Rapidus establishes subsidiary in Silicon Valley
April 15, 2024
Japanese chip manufacturer Rapidus is targeting the the lucrative US market by setting up a division in the backyard of some of the country's biggest tech firms.
IBM bags 10-year $576m US defence contract
March 22, 2024
The US Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA) has handed IBM an up-to-10 year USD 576 million contract to consult on the purchase of chips for the military.
AI chip deals remain low; chip makers take over as major buyers
February 28, 2024
New research from Omdia reveals that while demand for AI chips is soaring, AI chip deals remain low – and that chip manufacturers are taking over as the major buyers.
Toppan and IBM to advance development of EUV photomasks
February 20, 2024
Toppan Photomask has entered into a joint research and development agreement with IBM related to the 2 nanometer (nm) logic semiconductor node, using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography. The agreement also includes High-NA EUV photomask development capability on next-generation semiconductors.
Toppan partners with IBM on 2nm logic semiconductor node
February 08, 2024
Toppan Photomask has confirmed a five year agreement with IBM to develop a 2 nanometer logic semiconductor node using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography.
Albany University to build $10bn semiconductor R&D centre
December 15, 2023
The State University of New York at Albany has received USD 1 billion from the state and USD 9 billion from private investment to create a High NA Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography facility.
IBM forms body to "accelerate responsible innovation in AI"
December 08, 2023
IBM has unveiled the AI Alliance – a new body comprising 50 organisations from industry, startup, academia, research and government. Members include AMD, Dell, Intel, Meta and Oracle.
Fictiv expands its manufacturing network into Mexico
November 06, 2023
Fictiv, the operating system for custom manufacturing, has added Mexico to its global network of manufacturing partners.
Japan is looking to revitalise its semiconductor industry
October 31, 2023
Japan flexes its advantages in semiconductor upstream equipment and raw materials, and unveils strategic progress of key players in Kyushu, Tohoku, and Hokkaido, says TrendForce
Swedish company delivers first quantum chips to clients
September 18, 2023
Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, has spent two decades developing quantum devices. However, translating this research into commercial products has been hindered by challenges relating to production and quality control. Until now.
Rapidus breaks ground on semiconductor plant in Hokkaido
September 04, 2023
Japanese semiconductor company Rapidus Corporation has officially broken ground on its future IIM-1 plant in Chitose City in Hokkaido, Japan.
IBM and Tokyo University have just booted up their quantum computer
June 16, 2023
The IBM Quantum System One is now operational for researchers across Japan.
Rapidus to start construction of its new semiconductor plant in Hokkaido
April 26, 2023
Rapidus Corporation says that it will start preparing for the construction of a plant for the development and manufacturing of state-of-the-art semiconductors in Chitose City in Hokkaido.
From AMD to ADI – Alan Lee takes on the role as CTO
April 25, 2023
Analog Devices, Inc. has appointed Alan Lee to the position of Chief Technology Officer (CTO). In this role, Alan will identify and work to advance the next-generation technologies.
GlobalFoundries files lawsuit against IBM
April 21, 2023
The semiconductor manufacturer accuses IBM of having unlawfully disclosed information to Intel, the Japanese consortium Rapidus and others.
Rapidus selects Hokkaido for new semiconductor plant
March 01, 2023
Rapidus Corporation has selected Chitose City in Hokkaido as the site for the company’s new semiconductor plant.
IBM and Rapidus form strategic semiconductor partnership
December 15, 2022
IBM and Rapidus has entered into a joint development partnership to advance logic scaling technology as part of Japan's initiatives to become a global leader in semiconductor research, development, and manufacturing.
IBM plans to invest $20 billion in the Hudson Valley Region
October 06, 2022
IBM plans to invest USD 20 billion across the Hudson Valley region over the next 10 years. The goal of the investments, which will be strengthened by close collaboration with New York State, is to expand the technology ecosystem in New York.
Samsung invests in Israeli AI systems & semiconductor company
June 20, 2022
Samsung Ventures has made an investment in NeuReality, an Israeli AI systems and semiconductor company.
AMD acquires Pensando for $1.9 billion
April 05, 2022
AMD has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pensando for approximately USD 1.9 billion before working capital and other adjustments.
Semiconductor heavyweights urge congress to act on crisis
January 14, 2022
IBM and 40+ business and academic leaders urges the New York state congressional delegation to act on the semiconductor crisis.
Harris acquires i2 product portfolio from IBM
January 07, 2022
Software provider Harris says that it has acquired the i2 intelligence analysis product portfolio of IBM, including the i2 Analyst’s Notebook, i2 Enterprise Insight Analysis (EIA) and i2 iBase platforms.
Dutch startup Axelera AI launches with USD 12M Seed Round
September 16, 2021
AI semiconductor startup Axelera AI has successfully closed a seed investment round of USD 12 million. The round was led by emerging technologies leader Bitfury and joined by global nanoelectronics R&D center imec and deep-tech venture capital funds Innovation Industries and imec.xpand.
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MediaTek joins semiconductor titans in research consortium
June 30, 2021
Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), a global semiconductor research consortium, has added MediaTek Inc. as its newest member. MediaTek joins eight of the top 10 semiconductor companies as members of the consortium.
50 billion transistors on a fingernail-sized chip
May 12, 2021
IBM has unveiled a breakthrough in semiconductor design and process with the development of the world's first chip announced with 2 nanometer nanosheet technology.
Foundry revenue projected to grow by 14% YoY in 3Q20
August 24, 2020
Downstream foundry clients are currently exhibiting strong demand due to upcoming year-end shopping festivities in Europe and North America and the National Day long weekend and Singles’ Day sales promotions in China, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
Samsung tasked with producing IBM’s new processor
August 17, 2020
IBM has just revealed the next generation of its IBM POWER CPU family; the IBM POWER10, with which the company is targeting the Hybrid Cloud.
Total foundry revenue to undergo single-digit growth in 2020
April 30, 2020
Total foundry revenue in 2020 is expected to reach 5%-9% YoY growth, with 6.8% being the median, says TrendForce.
Changes to Next Biometrics' management
January 22, 2020
Next Biometrics' CFO, Knut Stålen, will step down from his position on the last day of February 2020. Knut Stålen has been with NEXT Biometrics since 2014.
Intel nabs former GlobalFoundries, IBM executive
December 12, 2019
Intel Corp has hired former IBM chip exec and GlobalFoundries CTO Gary Patton to its team.
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