Hacker News with Generative AI: Semiconductor Industry

Intel to announce plans this week to cut over 20% of staff (scmp.com)
Intel is poised to announce plans this week to cut more than 20 per cent of its staff, aiming to eliminate bureaucracy at the struggling chipmaker, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Intel, Layoffs, Technology, Business, Semiconductor Industry
16 points by KnuthIsGod 3 days ago | 5 comments
US Government imposes license requirement on Nvidia H20 exports (techcrunch.com)
Semiconductor giant Nvidia is facing unexpected new U.S. export controls on its H20 chips.
Nvidia, US Government, Export Controls, Semiconductor Industry, Technology
13 points by PaulHoule 5 days ago | 4 comments
Why the Chip Industry Is Struggling to Attract the Next Generation (viksnewsletter.com)
There is a worldwide shortage of semiconductor talent.
Chip Industry, Talent Acquisition, Semiconductor Industry
44 points by osnium123 5 days ago | 62 comments
Amid Trump tariff chaos, Nvidia launches AI chip production on US soil (arstechnica.com)
Nvidia announced plans today to manufacture AI chips and build complete supercomputers on US soil for the first time, commissioning over one million square feet of manufacturing space across Arizona and Texas.
Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductor Industry, Manufacturing, Technology, Politics
10 points by saltysalt 12 days ago | 0 comments
China clarifies chip import rules, impacting US firms with domestic fabs (chinadaily.com.cn)
The China Semiconductor Industry Association on Friday clarified regulations governing the origin determination of semiconductors for import declarations, impacting US chip makers that have US-based plants.
China, Semiconductor Industry, Trade, US, Regulations
7 points by feverzsj 15 days ago | 0 comments
China's push for chip independence continues with its first RISC-V server CPU (tomshardware.com)
China, Semiconductor Industry, RISC-V, Hardware, Technology
7 points by fork-bomber 21 days ago | 0 comments
First 1-nanometre RISC-V chip made in China with 2D materials (scmp.com)
Chinese scientists have developed the world’s most complex two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor microprocessor, with the chip set to enter pilot-scale production.
Chips, Nanotechnology, China, Semiconductor Industry, RISC-V
4 points by cocoggu 22 days ago | 1 comments
ASML will open Beijing facility despite US sanctions on China (theregister.com)
Chipmaking tool biz ASML plans to open a new facility in China this year amid rising trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.
China, Trade, Semiconductor Industry, Sanctions, Business
5 points by ksec 41 days ago | 0 comments
TSMC pitches Intel foundry joint venture to Nvidia, AMD and Broadcom (seekingalpha.com)
TSMC, Intel, Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Semiconductor Industry, Partnerships
34 points by eagleislandsong 45 days ago | 3 comments
China's Homegrown EUV Machines Rumored for Q3 Trial Production (trendforce.com)
Has China already made striking breakthrough amid U.S. chip export curbs? According to TechPowerUp, China’s homegrown EUV lithography may longer be a distant goal, as a new system is currently being tested at Huawei’s Dongguan facility.
China, Semiconductor Industry, Manufacturing, Technology, Trade
5 points by xbmcuser 46 days ago | 2 comments
ASML will open Beijing facility despite US sanctions on China (theregister.com)
Chipmaking tool biz ASML plans to open a new facility in China this year amid rising trade tensions between Washington and Beijing.
China, International Relations, Semiconductor Industry, Trade, Technology
4 points by rntn 47 days ago | 0 comments
China aims to recruit top US scientists as Trump tries to kill the CHIPS Act (arstechnica.com)
On Tuesday, Donald Trump finally made it clear to Congress that he wants to kill the CHIPS and Science Act—a $280 billion bipartisan law Joe Biden signed in 2022 to bring more semiconductor manufacturing into the US and put the country at the forefront of research and innovation.
Politics, Science, Technology, Semiconductor Industry
15 points by rbanffy 50 days ago | 0 comments
Huawei improves AI chip production in boost for China's tech goals (ft.com)
Huawei, Artificial Intelligence, China, Technology, Semiconductor Industry
4 points by JumpCrisscross 54 days ago | 1 comments
Efabless – Shutdown Notice (efabless.com)
Due to funding challenges, Efabless has shut down operations until further notice.
Startup, Funding, Semiconductor Industry, Business
161 points by KenoFischer 55 days ago | 77 comments
Trump will kill CHIPS Act by gutting NIST employees (semiwiki.com)
Much as was seen in the gutting of the USAID program by essentially firing all of the employees save a few to turn off the lights when exiting, so too will Trump’s disliked CHIPS Act program get killed by default by firing all the recently hired CHIPS Act employees using the “Probationary” excuse to get rid of thousands of other government employees.
