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STMicro to deploy humanoid robots to its legacy fabs in Europe — over 100 humanoid robots to be used for routine and physically demanding tasks in fight for efficiency (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-16 | by Anton Shilov | get Robotics Humanoid Assistant Kit → | tags: stmicroelectronics, humanoid robots, fabs

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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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M5 Pro and M5 Max are surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon (arstechnica.com)

2026-03-03 | get MacBook → | tags: m5 chip family, apple silicon, fusion architecture

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Xous security focused open source on 22nm custom silicon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-02 | get Nanocells → | tags: baochip-1x, xous, tsmc

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Trump administration considers linking chip tariff exemptions to TSMC's US investment expansion (techspot.com)

2026-02-10 | get TSMC → | tags: allow, allow tsmc, approval

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TSMC is on track to have more employees than Intel for the first time in history — TSMC's explosive growth stands in contrast to Intel's rapid contraction (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-06 | by Anton Shilov | get Chipmaker → | tags: employees, intel, nvidia

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Leaker claims AMD Zen 6 will feature 48MB of L3 cache — keeping L3 cache-to-core ratio the same as Zen 5 with Zen 6's 12-core CCD (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-30 | by Aaron Klotz | get CPU → | tags: architecture, cache, ccd core

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Rumor claims AMD Zen 6 will feature 48MB of L3 cache — keeping L3 cache-to-core ratio the same as Zen 5 with Zen 6's 12-core CCD (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-30 | by Aaron Klotz | get CCD → | tags: cache, ccd core, core

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Nvidia set to supplant Apple as TSMC's top customer, signaling chip industry's 'changing dynamic' (cnbc.com)

2026-01-26 | by Kif Leswing | get Graphics Card → | tags: apple, nvidia, revenue

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TSMC says AI demand is “endless” after record Q4 earnings (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-16 | get Nanopore → | tags: believe, chips, earnings

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Apple forced to ‘fight’ for chip capacity, pay higher TSMC prices: report (9to5mac.com)

2026-01-15 | by Ryan Christoffel | get Smartphone → | tags: apple, apple tsmc, boom

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TSMC 'very nervous' about AI bubble concerns despite another record-setting quarter, but assured of demand — CEO says careless investment 'would be a disaster for TSMC for sure,' company will invest $52-$56 billion in capex (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-15 | by Anton Shilov | get Chipmaker → | tags: billion, foundry, tsmc

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'TSMC 'very nervous' about AI bubble concerns despite another record-setting quarter, but assured of demand — CEO says careless investment 'would be a disaster for TSMC for sure,' company will invest $52-$56 billion in capex (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-15 | by Anton Shilov | get Chipmaker → | tags: billion, foundry, tsmc

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Apple is fighting for TSMC capacity as Nvidia takes center stage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-15 | by Tim Culpan | get Graphics Processing Unit → | tags: apple, chips, nvidia

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Apple Is Fighting for TSMC Capacity as Nvidia Takes Center Stage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-15 | by Tim Culpan | get GPU → | tags: apple, chips, nvidia

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SK hynix to build first U.S. packaging plant for HBM — plugs critical hole in U.S. supply chain, $3.9B investment challenges TSMC and reshapes AI supply chains (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-30 | by Luke James | get HBM → | tags: hynix, memory, packaging

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Apple might turn to Intel for its upcoming M-series chips, per report (9to5mac.com)

2025-11-28 | by Ryan Christoffel | get M-series chips → | tags: apple, chips, intel

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Intel fully backs its controversial new hire that TSMC alleges took company secrets with him — CEO Lip-Bu Tan highlights Team Blue's strict ethics policy in internal memo amid high-stakes lawsuit (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-27 | by Hassam Nasir | get Intellectual → | tags: intel, just, tsmc

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TSMC sues former executive over defection to Intel, says it's highly likely he stole trade secrets — chipmaker claims Wei-Jen Lo broke non-disclosure and non-compete agreements (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-25 | by Anton Shilov | get Intel → | tags: intel, president, tsmc

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Intel CEO rejects reports the company is obtaining TSMC secrets from former executive — Taiwan's investigation into Intel's controversial recent hire continues (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-21 | by Anton Shilov | get Intel Core → | tags: intel, process, production

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High-ranking TSMC executive faces Taiwan legal investigation over murky return to Intel — report alleges employee took technical documents with him (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-18 | by Anton Shilov | get Intellectual → | tags: development, intel, process

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Nvidia's Jensen Huang upstaged at TSMC annual Sports Day by TSMC-branded sneakers — CEO's 'Made In Taiwan' footwear is the talk of the town (tomshardware.com)

2025-11-10 | by Mark Tyson | get Nvidia shoes → | tags: shoemaker, shoes, sneakers

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CPUs and GPUs to Become More Expensive After TSMC Price Hike in 2026 (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-11-04 | get Intel Core → | tags: advanced, nm nm, nodes

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OpenAI's recent chip deals heap more pressure on TSMC (engadget.com)

2025-10-31 | get Xbox → | tags: advertisement, chips, openai

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NVIDIA shows off its first Blackwell wafer manufactured in the US (engadget.com)

2025-10-31 | get art supplies → | tags: blackwell, manufacturing, nvidia

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TSMC profit surges 39% to beat estimates and hit yet another record on AI chip demand (cnbc.com)

2025-10-31 | by Dylan Butts | get computer monitor → | tags: ai, billion, company

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The U.S. makes it harder for TSMC, SK Hynix and Samsung to produce chips in China (cnbc.com)

2025-10-31 | by Dylan Butts | get computer monitor → | tags: china, manufacturing, nanjing

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Apple to secure nearly half of TSMC’s 2nm production (report) (9to5mac.com)

2025-10-31 | by Marcus Mendes | get iPhone → | tags: 2nm, process, production

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14-year prison term sought over theft of trade secrets on iPhone 18 chip process [U] (9to5mac.com)

2025-10-31 | by Ben Lovejoy | get iPhone → | tags: chip, company, said

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US Intel (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | get Google Nest → | tags: china, chips, intel