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Trailing-edge foundry roadmaps for GlobalFoundries, UMC, and SMIC — mature node chipmakers each pursue differing strategies and IP (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-28 | by Luke James | get GlobalFoundries Chip Manufacturing Kit → | tags: globalfoundries, umc, smic

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Samsung chip workers vote to accept $340,000 average bonus, ending months-long strike threat — resentment over deal has slowed down Samsung foundry division (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-27 | by Luke James | get Samsung Semiconductor Worker Hoodie → | tags: samsung, semiconductor, samsung electronics

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IBM spins off America's first quantum chip foundry with $2 billion in federal and private funding — newly-minted 'Anderon' foundry to offer 300mm quantum wafer fab and manufacturing services (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-26 | by Luke James | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: ibm, anderon, quantum chip

34.

IBM Spins Off the First Pure-Play Quantum Chip Foundry (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | by Brendan Burke | get Quantum Computing Starter Kit → | tags: ibm, quantum chip, superconducting silicon

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Samsung's $400,000 payout for memory workers sparks revolt as other divisions get only $4,000, fueling intentional production slowdowns — internal resentment disrupts packaging operations, major AI chip project decisions to a complete halt (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-23 | by Luke James | get Samsung Memory Worker Compensation Kit → | tags: samsung, ai chip, hbm4

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Samsung Electronics shares rally 6% after union suspends strike following tentative wage deal (cnbc.com)

2026-05-21 | by Lim Hui Jie | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone → | tags: samsung electronics, semiconductor, foundry

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Samsung Electronics shares rallies 6% after union suspends strike following tentative wage deal (cnbc.com)

2026-05-21 | by Lim Hui Jie | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone → | tags: samsung electronics, semiconductor, foundry

38.

Intel CEO says foundry business is gaining momentum as customer interest grows (cnbc.com)

2026-05-18 | by Alexa Lomonaco | get Intel Core i9 Processor → | tags: intel, foundry, taiwan semiconductor manufacturing

39.

Samsung meeting transcripts show memory workers offered incredible 607% bonus worth $477,000, while logic chip staff get as little as 50% — union says misbalance 'creates a retention crisis the company cannot afford' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-18 | by Luke James | get Samsung Memory Bonus Pack → | tags: samsung, memory chip, system lsi

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Samsung strike involving 47,000 workers looms as South Korea’s president urges labor deal (cnbc.com)

2026-05-18 | by Lim Hui Jie | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone → | tags: samsung electronics, samsung foundry, performance bonuses

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Leading-edge foundry roadmaps for TSMC, Intel and Samsung — outlining the path to 1.4nm nodes and beyond (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-14 | by Anton Shilov | get TSMC 1.4nm Chip Kit → | tags: tsmc, samsung foundry, intel foundry

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Samsung profit surges over eightfold to beat estimates as AI boom fuels memory chip crunch (cnbc.com)

2026-04-30 | by Dylan Butts | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: samsung electronics, memory chips, ai data center

43.

Union rally causes Samsung fab production to plummet by 58% during night shift as workers demand up to $400,000 bonuses — updated figures show over 40,000 people attended rally for better pay and bonuses (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-24 | by Jowi Morales | get Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra → | tags: samsung, memory fab, chip foundry

44.

Bring your own Agent to MS Teams (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-22 | get Microsoft Teams Certified Bot → | tags: microsoft teams, azure foundry, langchain

45.

Intel hires tenured Samsung exec to lead Foundry Services — signals company focus on winning business from potential Foundry suitors (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Anton Shilov | get Intel Foundry Services Kit → | tags: intel, samsung foundry, semiconductor

46.

TSMC warns of Intel Foundry's growing prowess during the company's latest earnings call — 'We view Intel as our formidable competitor and do not underestimate them' (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Anton Shilov | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: tsmc, intel foundry, amd epyc

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Fueled by Musk's TeraFab tie-in, Intel's market cap hits highest level in 25 years — tops $300 billion on CPU, AI, and foundry momentum (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-09 | by Anton Shilov | get Intel Core i9 Processor → | tags: intel, terafab, xeon

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Why TSMC grew four times faster than its foundry rivals in 2025 — price hikes, vertical integration, and commanding technology lead pay dividends (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Luke James | get TSMC 2025 Tech Notebook → | tags: tsmc, 7nm, 3nm

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Chip foundry market hit $320 billion in 2025, driven by AI demand (techspot.com)

2026-04-03 | get AI Chip Development Kit → | tags: foundry market, counterpoint research, ai demand

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Global semiconductor foundry market hit a record $320 billion in 2025 as TSMC pulled further ahead (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-02 | by Luke James | get TSMC Silicon Chip Kit → | tags: tsmc, semiconductor foundry, ai gpus

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TSMC's 3nm capacity is now reserved for its biggest customers only (techspot.com)

2026-03-30 | get TSMC 3nm Chip Kit → | tags: tsmc, 3nm, foundry

52.

Palantir extends reach into British state as gets access to sensitive FCA data (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-22 | by Robert Booth | get Palantir Gotham Software → | tags: palantir, foundry, fca

53.

Future Sony PlayStation games will use AI to imagine new frames (theverge.com)

2026-03-20 | by Sean Hollister | get PlayStation DualSense Controller → | tags: sony playstation, ps5 pro, ml-based frame generation

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Samsung and AMD deepen AI memory pact with potential foundry deal on the table (techspot.com)

2026-03-19 | get Samsung Galaxy Smartphone → | tags: samsung, amd, hbm4

55.

AMD and Samsung ink memory supply memorandum for EPYC and Instinct products — unprecedented deal also includes scope for foundry partnership (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-19 | by Anton Shilov | get Samsung DDR5 RAM → | tags: amd, samsung, hbm4

56.

Sony's enhanced PSSR upscaling arrives on PS5 Pro today (engadget.com)

2026-03-16 | get PlayStation 5 Pro Console → | tags: sony, ps5 pro, pssr

57.

Nvidia DLSS 5 first look: generative AI lighting radically transforms game visuals (techspot.com)

2026-03-16 | get Nvidia DLSS 5 Gaming Card → | tags: nvidia dlss 5, generative ai, game visuals

58.

Phi-4-reasoning-vision and the lessons of training a multimodal reasoning model (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-05 | by Brenda Potts | get Reasoning Vision → | tags: phi-4-reasoning-vision, multimodal reasoning, microsoft foundry

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Phison CEO thinks NAND shortages could shut down entire consumer electronics companies in 2026 — claims at least one foundry demands three-year cash payment upfront (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-18 | by Bruno Ferreira | get NAND → | tags: automotive, flash, hardware

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Memory hoarding and skyrocketing prices hit entry-level electronics demand, foundry orders — China's top chipmaker points to supply chain pressures squeezing out consumers (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-12 | by Anton Shilov | get Memory chips → | tags: memory, orders, price