Politics, Government, Technology, Semiconductor Industry
107 points by osnium123 61 days ago | 114 comments
Jim Keller says a 'great Intel' is worth $1T (tomshardware.com)
Intel, Semiconductor Industry, Business, Technology
11 points by LorenDB 66 days ago | 1 comments
Teens across Asia migrate to Taiwan for promises of semiconductor jobs (restofworld.org)
Taiwan faces rising labor shortages in semiconductor factories. Some openings are filled by high-school and college students who work as interns, doing basic operations and maintenance. The students need to go back to university to qualify for higher-skilled engineering positions.
Taiwan, Semiconductor Industry, Labor Shortages, Education, Asia
8 points by Brajeshwar 72 days ago | 0 comments
Teens across Asia migrate to Taiwan for promises of semiconductor jobs (restofworld.org)
Before Dang Nhut Hao came to Taiwan, he knew nothing about semiconductors.
Taiwan, Semiconductor Industry, Labor Migration, Asia
10 points by impish9208 73 days ago | 2 comments
Dutch Align with US Export Controls on Some ASML Chip Tools (bloomberg.com)
The Netherlands tightened export control rules to make ASML Holding NV apply for licenses with the Dutch government instead of Washington for some of its tools.
International Relations, Semiconductor Industry, Export Controls, Netherlands, Trade Policy
106 points by ksec 99 days ago | 245 comments
WH Executive Order Affecting Chips and AI Models (whitehouse.gov)
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming central to both security and economic strength.
Artificial Intelligence, Government Policy, Technology, Semiconductor Industry
69 points by atlasunshrugged 103 days ago | 80 comments
China starts Big Fund III spending: $47B for ecosystem and fab tools (tomshardware.com)
China, Semiconductor Industry, Investment, Technology, Funding
4 points by rbanffy 108 days ago | 0 comments
Arizona's Tiny Taipei: How a Taiwanese Chip Factory Seeded a Community (nytimes.com)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, a global tech giant, brought thousands of workers from Asia to the Phoenix suburbs for jobs at a plant that the Biden administration helped fund.
Taiwan, Semiconductor Industry, Arizona, Community Development, Technology
3 points by cannibalXxx 117 days ago | 0 comments
South Korea greenlights the largest semiconductor hub (tomshardware.com)
South Korea, Semiconductor Industry, Technology, Business
6 points by rbanffy 119 days ago | 0 comments
Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory (abortretry.fail)
William Bradford Shockley Jr was born on the 13th of February in 1910 in London.
History, Biography, Semiconductor Industry
126 points by BirAdam 122 days ago | 40 comments
On-silicon real-time AI compute governance from Nvidia, Intel, EQTY Labs (eqtylab.io)
EQTY Lab, in collaboration with Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), announced today the release of the Verifiable Compute AI framework, the first hardware-based solution to govern and audit AI workflows.
Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, Security, Governance, Semiconductor Industry
44 points by kfrzcode 128 days ago | 29 comments
Russia plans EUV chipmaking tools claimed cheaper and easier than ASML's (tomshardware.com)
Russia, Semiconductor Industry, Technology, Chip Manufacturing, EUV Lithography
4 points by pinewurst 129 days ago | 0 comments
China gorging on silicon before Uncle Sam slams the door (theregister.com)
China's semiconductor imports were up more than 14 percent in 2024 as companies in the country stockpiled ahead of widely expected fresh restrictions from Washington and pressure grows to develop local alternatives instead.
China, Semiconductor Industry, Trade Wars, Technology, Economics
4 points by rntn 135 days ago | 1 comments
TSMC founder says Intel has neither a strategy nor a CEO (tomshardware.com)
TSMC, Intel, Semiconductor Industry, Business, Leadership
58 points by rbanffy 136 days ago | 23 comments
The Chiplet Revolution – Communications of the ACM (cacm.acm.org)
Reducing demands on a single chip by using smaller chips dedicated to specific functions.
Hardware, Computer Architecture, Semiconductor Industry
6 points by rbanffy 138 days ago | 0 comments
NAND Flash Targets 1k Layers (semiengineering.com)
The chip industry is pushing to quadruple the stack height of 3D NAND flash from 200 layers to 800 layers or more over the next few years, using the additional capacity will help to feed the unending need for more memory of all types.
Hardware, Semiconductor Industry, Memory Technology, NAND Flash
62 points by rbanffy 138 days ago | 10 comments