Chips

India’s semiconductor ambitions are grand. Fulfilling them will take a lot of work

World leaders get a lot of elaborate gifts. Take, for example, the Louis Vuitton golf bag given by France’s Emmanuel…

Is the future of manufacturing in space?

The first-ever orbital UK space launch is due to blast off later today, and if all goes to plan will…

The European Chips Act will not restore the continent’s semiconductor industry to its former glory

Europe was once the world’s powerhouse for the production of semiconductors. Encompassing 44% of the total market share for chips,…

The Apple M1 and Big Tech’s pursuit of its own silicon

New products from Apple always generate plenty of hype regardless of their merits, but the announcement that the tech giant…

AMD Hikes Full Year Guidance – Admits 7nm Capacity is Tight

Chipmaker AMD raised its full-year guidance late Tuesday as the company's remarkable resurgence continued under the leadership of CEO Dr…

Apple Confirms its Big RISC Move: A Much-Hyped Pivot to Its Own Silicon

Apple has confirmed that it will start using its own custom silicon in Mac computers this year: moving away from…

Apple Slinks Back to UK’s Imagination

In an unexpected move, Apple has signed a fresh license agreement with Hertfordshire-based semiconductor company Imagination Technologies Inc., granting it…

AWS’s New Graviton2 Processors Put Intel, NVIDIA on Notice

AWS has turbocharged its custom Arm-chips, unveiling a new set of cloud instances underpinned by homegrown AWS Graviton2 processors that…

Intel Turns to Foundries to Fix CPU Shipment Delays, as OEMs Fume

Intel has apologised to customers for ongoing CPU shipment delays, telling partners "we appreciate [this] is creating significant challenges for…

Intel Ramps Up FPGA Battle with Xilinx, Claims 40% Performance Improvements

Intel has started shipping its next generation of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), a powerful form of highly customisable silicon…