by Jeffrey Cooper | Mar 12, 2025 | Semiconductors
Intel has appointed semiconductor veteran Lip-Bu Tan as its new CEO, entrusting him with the massive challenge of reviving a struggling chip giant that once dominated the industry. Taking over on March 18, Tan inherited a company reeling from market-share losses,...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Mar 4, 2025 | Semiconductors
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) and President Trump have announced a massive $100 billion investment to expand semiconductor production in Arizona, bringing the company’s total U.S. investment to $165 billion. The plan includes three new chip...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 28, 2025 | Semiconductors, Technology
A new nanomanufacturing process developed by Northeastern University professor Ahmed Busnaina could transform the microelectronics industry by reducing chip production costs to just 1% of current methods. Traditional chip fabrication relies on a subtractive approach,...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 25, 2025 | Geopolitics, Semiconductors
The Trump administration is preparing stricter semiconductor export controls, building on Biden’s efforts to curb China’s technological advancements. Officials are in talks with Japan and the Netherlands to limit maintenance support for Chinese semiconductor equipment...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 22, 2025 | AI, Semiconductors, Technology
As AI computing demands soar beyond the limits of traditional semiconductor technology, heterogeneous integration (HI) and Silicon Photonics are emerging as the next frontier in advanced packaging. The shift toward chiplet-based architectures, Co-Packaged Optics...
by Jeffrey Cooper | Feb 20, 2025 | Semiconductors
Demand for AI chips is growing exponentially, but costs and complexity limit the technology to a handful of companies. The explosive demand for AI chips is pushing semiconductor manufacturing to its limits, with extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography emerging as the...
