Samsung gears up for 2nm and HBM4 mass production
Korean giant profits surge
Samsung is charging ahead into 2026 with plans to begin mass production of next-generation memory and chip technologies, including its long-awaited 2nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) process.
Nvidia first company to hit $5 trillion
Huang’s outfit worth more than entire S&P sectors
Nvidia just became the first company in history to smash through the $5 trillion mark, proving that the AI hype train shows no sign of slowing down.
AMD to build two monster AI rigs for Oak Ridge
Lux and Discovery to fly the flag
AMD has landed a deal with the US government to supply silicon for two heavy-duty supercomputers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
AMD pulls an Intel with rebranded Ryzen 10 and Ryzen 100
“New” CPUs are so old they could be steam powered
AMD has once again dipped into the recycling bin, rolling out the so-called Ryzen 10 and Ryzen 100 series, chips that are, in reality, lightly renamed versions of its old Zen 2 and Zen 3+ mobile processors.
ASUS announces new Radeon TUF Series RX 9070 XT Call of Duty Black Ops 7 Edition
Limited edition to celebrate the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
ASUS has announced yet another limited edition graphics card, the TUF Gaming Radeon RX 9070 XT Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Edition, designed in cooperation with AMD and Activision.
AMD Zen 5 APUs may finally land on AM5 desktops
Krackan released on desktop before year’s end
AMD might finally be ready to bring its long-awaited Zen 5-based APUs to the mainstream AM5 platform, if a new AGESA BIOS leak is to be believed.
ASML rolls out lithography scanner for 3D chip packaging
Tool aims to push chipmaking into the ‘More-than-Moore’ era
Dutch chip gear maker ASML has lifted the kimono its Twinscan XT:260, a new lithography scanner built for the brave new world of 3D chip packaging.
TSMC shows off its Arizona fab in rare factory video
Twinscan EUV kit and shiny wafer robots steal the show
Wafer-maker-in-chief TSMC has released a glossy video giving the world a look inside its Fab 21 plant in Phoenix, Arizona, and it’s stuffed with chip porn for the semiconductor-curious.
AMD’s Soundwave Arm chips leak
Heading to handhelds
It looks like AMD’s having another go at Arm CPUs, this time with a range codenamed “Soundwave” and aimed squarely at the handheld and low-power gaming market.
Gelsinger warns Intel’s big equity wins mean bugger all
Flashy deals don't fill fabs
Troubled Chipzilla’s ex-boss, Pat [kicking] Gelsinger, has waded in on the firm’s latest equity-focused bromances with the US government and Nvidia, warning that none of it matters if they don’t result in chips getting made in Intel fabs.