The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed a preliminary deal to provide up to $150 million to xLight, an EUV startup where ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is Executive Chairman. The funding, under the CHIPS Act, aims to develop a domestic free-electron laser light source for advanced chipmaking.
Nvidia is making a massive $2 billion strategic investment in Synopsys, a leader in chip-design software. The move aims to supercharge electronic design automation with Nvidia’s AI hardware, fundamentally changing how future semiconductors are created.
In a surprising twist, Apple may partner with Intel again to manufacture its most affordable Mac processors. This would be a limited deal focused on diversification and U.S. production goals. The move could reshape chip supply chains.
Colorful has launched three new B850 motherboards with confirmed support for AMD’s future Zen 6 processors. The CVN, Battle-Ax, and MEOW series bring enhanced power delivery and Wi-Fi 7 connectivity. This follows similar announcements from MSI, ASRock, Gigabyte, and ASUS.
Intel is defending its hiring of former TSMC executive Wei-Jen Lo amid allegations of trade secret theft. Taiwanese prosecutors have raided Lo’s homes and TSMC has filed a lawsuit, creating an international legal showdown between the chipmaking rivals.
TSMC has filed a lawsuit claiming former senior vice-president Wei-Jen Lo likely leaked company secrets to Intel after his 2024 retirement. The Taiwanese foundry alleges Lo improperly gathered advanced technology information before joining Intel, which denies the allegations.
Goldman Sachs analyst James Schneider increased Broadcom’s price target from $380 to $435, signaling 13% upside potential. The upgrade comes ahead of Broadcom’s December 11 earnings report, with expectations of sustained AI strength and robust spending from key customers like Google.
Nvidia shares fell 4% on reports that Meta might use Google’s tensor processing units instead of Nvidia GPUs. The stock is down over 13% this month, marking its worst performance since September 2022. Analysts aren’t panicking yet, seeing this as evidence of a growing AI market rather than direct co
HiSilicon is proposing a new Linux kernel driver that would allow locking specific data into L3 cache permanently. This could provide stable low-latency access for critical processes but risks hurting overall system performance. The company is seeking community feedback before pursuing upstream incl
NVIDIA is pushing the boundaries of high-performance computing with two major Linux developments. The company is preparing 1.6 terabits per second networking technology for the Linux 6.19 kernel while also open-sourcing driver patches for next-generation GPUs. These moves signal NVIDIA’s serious com
