Elon Musk believes the nation that controls advanced chipmaking capacity will win the AI race.

MediaTek could be producing the new processors as soon as 2026, said the news outlet, citing sources familiar with the matter. MediaTek also has a "strong" relationship with TSMC.

The largest chip development project ever funded by the European Union, the Digital Autonomy with RISC-V in Europe (DARE) project, has kicked off with EUR240 million ($260 million) in funding in its first phase. This funding will be shared between 38 companies, research institutes and universities across Europe.

TSMC will keep making most of the world's advanced chips at home for years to come.

TSMC is set to begin production of chips for Bitcoin chip mining company Bitdeer in Arizona this quarter, according to sources.

China has used its industrial development playbook in the past to target and capture markets for solar panels, mobile devices, EVs and consumer electronics.

Quobly, a cutting-edge quantum computing startup, has announced a transformative collaboration with STMicroelectronics to produce quantum processor units (QPUs) at scale.

It's been a wild year in tech thanks to the intersection between humans and artificial intelligence. 2024 brought a parade of AI oddities, mishaps, and wacky moments that inspired odd behavior from both machines and man. From AI-generated rat genitals to search engines telling people to eat rocks, this year proved that AI has been having a weird impact on the world.

Recently, Google and China have independently announced advancements in quantum computing. Google's Willow chip demonstrates "below-threshold" error correction, achieving a benchmark calculation in minutes that would take supercomputers billions of years. China's Zuchongzhi 3.0 processor, with 105 qubits, exhibits comparable performance and plans to implement similar error correction techniques.

NXP Semiconductors has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Aviva Links, a provider of Automotive SerDes Alliance (ASA) compliant in-vehicle connectivity solutions, in an all-cash transaction valued at $242.5 million.

This year the research and development organization imec celebrated 40 years since it was created by 70 scientists from a university in Belgium, to being a key player in facilitating innovation in the semiconductor value chain working with hundreds of universities and researchers and bridging the goal of going from lab to fab.

Intel has shortlisted a number of buyout firms for the next round of bidding for its Altera unit, according to people familiar with the matter, as the beleaguered chipmaker makes headway on a process started by its now ousted CEO.

China has banned exports to the US of items related to the minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have potential military applications, a day after Washington's latest crackdown on China's chip sector.

GlobalFoundries, Tower Semiconductor, and possibly some companies in China are poised for a wave of silicon photonics demand driven by AI and other applications like quantum computing.

Intel will be replaced by Nvidia on the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average index (.DJI) after a 25-year run, underscoring the shift in the chipmaking market and marking another setback for the struggling semiconductor firm.

An investigation of Huawei Technologies' latest AI offering has unearthed an advanced processor made by Nvidia manufacturing partner TSMC, suggesting that China is still struggling to reliably make its own advanced chips in sufficient quantities.

Arm Holdings is canceling a license that allowed longtime partner Qualcomm to use Arm intellectual property to design chips, escalating a legal dispute over vital smartphone technology.

The first outing in the United States of the successful embedded world trade show and conference that has been running successfully in Nuremberg, Germany, for a couple of decades attracted some 3,500 visitors to the Austin Convention Center in Texas this week.

One of the key concerns for the European electronics industry is the need for more skilled engineers.

Two chip-making giants have discussed building huge factory complexes in the United Arab Emirates that could transform the industry in the coming years and become a cornerstone for artificial-intelligence investments in the Middle East.

Qualcomm has in recent days approached Intel to explore a potential acquisition of the troubled chipmaker, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday, in what could be a transformational deal in the sector but faces many hurdles.

Intel has officially qualified for as much as $3.5 billion in federal grants to make semiconductors for the Pentagon, according to people familiar with the matter, after the chipmaker reached a binding agreement with US officials.

Chipmaker Broadcom forecast fourth-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, hurt by sluggish spending in its broadband segment. Despite a sharp rise in orders for its artificial intelligence chips, shares fell nearly 5% in extended trading.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and key executives are expected to present a plan later this month to the company's board of directors to slice off unnecessary businesses and revamp capital spending, according to a source familiar with the matter, as they try to revive the once-dominant chipmaker's fortunes.

British IP provider Imagination Technologies has raised investment in the form of a $100 million convertible term loan from Fortress Investment Group. Imagination will use the funds to support the development of its technologies for graphics, compute and AI at the edge, as well as fund its ambitious growth objectives.

SoftBank has blamed Intel for the collapse of the talks, claiming Intel was incapable of meeting its demands for volume and speed, the report said, adding that SoftBank is now focusing on discussions with TSMC.

Infineon has become another chipmaker to shed a chunk of the workforce to cut costs after reporting shrinking sales.

With the transaction now closed, Altium is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Renesas. Altium CEO Aram Mirkazemi has assumed the role of SVP and head of Renesas' Software & Digitalization. He concurrently serves as CEO of Altium.

Nvidia's upcoming artificial intelligence chips will be delayed due to design flaws, The Information reports, citing two unidentified people who help produce the chip and its server hardware.

It was a selfless decision that put the country's interests before his own - an act of grace that many see as vividly contrasting with the narcissism of his opponent Donald Trump.

Donald Trump's comments that Taiwan hollowed out the American semiconductor industry are incorrect. That misunderstanding could impact the future of one of the world's most important relationships, and end up aiding China at a time it is working hard to push its own tech sector to catch up.

A research team led by Director Jo Moon-Ho of the Center for Van der Waals Quantum Solids within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has implemented a novel method to achieve epitaxial growth of 1D metallic materials with a width of less than 1nm.

The European Commission has begun canvassing the region's semiconductor industry for its views on China's expanded production of older generation computer chips, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Qualcomm agreed to pay $75 million to resolve a lawsuit in which shareholders accused the chipmaker of defrauding them by hiding its anticompetitive sales and licensing practices.

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said on Tuesday it was looking into claims that the company's data was stolen in a hack by a cybercriminal organization.

Levi & Korsinsky, a class action attorneys' firm, is calling Intel investors to join a class action suit against the company. The suit alleges that the semiconductor giant failed to properly disclose losses generated by its manufacturing division in January when it reported its 2023 results.

Japan plans to look into legislation to support the commercial production of advanced semiconductors, a draft of this year's long-term economic policy plan seen by Reuters shows.

MediaTek is developing an Arm-based personal computer chip that will run Microsoft's Windows operating system, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The share-price gap between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and China's biggest chipmaker is near its widest in almost two decades, highlighting the difficulty Beijing faces in building up its domestic chip industry.

A splintering of global supply chains, driven by both political and business considerations, has hundreds of manufacturers and logistics providers debating where to go next. They'd be well advised to take their cues from two Taiwanese companies who've led the charge.