Why ASML Is Racing to Build 110 EUV Machines

Why ASML Is Racing to Build 110 EUV Machines
by Daniel Nenni on 09-23-2026 at 6:00 am

Why ASML Is Racing to Build 110 EUV Machines

ASML is exploring how to produce more than 110 extreme ultraviolet lithography machines in 2028, reflecting the extraordinary investment flowing into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The Dutch semiconductor-equipment company expects to manufacture at least 80 EUV systems in 2027 and is considering another production… Read More


The State of the U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing Workforce 2026 Benchmark Report

The State of the U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing Workforce 2026 Benchmark Report
by Daniel Nenni on 09-22-2026 at 10:00 am

The State of the U.S. Semiconductor Manufacturing Workforce 2026 Benchmark Report

America’s semiconductor workforce is entering a decisive growth period, but employment capacity is not yet keeping pace with investment. New fabrication plants, packaging facilities, and supplier expansions are creating demand for thousands of engineers, technicians, operators, and skilled tradespeople. Whether the… Read More


Weebit Nano’s FY26 ESG Performance: Technical Progress and Strategic Importance

Weebit Nano’s FY26 ESG Performance: Technical Progress and Strategic Importance
by Daniel Nenni on 09-22-2026 at 8:00 am

Weebit Nano’s FY26 ESG Performance Technical Progress and Strategic Importance

Weebit Nano’s FY26 ESG Report shows how sustainability, governance and operational resilience are becoming integrated into the company’s commercialisation of resistive random-access memory (ReRAM). This integration matters because Weebit’s value is not derived from manufacturing and selling finished chips directly.… Read More


Comparison of TSMC CoWoS-S, CoWoS-R, and CoWoS-L

Comparison of TSMC CoWoS-S, CoWoS-R, and CoWoS-L
by Daniel Nenni on 09-22-2026 at 6:00 am

TSMC CoWos Packaging Comparison

Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate, commonly called CoWoS, is an advanced packaging platform developed by TSMC. It allows processors, chiplets, and high-bandwidth memory stacks to be integrated within a single package. CoWoS has become especially important for artificial-intelligence accelerators and high-performance computing… Read More


Agentic AI Is Reshaping Semiconductor Design

Agentic AI Is Reshaping Semiconductor Design
by Daniel Nenni on 09-21-2026 at 10:00 am

ChipAgents DAC2026

Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly from an experimental aid to a foundational part of semiconductor engineering. In a recent industry talk, leaders from ChipAgents and Analog Devices described how agentic AI could help chipmakers manage soaring design complexity, accelerate product development, and improve the … Read More


Analog Bits Targets the Power Challenge at the Heart of Next-Generation Chips

Analog Bits Targets the Power Challenge at the Heart of Next-Generation Chips
by Daniel Nenni on 09-21-2026 at 6:00 am

Analog Bits Targets the Power Challenge at the Heart of Next Generation Chips

Analog Bits is expanding its role in advanced semiconductor design with new intellectual property aimed at one of the industry’s most difficult problems: delivering, monitoring, and managing power inside increasingly complex chips.

The company announced that its IP will be included in an upcoming customer test-chip tapeout… Read More


Broadcom’s AI Engine Shifts Into Overdrive

Broadcom’s AI Engine Shifts Into Overdrive
by Daniel Nenni on 09-20-2026 at 8:00 am

The XPU Effect Broadcom AI

Broadcom’s fiscal third-quarter 2026 results show how artificial-intelligence infrastructure is shifting from general-purpose acceleration toward customized compute and large-scale networking. The company reported AI semiconductor revenue of $16.7 billion, up 221% year over year and 54% sequentially. That expansion… Read More


TSMC’s CoWoS Capacity to Double by 2028—and Rivals Will Still Win Orders

TSMC’s CoWoS Capacity to Double by 2028—and Rivals Will Still Win Orders
by Daniel Nenni on 09-18-2026 at 8:00 am

TSMC’s CoWoS Capacity to Double by 2028—and Rivals Will Still Win Orders

TSMC reportedly plans to double its Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate capacity from approximately 130,000 300mm-equivalent wafers per month at the end of 2026 to 260,000 by 2028. The estimate is not formal company guidance and should be treated as a supply-chain projection. Nevertheless, the direction is consistent with TSMC’s… Read More


CEO Interview with Charlie Cheng of CEO of TeRAM

CEO Interview with Charlie Cheng of CEO of TeRAM
by Daniel Nenni on 09-18-2026 at 6:00 am

TeRAM's 3D SRAM frontier

Charlie Cheng is CEO of TeRAM, with four decades of technology experience focused on microprocessor architecture and semiconductor memory. Before TeRAM, he worked on several AI processors, including multiple generations of Meta’s MTIA accelerators beginning in 2019. Previously, he served as CEO of Kilopass, a semiconductor… Read More


ASML Has High-NA and Chipmakers Can’t Say No

ASML Has High-NA and Chipmakers Can’t Say No
by Daniel Nenni on 09-17-2026 at 6:00 am

ASML Has High NA and Some Chipmakers Can’t Say No

ASML’s grip on the most advanced corner of chip manufacturing is tightening. The Dutch company, already the sole supplier of extreme ultraviolet lithography systems, is winning broader industry support for High Numerical Aperture EUV, or High NA, its next-generation technology for printing smaller and denser circuitry.… Read More