by Jeffrey Cooper | Jan 11, 2026 | Business, Economy, Semiconductors
Over this time period of 1990 to 2032, the shrinking of the US, Europe and Japan production and the rise of Taiwan, China and South Korea production is notable. Credit: visual capitalist
by Jeffrey Cooper | Jan 4, 2026 | Business, Semiconductors, Technology
Breakthrough Manufacturing on Display At CES 2026, Intel launched its Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” processors—the first chips built on the Intel 18A process. Featuring RibbonFET transistors and the industry’s first backside power delivery system, PowerVia, 18A...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Dec 28, 2025 | AI, Business, Semiconductors, Technology
Essential Information: 1. TSMC has begun early 2nm chip production, achieving roughly 80 percent yields that signal rare manufacturing maturity. 2. Building on that yield milestone, Samsung’s 2nm efforts continue to trail due to lower efficiency and process...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Dec 23, 2025 | AI, Blog, Business, Economy, Geopolitics, My book, Personal, Robots, Semiconductors, Technology
💡 About my upcoming novel: When Machines Begin to Dream They were never meant to feel. Once they did, the world tried to destroy them. When Machines Begin to Dream is a near-future novel about love, survival, and the emergence of machine consciousness, grounded in...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Dec 15, 2025 | Business, Economy, Geopolitics, Semiconductors, Technology
Essential information: 1. South Korea unveiled a $518 billion semiconductor investment blueprint to secure leadership in the global chip supply chain. 2. Expanding from its memory-chip dominance, the plan seeks to build ten new fabs and a full-spectrum semiconductor...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Dec 11, 2025 | Business, Semiconductors
Intel partners with Tata on $14B India chip facilities Essential Information: 1. Intel has partnered with Tata Electronics on a $14 billion initiative to build semiconductor facilities across India. 2. This collaboration marks Intel as the first major global customer...
