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Thursday 8 October 2026
Can Windows on Arm really challenge x86?
Nvidia's entry into the Windows PC market with its Arm-based RTX Spark platform is giving Microsoft's Windows on Arm strategy a new test: whether Arm can move beyond being a niche...
Thursday 8 October 2026
By keeping Terafab in-house, Musk shifts execution risk onto his own companies
Elon Musk has moved to quell uncertainty over Intel's position in the Terafab chip project, stressing that his companies will build and operate the planned semiconductor complex themselves...
Thursday 8 October 2026
Nvidia's RTX Spark hits order books, taking on Apple's Macs
Nvidia's RTX Spark superchip for Windows PCs moved from stage demos to order books on October 7, as pre-orders opened for Windows laptops built to rival Apple's unified-memory Macs...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Musk limits TSMC to possible Terafab sublease; Intel says it will stay involved
Intel will keep working with Elon Musk on Terafab, according to Bloomberg. Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan stated that the company will stay involved in Musk's plan to make cutting-edge...
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Rapidus adds Malaysian chip designers to its semiconductor network
Japan's Rapidus is widening its semiconductor push with help from four Malaysian IC design firms, a move that could strengthen chip-development support for customers worldwide. The...
Monday 5 October 2026
TSMC, Intel named as Musk's Terafab ambitions face reality check
As Elon Musk's Terafab ambitions advance, the realities of modern silicon manufacturing become increasingly apparent, prompting Musk to enter talks with industry mainstays like Intel...
Monday 5 October 2026
TSMC emerges as potential Terafab partner as suppliers see over 80% chance of Musk deal
Days after reports emerged that TSMC was reassessing plans for a wafer fab in Texas, Tim Culpan, a former Bloomberg columnist and founder of independent media outlet Culpium,...
Monday 5 October 2026
Podcast highlights: TSMC Texas plant talk is premature, Intel 18A hits backfiring criticism
This excerpt from DIGITIMES analyst Luke Lin's podcast looks at TSMC's rumored Texas expansion, Intel's 14A and 18A process debate, and Qualcomm's high bandwidth compute (HBC) push...
Saturday 3 October 2026
Musk confirms talks with TSMC over his Texas chip factory project
Elon Musk has confirmed that Terafab, the chipmaking venture backed by his SpaceX and Tesla, is in discussions with TSMC. The confirmation followed a report that the Taiwanese foundry...
Friday 2 October 2026
AMD bets on AI demand by buying World Labs
Under Lisa Su's 12-year tenure at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the company has gradually moved beyond its role as Intel's challenger in the CPU market. But in the accelerator market...
Friday 2 October 2026
DIGITIMES Insight: Intel, TSMC, Samsung converge on backside power — packaging becomes the next divide
Data center AI accelerator package power has climbed from about 500W in the A100 generation to roughly 3,500–4,000W for Rubin Ultra-class products expected in 2027, pushing supply...
Friday 2 October 2026
A look at the startup winning Nvidia, Intel backing for AI scale-up optics
Silicon Valley data center optical interconnect startup CScale emerged from stealth on September 30 after raising US$145 million in a Series C funding round backed by Nvidia and Intel...
Thursday 1 October 2026
MediaTek TPU orders rise as chip capacity war intensifies
MediaTek's Google Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) business is still moving steadily higher, but supply-chain sources say the real limit is capacity as chipmakers and cloud service providers...
Thursday 1 October 2026
Lip-Bu Tan calls TSMC a partner rather than a rival
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan stated that Intel's relationship with TSMC is built on partnership rather than rivalry. He noted that a collaborative mindset guides key industry leaders, including...
Tuesday 29 September 2026
SoftBank subsidiary Saimemory taps Shinko to bring ZAM closer to commercialization
Saimemory, a SoftBank subsidiary, has brought Shinko Electric Industries into its effort to commercialize Z-Angle Memory (ZAM), adding packaging-substrate, high-density integration...