
TSMC staff accused of stealing 2nm chip secrets
Three current and former employees detained
Taiwanese prosecutors have detained three current and former staff of chip giant TSMC on suspicion of stealing core trade secrets, including details of its 2-nanometre manufacturing technology.

Intel chief hits back at Trump “misinformation”
I am not highly conflicted
Troubled Chipzilla’s chief executive Lip-Bu Tan [pictured] has fired back at Donald Trump after the US president accused him of being “highly conflicted” and demanded he resign.

Nvidia and AMD hand Trump 15 per cent of China chip revenues
Protection money
Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the Trump administration 15 per cent of revenues from their China chip sales in return for export licences.

Corsair reports strong Q2 2025 financial results
Increased revenue and gross profit
Corsair has reported its financial results for the second quarter, showing strong results with double-digit growth in both revenue and gross profit compared to the last year. According to Corsair, the results exceeded expectations, with an impressive increase in both gaming components and systems, as well as the gamer and creator segments.

ASUS graphics card with triple Noctua fans and custom heatsink
ASUS and Noctua both announced the new ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua Edition, which is actually the fifth ASUS graphics card to feature Noctua fans and a co-developed heatsink. It also features a recognizable Noctua color scheme.