Hacker News with Generative AI: Semiconductor

Zero ASIC launches first open standard eFPGA /w open-source bitstream, toolchain (zeroasic.com)
Cambridge, MA – March 18, 2025 – Zero ASIC, a U.S. semiconductor startup on a mission to democratize silicon, has announced PlatypusTM, the world’s first open-standard eFPGA IP product.

Open Source, Hardware, FPGA, Semiconductor, Startups

36 points by transpute 10 days ago | 5 comments

SoftBank Group to Acquire Ampere Computing for 6.5B (group.softbank)
(TOKYO, Japan) and (Santa Clara, CA) – SoftBank Group Corp. (TSE: 9984, “SoftBank Group”) today announced that it will acquire Ampere® Computing, a leading independent silicon design company, in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.5 billion.

Acquisitions, Semiconductor, Cloud Computing, Technology, Business

242 points by geerlingguy 14 days ago | 128 comments

Nvidia Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2025 (nvidia.com)
NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) today reported revenue for the fourth quarter ended January 26, 2025, of $39.3 billion, up 12% from the previous quarter and up 78% from a year ago.

Nvidia, Earnings, Finance, Technology, Semiconductor

21 points by jnieminen 35 days ago | 5 comments

Auto chip aging accelerates in hot climates (semiengineering.com)
New data shows significant reduction in lifespan and potential new security issues as global temperatures rise.

Climate Change, Semiconductor, Technology, Security

42 points by PaulHoule 105 days ago | 69 comments

China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium, antimony (apnews.com)
China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports.

China, Trade, Technology, Export Restrictions, Semiconductor

4 points by UkiahSmith 120 days ago | 0 comments

Hynix launches 321-layer NAND (electronicsweekly.com)
Hynix has started mass production of the world’s first 321-layer NAND – a triple level cell-based 4D memory with 1Tb capacity.

Hardware, Memory, Technology, Semiconductor

125 points by WaitWaitWha 129 days ago | 46 comments

TSMC Arizona fab delivers 4% more yield than comparable facilities in Taiwan (tomshardware.com)

TSMC, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Arizona, Taiwan

12 points by wmstack 159 days ago | 5 comments

Corning's Extreme ULE glass debuts for next-gen High-NA EUV chipmaking (tomshardware.com)

Chip Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Glass, Technology, Innovation

4 points by rbanffy 182 days ago | 0 comments

Britain buys semiconductor factory for defence purposes (ukdefencejournal.org.uk)
The UK government has acquired a semiconductor factory in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, in a move to strengthen the defence supply chain and support the Armed Forces.

Defense, Semiconductor, Government, Supply Chain, UK

220 points by incognitojam 186 days ago | 116 comments

TSMC's Arizona Trials Put Plant Productivity on Par with Taiwan (bloomberg.com)
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Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Technology, Taiwan, Arizona

22 points by jonbaer 206 days ago | 5 comments

The Memory Wall: Past, Present, and Future of DRAM (semianalysis.com)

Memory, DRAM, Technology, Hardware, Semiconductor

105 points by klelatti 212 days ago | 27 comments

Efinix Topaz is a new low-power RISC-V SoC FPGA family manufactured in 16nm (cnx-software.com)

FPGA, RISC-V, Hardware, Low-Power, Semiconductor

12 points by fork-bomber 232 days ago | 1 comments

Speedrunning 30yrs of lithography technology [video] (youtube.com)