In the relentless pursuit of smaller, faster, and more efficient computing power, the semiconductor industry has reached a groundbreaking milestone: the advent of 2nm chips.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite and Apple's M3 chips, exploring their performance, efficiency, and impact on the future of laptop computing.
A joint research team led by Professors Kim Se-kwon of KAIST and Lee Hyun-woo of POSTECH has discovered a new movement of magnons, which can transmit information without the heat generated by electrons.
Nvidia's shares dropped 6.7% over two days, wiping out more than $220 billion in market capitalization. This decline reduced Nvidia's market cap to approximately $3.1 trillion, placing it behind Apple, valued at $3.2 trillion, and Microsoft at $3.3 trillion.
Here’s a detailed look at seven regions that are expected to lead the way in semiconductor manufacturing and how they are preparing for a more secure and innovative future.
“The United States is the most critical player in the global semiconductor equipment industry, but it’s far from the only country that matters. Japan and the Netherlands are also key providers of semiconductor equipment.”
Wolfspeed has postponed the construction of its $3 billion semiconductor plant in Germany, underscoring the European Union's ongoing challenges in boosting domestic chip production and reducing reliance on Asian manufacturers.
Top wafer fab equipment (WFE) manufacturers experienced a 9% year-over-year revenue decline.
Samsung delays equipment orders for the Taylor fab as it considers the upgrade from 4nm.
TSMC is exploring the use of 510mm by 515mm rectangular silicon wafers, which could revolutionize chip manufacturing by providing a usable area 3.7 times larger than current 300mm round wafers.