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The $400 million machine powering the future of chipmaking (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-23 | by Clive Thompson | tags: asml, tsmc, lithography machines

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Post-silicon era gets closer as industry giants crack the 2D transistor scaling bottleneck with breakthrough tech — imec, ASML, and TSMC fab complementary 2D-material transistors at 50nm pitch on a 300mm wafer (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Luke James | get 2D Material Transistor Kit → | tags: imec, asml, tsmc

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The Trump administration suspects an ASML chipmaking machine made it into China. ASML says that's impossible. (techspot.com)

2026-06-19 | by Skye Jacobs | get ASML EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: asml, euv lithography, semiconductors

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Apple and Intel will work together to manufacture chips in the US (androidauthority.com)

2026-06-19 | get Intel Chip Manufacturing Kit → | tags: apple, intel, tsmc

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The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China, but how? (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-19 | by Connie Loizos | get ASML EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: asml, euv lithography, china

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The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn’t. (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-19 | by Connie Loizos | get ASML EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: asml, euv lithography, tsmc

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The US says ASML’s top chip tool may be in China. ASML says it isn’t (techcrunch.com)

2026-06-19 | by Connie Loizos | get ASML EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: asml, euv lithography, china

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Trump claims Apple and Intel closed deal to manufacture chips in the US (engadget.com)

2026-06-18 | by Mariella Moon | get Apple M2 Chip → | tags: apple, intel, tsmc

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Trump says Apple has agreed to 'build' chips with Intel — neither company confirms deal as Intel share price rockets (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-18 | by Luke James | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: apple, intel, tsmc

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Apple and Intel are working together to build chips in America, says President Trump (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-18 | by Benjamin Mayo | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: apple, intel, apple silicon

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Trump says Apple will work with Intel to build chips in the US (techspot.com)

2026-06-18 | by Rob Thubron | get Intel Core i7 Processor → | tags: apple, intel, tsmc

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Samsung's foundry is booming as TSMC struggles with demand – bags Nvidia, Tesla, and Qualcomm as new clients (techspot.com)

2026-06-17 | by Kishalaya Kundu | get Samsung Foundry Services → | tags: samsung foundry, tsmc, nvidia

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First official details of AMD's next-gen 'Mustang Peak' Threadripper CPUs come into view — chips feature DDR5, PCIe 6.0, and a new socket (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-17 | by Zak Killian | get AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPU → | tags: amd, threadripper, zen 6

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Chinese fab SMIC's 7nm metal pitch beats Intel 18A but lags 38% on density, teardown finds — Huawei's sanctions-beating HiSilicon Kirin 9030 is the first subject of SemiAnalysis's new teardown lab (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Luke James | get SMIC 7nm Chip Kit → | tags: smic, hisilicon kirin 9030, intel 18a

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TSMC says panel packaging won't replace CoWoS anytime soon for the largest future AI processors — wafer-level tech can scale to 58 massive dies in one package (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Anton Shilov | get Wafer-Level Packaging Kit → | tags: tsmc, cowos, panel packaging

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Intel CPUs with Nvidia RTX integrated graphics are targeting an early 2028 release (techspot.com)

2026-06-15 | by Daniel Sims | get Intel NUC Mini PC → | tags: intel, nvidia, rtx

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SoftBank surges more than 10% as Iran-U.S. deal sends Asia tech stocks soaring (cnbc.com)

2026-06-15 | by Justina Lee | get SoftBank Vision Fund → | tags: softbank, samsung electronics, sk hynix

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Republican lawmakers urge federal agency to block imports of infringing TSMC chips as patent ruling nears — five asserted U.S. patents come from United Microelectronics Corporation (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-12 | by Luke James | get TSMC Chip Development Kit → | tags: apple, qualcomm, semiconductor

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Analyzing TSMC's fab expansion roadmap — multi-fab N2 ramp, CoWoS, SoIC, and uncorking bottlenecks (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-10 | by Anton Shilov | get TSMC Chip Manufacturing Kit → | tags: capacity, image, image credit

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SoftBank shares plunge over 11% amid broader tech sell-off (cnbc.com)

2026-06-04 | by Justina Lee | get SoftBank Vision Fund Book → | tags: softbank, tsmc, foxconn

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TSMC struggles to keep up with AI demand: ‘We can only support so much’ (theverge.com)

2026-06-04 | by Emma Roth | get ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero → | tags: tsmc, ai demand, arizona factory

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Intel may be struggling to supply enough of its new chips (engadget.com)

2026-06-02 | by Daniel Cooper | get Intel Core i9 Processor → | tags: intel, core series 3, tsmc

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iPhone 18 Pro battery capacity could offer far more modest gains this year (9to5mac.com)

2026-06-02 | by Ben Lovejoy | get iPhone 18 Pro Battery Case → | tags: iphone 18 pro, apple, tsmc

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AMD ‘had to re-engineer’ the Ryzen 7 5800X3D for a re-release — 10th Anniversary Edition chip had ‘a whole body of engineering work’ put into it (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-02 | by Jake Roach | get Ryzen 7 5800X3D Anniversary → | tags: amd, ryzen 7 5800x3d, tsmc

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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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Taiwan chip stocks climb after Nvidia announces $150 billion spending plans (cnbc.com)

2026-05-27 | by Evelyn Cheng | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, taiwan, tsmc

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Angry TSMC employees considering strikes, unionization over employee bonuses, report claims — company reportedly considering 15% payout cut to fund capex despite record revenues fuelled by AI surge (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-26 | by Luke James | get TSMC Employee Union Hoodie → | tags: tsmc, ai chips, 2nm

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TSMC workers threaten Samsung-style strike over rumored bonus cuts despite record profits (techspot.com)

2026-05-26 | get TSMC Worker Safety Kit → | tags: tsmc, samsung, bonus cuts

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AMD targets TSMC's A14 node for Zen 7, pushing server chips into the angstrom era (techspot.com)

2026-05-26 | get AMD Ryzen 7000 Series → | tags: amd, tsmc, zen 7

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AMD eyes TSMC's A14 node for Zen 7, bringing angstrom-era chips to the data center (techspot.com)

2026-05-26 | get AMD Ryzen 7000 Series → | tags: amd, tsmc, zen 7