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Source: Future Horizons
Executive Summary
December’s total semiconductor annualised growth rate, at 41.3 percent, was up both on November’s 36.7 percent and October’s 33.0 percent numbers. It was also noticeably higher than the 39.3 percent Covid-boom peak and on a steep upward trajectory.
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A European chip lab based in Barcelona has developed a computing architecture featuring RISC-V and an Intel process, marking it the first step towards "sovereign infrastructure".
There's always a debate in the mainstream technology industry about Europe's role in the AI...
From Software to Real Estate, U.S. Sectors Under the Grip of AI Scare Trade
Feb 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street is in the grip of disruption worries from AI. It first started with investors dumping shares of software companies but soon spread to sectors seen as vulnerable to automation, driving...
Applied Materials to Pay $252 Million Penalty to BIS for Illegally Exporting Semiconductor Manufacturing Equipment
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a settlement agreement with Applied Materials Inc. of Santa...
New chipmaking systems boost the energy-efficient performance of Gate-All-Around transistors and wiring at 2nm and beyond
Viva™ pure radical treatment smoothens GAA silicon nanosheets with atomic-level precision to increase transistor performance
Sym3™ Z Magnum™ conductor etch system delivers...
TSMC and Foxconn expand overseas operations as AI server demand surges
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese tech companies are investing billions in US facilities to meet soaring AI demand, Nikkei Asia reported Wednesday.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) praised Taiwan’s supply chain during a...
I agree. My electric and water bill are ridiculously high which is a first world problem. Third world is people who do not have either. I just read that the cost of living in California is 40% higher than the National average and I think that is conservative.
What happens when all of the AI...
US lawmakers chairing key House committees on Tuesday urged the State and Commerce Departments to restrict China's access to advanced chipmaking equipment, warning that gaps in export controls threaten national security.
In a bipartisan letter, House Select Committee on China Chairman John...
ByteDance is developing its own artificial intelligence chip and has entered talks with Samsung Electronics for manufacturing support, according to a Reuters exclusive citing two sources familiar with the matter.
The chip, reportedly designed for AI inference tasks, is part of ByteDance’s...
There is an environmental crisis coming but those problems will be solved, absolutely. Safe nuclear power is coming. Clean water is coming. Clean energy is coming. Believe it.
Shipments Increase in 2025 Amid Strong AI-driven Demand, While Revenue Softens
MILPITAS, Calif. — February 10, 2026 — Worldwide silicon wafer shipments in 2025 increased 5.8% to 12,973 million square inches (MSI) while wafer revenue slipped 1.2% to $11.4 billion over the same period, the SEMI...
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A Chinese robotics startup is pushing the boundaries of lifelike machines with a new humanoid robot designed to look and feel almost human. Shanghai-based DroidUp recently unveiled its latest creation, Moya, a “fully biometric” robot built to mimic human...
TSMC Board of Directors Meeting Resolution
Issued by: TSMC
Issued on: 2026/02/10
TSMC Board of Directors Meeting Resolutions
HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C., Feb. 10, 2026 – The TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) Board of Directors today held a meeting, which passed the following resolutions:
1. Approved...
The Cisco Silicon One G300 was announced at Cisco Live EMEA and headlined a bevy of product announcements. Silicon One G300 powers Cisco's new N9000 and Cisco 8000 switches and offers 102.4 Tbps switching speeds in liquid cooled systems for hyperscalers, neoclouds, sovereign clouds and...
