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Tesla hiring semiconductor fabs construction manager — Elon Musk's ambitious Terafab project begins (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-19 | by Anton Shilov | get Semiconductor Manufacturing Kit → | tags: tesla, terafab, elon musk

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US trade deficit hits a record $1.2 trillion as AI hardware imports surge under the Trump administration — massive demand for chips from Asia outpaces domestic production, fueling a 60% increase in imports in 12 months (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-19 | by Ben Stockton | get AI Chip Development Kit → | tags: ai hardware, semiconductors, taiwan

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SK Hynix boss says the memory chip shortage is going to last until 2030 (techspot.com)

2026-03-19 | get High-Performance DDR5 RAM → | tags: sk hynix, chey tae-won, memory chip

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Chip buyers in Europe are paying more and tapping backup stores as Iran war hits air freight (cnbc.com)

2026-03-19 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | get Intel Core i7 Laptop → | tags: iran war, semiconductors, dsv

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Micron revenue almost triples, tops estimates as demand for memory soars (cnbc.com)

2026-03-18 | by Katie Tarasov Jordan Novet | get Micron Memory Upgrade Kit → | tags: micron, nvidia, memory

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Tired of boring Galaxy phones? The latest Samsung news is a nightmare (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-17 | get Samsung Galaxy Phone Case → | tags: samsung galaxy s26, samsung electronics, samsung mobile

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Another deep tech chip startup becomes a unicorn: Frore hits $1.64B (techcrunch.com)

2026-03-16 | by Julie Bort | get Frore Air-Boost Cooling Fan → | tags: frore systems, liquid cooling, nvidia

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Bringing Semiconductors to Kazakhstan (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-16 | by John Cole | get Semiconductor Manufacturing Kit → | tags: kazakhstan, semiconductors, amd

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Despite record Galaxy S26 pre-orders, Samsung’s mobile unit is literally in emergency mode (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-16 | get Samsung Galaxy S26 Case → | tags: samsung electronics, galaxy s26, ram crisis

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Elon Musk says his chipmaking 'Terafab Project' venture will launch in seven days — Musk's latest moonshot multi-billion project launches on a Saturday (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-15 | by Anton Shilov | get Neuralink Brain Implant Kit → | tags: terafab, elon musk, ai processors

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Chip material prices double as Middle East conflict compounds China's existing gallium export ban — wide range of materials for chipmaking skyrocket as supply constricts (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-14 | by Luke James | get Gallium Semiconductor Material → | tags: gallium, compound semiconductors, china

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Electron microscopy shows 'mouse bite' defects in semiconductors (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-13 | by David Nutt | get SEM Inspection Kit → | tags: semiconductor defects, tsmc, electron microscopy

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Qatar Helium Shutdown Puts Chip Supply Chain On a Two-Week Clock (slashdot.org)

2026-03-13 | get Helium Gas Tank → | tags: qatarenergy, helium, semiconductor

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Doubling the voltage: What 800 V architecture really changes in EVs (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-13 | get 800V EV Charger → | tags: porsche, hyundai, ev architecture

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The ongoing Strait of Hormuz blockage will impact the semiconductor and AI industries with Aluminum, Helium and LNG shortages — and with no timeline for re-opening, supply chains face significant challenges (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-13 | by Jon Martindale | get Semiconductor Supply Chain Kit → | tags: strat of hormuz, helium, aluminum

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Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-13 | by Luke James | get Helium Gas Tank → | tags: helium, qatarenergy, ras laffan

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Future AI chips could be built on glass (technologyreview.com)

2026-03-13 | by Jeremy Hsu | get Glass AI Chip Kit → | tags: amd, intel, glass substrates

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IEEE Launches Global Virtual Career Fairs (spectrum.ieee.org)

2026-03-11 | by Abir Chermiti | get IEEE Virtual Career Fair Kit → | tags: ieee, artificial intelligence, semiconductors

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Meta rolls out in-house AI chips weeks after massive Nvidia, AMD deals (cnbc.com)

2026-03-11 | by Katie Tarasov Jonathan Vanian | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: meta, hyperion data center, mtia chips

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DIY chip lab turns backyard shed into Class 100 cleanroom with custom lithography system (techspot.com)

2026-03-11 | get Cleanroom DIY Kit → | tags: dr. semiconductor, diy chip lab, cleanroom

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Ghosts'n Goblins – “Worse danger is ahead” (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-25 | get Dark Souls → | tags: famicom, ghosts'n goblins, capcom

262.

Choosing a Language Based on Its Syntax? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-19 | get Syntax Editor → | tags: just, language, odin

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Robots run up walls and perform martial arts in China's most-watched TV event (techspot.com)

2026-02-19 | get Robotics → | tags: aerospace, aerospace semiconductor, ambitions

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U.S. signs trade deal with Taiwan, lowering tariffs to 15%, while Taipei to boost American goods purchases (cnbc.com)

2026-02-13 | by Lim Hui Jie | get Smartphone → | tags: defense, island, semiconductor

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White House mulling tariff exemptions for Big Tech — Amazon, Google, Microsoft, other AI hyperscalers to be spared worst of import duties with U.S.-Taiwan deal (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-10 | by Jowi Morales | get Cloud → | tags: billion, chip, chips

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'Impossible': Taiwan pushes back against Washington’s 40% chip supply relocation goal (cnbc.com)

2026-02-10 | by Dylan Butts | get Semiconductors → | tags: billion, chain, cnbc

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Taiwan rebuffs U.S. push to absorb 40% of its chip supply chain (cnbc.com)

2026-02-10 | by Dylan Butts | get Semiconductors → | tags: billion, chip, semiconductor

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Taiwan rejects possibility of transferring 40% of the island's semiconductor capacity to U.S. — production on Taiwan expected to increase in lockstep with increases in U.S.-based production (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-09 | by Anton Shilov | get Semiconductor → | tags: expanding, government, overseas

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Global chip sales are on track to hit $1 trillion thanks to AI (techspot.com)

2026-02-09 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: according semiconductor, ai infrastructure, association

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TSMC to make advanced AI semiconductors in Japan (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-09 | by Chan Covers China Business | get Advanced AI Semiconductors → | tags: advanced, chips, demand