Diamond Foundry, a lab-grown diamond company, announced it has produced the world's first 200mm single-crystal diamond wafer, a size comparable to those used in older-generation semiconductor fabs. Unlike polycrystalline diamond, single-crystal diamond retains high thermal conductivity while remaining electrically insulating, though the current sample is unpolished and requires further processing before use by chipmakers. The company also presented projections suggesting a 300mm version could be achievable before 2030.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-11-08
Anduril founder Palmer Luckey told The Verge the company's planned BlueChip laptop, due in 2027, is unlikely to be 100 percent American-made when it ships. He said the display glass, surrounding frame and parts of a ribbon component are set to be built in the US, but sourcing for other parts like memory and CPU/GPU chips still depends on when relevant US fabs come online.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-28
The FCC issued an order on October 22 allowing Intel to keep using certain foreign-made automated guided vehicles in its US chip fabs for one year. Intel had requested the waiver 'out of an abundance of caution' because it was unclear whether its warehouse robots, often made by Japanese firms like Murata Machinery and Daifuku, fell under the agency's new ban on foreign-made robots. The approval also lets Intel make hardware, software and firmware changes needed to keep the vehicles running.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-10-23
A report from McKinsey and the SEMI Foundation, cited by CNBC, projects that US semiconductor fabs could face up to 157,000 unfilled jobs by 2030. Only 3% of American engineering graduates currently enter the chip industry, and 73% of chip companies say they struggle to fill engineering positions, even as firms like TSMC, Intel, Samsung, Micron, and SK hynix expand US manufacturing capacity.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-09-18
A new McKinsey and SEMI Foundation report projects the United States could be short by as many as 157,000 semiconductor workers by 2030, even as companies like Samsung, TSMC and Intel race to build new fabrication plants domestically. Samsung executive Jon Taylor told CNBC he's worried there simply aren't enough technically trained people entering the field to staff these facilities, including Samsung's $35 billion Taylor, Texas complex set to begin production this year.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-17
SK Hynix is reportedly discussing options with Intel to produce memory chips in the US for the first time, possibly by leasing space at Intel's delayed Ohio fab or forming a joint venture involving cloud companies. SK Hynix has confirmed it is exploring new production sites but says no decisions have been made, and Intel declined to confirm details beyond ongoing investment in the Ohio project.
techspot.com
· 2026-09-16
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