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ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet on his company’s monopoly: no one is coming for us (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-05 | by Connie Loizos | get ASML EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: asml, extreme ultraviolet lithography, chip manufacturing

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OpenAI’s cozy partner Cerebras is on track for a blockbuster IPO (techcrunch.com)

2026-05-04 | by Julie Bort | get Cerebras Wafer-Scale AI Processor → | tags: cerebras, wafer-scale engine, openai

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The chip industry is booming again, but only for companies building AI infrastructure (techspot.com)

2026-05-04 | get NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU → | tags: semi, silicon wafers, ai infrastructure

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ASML plans to build at least 60 EUV machines this year as AI chip demand surges (techspot.com)

2026-04-27 | get ASML EUV Lithography Machine → | tags: asml, euv machines, ai chip demand

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Intel reportedly says it boosted yields by selling what would normally be 'scrap' or 'low-expectation' CPUs — customers more willing to accept lesser chips due to overwhelming CPU demand (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-26 | by Etiido Uko | get Intel Core i5 Processor → | tags: intel, cpu yields, scrap chips

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Texas Instruments' stock jumps 19% for best day since 2000 as AI demand soars (cnbc.com)

2026-04-23 | by Katie Tarasov | get TI Graphing Calculator → | tags: texas instruments, analog chips, ai data centers

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Texas Instruments' stock jumps 18%, heads for best day since 2000 as AI demand soars (cnbc.com)

2026-04-23 | by Katie Tarasov | get TI Graphing Calculator → | tags: texas instruments, analog chips, ai data centers

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Cerebras files for IPO — company remains unprofitable despite 20x revenue growth (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-21 | by Anton Shilov | get Cerebras Wafer-Scale AI Computer → | tags: cerebras, wafer-scale engine, g42

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Chinese chipmakers made record profit in 2025, despite slipping margins — U.S shipments fall 34% as Beijing shores up local chipmaking efforts (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-20 | by Luke James | get ASUS ROG Gaming Laptop → | tags: naura technology group, china wafer-fab-equipment, applied materials

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NIST scientists create 'any wavelength' lasers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get Laser Pointer Kit → | tags: nist, photonics, lasers

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Any Color You Like: NIST Scientists Create 'Any Wavelength' Lasers (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-18 | get Tunable Laser Diode → | tags: nist, photonics, lasers

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TSMC ups revenue guidance and CapEx, buoyed by 'multiyear AI megatrend' — warns Middle East conflict may impact profitability as costs increase (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-17 | by Anton Shilov | get ASUS ROG Swift Gaming Monitor → | tags: tsmc, ai megatrend, 3nm fab

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AI Could Democratize One of Tech's Most Valuable Resources (wired.com)

2026-04-15 | by Will Knight | get AI Cloud Storage Solution → | tags: nvidia, wafer, ai chips

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YMTC's third Wuhan fab clears Beijing's 50% local tooling threshold as two more are planned — move positions company toward 3D NAND production to capitalize on wafer bonding strengths (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-15 | by Luke James | get 3D NAND Flash Memory Kit → | tags: ymtc, wuhan fab, 3d nand

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Aegis – open-source FPGA silicon (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get Aegis FPGA Development Board → | tags: aegis, fpga, wafer.space

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Intel buys back 49% stake in Ireland Fab Joint Venture — takes full control over Fab 34 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-02 | by Anton Shilov | get Intel Arc Graphics Card → | tags: intel, ireland fab 34, apollo

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Breakthrough computer chip tech could help meet ‘monumental demand’ driven by AI (feeds.nature.com)

2026-04-02 | by Bourzac | get AI Accelerator Card → | tags: asml, euv lithography, silicon wafers

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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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Drone strikes halt a third of the world's helium supply, threatening chip production (techspot.com)

2026-03-14 | get Helium Gas Tank → | tags: drone strikes, helium supply, silicon wafers

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Finding a CPU Design Bug in the Xbox 360 (2018) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-13 | by View All Posts Brucedawson | tags: xbox 360, ibm powerpc, meltdown spectre

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Rapidus targets mass 2nm chip production in 2027, quadruples capacity ramp up — company plans to scale to 25,000 wafer starts per month in just one year (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-13 | by Luke James | get Nanometer → | tags: lithography, production, rapidus

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Samsung's Taylor, Texas fab could herald a breakthrough for the chipmaker, company plans 2026 risk production — new production flows, pellicles for EUV patterning as site targets 50,000 WSPM (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-29 | by Anton Shilov | get Semiconductor → | tags: pellicle, pellicles, samsung

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You Must Stare Into the Heart of the $400 Million Machine (gizmodo.com)

2026-01-03 | get Neural Network → | tags: come, gpu wafers, minute

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Elon Musk says Tesla needs to build 'gigantic chip fab' to meet AI and robotics needs (cnbc.com)

2025-11-07 | by Dylan Butts | get Chip Fab → | tags: musk, robotics, semiconductor

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The Long Trip from Silica to Smartphone (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-10-31 | by Samuel K. Moore | get smartphone → | tags: fact, polysilicon, quartz