White House shot down Intel plans to increase chip production in China
The White House has reportedly discouraged an #Intel plan to increase chip production in China over security concerns, according to a new report.
The White House has reportedly discouraged an #Intel plan to increase chip production in China over security concerns, according to a new report.
The global chip shortage is continuing to get worse, with firms dependent on new chips seeing delays in production and delivery lengthen to over a year, and in some cases until 2024.
Intel says it will work to outpace Moore's Law and create new processors that first catch up to its competitors in 2024 before eclipsing them in 2025, according to the company's chief executive.
Taiwan's environmental regulator has given Apple supplier TSMC permission to build its most advanced processor facility yet, producing 2-nanometer chips from 2023.
A sketchy rumor that's making the rounds online suggests that Samsung is attempting to hire former Apple and AMD engineers for a custom chip architecture project.
It's technically possible to upgrade the RAM and storage on an Apple M1 Mac mini — but there are several reasons why it's a terrible idea.
The global semiconductor shortage wreaking havoc on industries across the globe could last until 2022 before supply begins to meet demand, though Apple could avoid the worst of it.
A large container ship blocking the Suez Canal will exacerbate existing issues in the global supply chain, including delaying shipments of electronic components and devices for weeks to come — with that best case assuming it gets dislodged quickly.
Qualcomm is reportedly struggling to meet demand for processor silicon used in Android devices as a global chip shortage spreads across the electronics industry.
A new $30 billion fund is being considered by the U.S. Senate to spur American chipset manufacturing in a new effort to reduce reliance on China.
After a blockbuster quarter driven by the iPhone 12, Apple supplier TSMC says it will spend as much as $28 billion in capital spending in 2021, with much of that amount allocated to expanding its technological lead.
After a two-year tenure, Intel CEO Bob Swan is reportedly stepping down from his role on Feb. 15 and will be replaced by VMWare CEO Pat Gelsinger.
Apple chip partner TSMC will see growth in 2021 alongside the entire chip foundry industry, Counterpoint Research claims, with TSMC expected to keep outperforming the industry average with growth between 13% and 16%.
Intel is considering outsourcing some of its chip production to Apple supplier TSMC, but is currently holding out in hopes that its own manufacturing capabilities improve.
Chinese chip producers are tempting employees from Apple chip partner TSMC to jump ship, with more than 100 engineers and managers said to have taken the bait of higher wages as rival foundries attempt to shift away from relying on external suppliers.
A few months ahead of the rumored "iPhone 12" launch, images of an Apple A14 chip component have surfaced online.
Intel has delayed the rollout of its 7-nanometer CPUs by six months and is instead shifting focus to 10nm-based products.
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