubble,” he…
Read more Nvidia CEO Dismisses Concerns of an AI Bubble. Investors Remain SkepticalThe Dutch government handed back control of semiconductor manufacturer Nexperia to its Chinese owner, moving toward resolving a spat that had blocked vital chip supply to the auto…
Read more Netherlands Hands Back Control of Chip Maker Nexperia to Chinese OwnerNexperia microchips are leaving China again, easing a shortage of simple but ubiquitous parts that threatened to paralyze the auto industry. German automotive supplier Aumovio, which was recently…
Read more Chips Held Hostage in Trade War Start Flowing Again to Auto SuppliersShortly before President Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea, an urgent issue emerged. Trump wanted to discuss a request by Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang…
Read more Exclusive | Trump Officials Torpedoed Nvidia’s Push to Export AI Chips to ChinaThe White House is set to announce that the Dutch semiconductor company that paused shipments weeks ago and risked upending global car production will resume sending chips under…
Read more Exclusive | White House to Announce Resumption of Auto Chip Shipments From ChinaAnother company backed by tech magnate (and part-time apocalypticist) Peter Thiel is seeking to disrupt Silicon Valley. The Wall Street Journal reports that Substrate, a U.S.-based chip startup,…
Read more Chip Startup Backed by Peter Thiel and In-Q-Tel Seeks to Revolutionize the Semiconductor BizSubstrate, a small San Francisco startup is making waves in the global semiconductor industry, a business widely believed too complex to break into. With its proprietary technology, Substrate…
Read more This Startup Raised $100M to Take on One of Tech’s White Whales: American-Made Computer ChipsDario Amodei, a former OpenAI executive, founded Anthropic in 2021. Photo by Chance Yeh/Getty Images for HubSpot The latest sign of the A.I. industry’s unrelenting hunt for computing…
Read more Anthropic Strikes Major Compute Deal With Google, Echoing OpenAI’s Chip AlliancesThe Trump administration’s investment in Intel appears to be paying off, but the once-mighty chipmaker has a long way to climb back to industry dominance. In August, the…
Read more Trump’s Investment in Intel Is Paying OffBroadcom Gets a Stock-Target Increase. Analyst Thinks Anthropic Is a Big, New Customer. Source link
Read more Broadcom Gets a Stock-Target Increase. Analyst Thinks Anthropic Is a Big, New Customer.The Dutch government wrested control of a Netherlands-based semiconductor company from its Chinese owner, a new flare-up in tensions between China and the West over key technologies and…
Read more Dutch Government Takes Control of Chip Maker From Chinese ParentEveryone who enters the fabs has to wear a bunny suit, and get dressed—or be dressed—in a clean room. Makeup, hair products, perfumes, colognes, and any aerosol products…
Read more Inside Intel’s Hail Mary to Reclaim Chip DominanceOpenAI’s Sam Altman and AMD’s Lisa Su testify before the Senate on May 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Nvidia may be dominating the…
Read more AMD Inks Huge Compute Power Deal With OpenAI, Mirroring Nvidia’s MoveChina launched two investigations targeting the US semiconductor sector ahead of planned talks between the two nations on trade and other issues. The Ministry of Commerce said in…
Read more China starts probes targeting US semiconductor sector | Fortune