Hacker News with Generative AI: Semiconductor Industry

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 2 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 6 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 7 days ago | 76 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 13 days ago | 114 comments
Jim Keller says a 'great Intel' is worth $1T (tomshardware.com)
Intel, Semiconductor Industry, Business, Technology
11 points by LorenDB 18 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 24 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 25 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 51 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 55 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 59 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 68 days ago | 0 comments
South Korea greenlights the largest semiconductor hub (tomshardware.com)
South Korea, Semiconductor Industry, Technology, Business
6 points by rbanffy 71 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 74 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 80 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 80 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 87 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 87 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 90 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 90 days ago | 10 comments
Is this the biggest industrial espionage campaign in history? (freethink.com)
In 2016, the Chinese Communist Party announced that producing its own dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips was a national security priority.
Industrial Espionage, China, Technology, National Security, Semiconductor Industry
5 points by neofrommatrix 94 days ago | 0 comments
Chinese companies poach staff from ASML and Zeiss with three times higher pay (tomshardware.com)
China, Semiconductor Industry, Talent Acquisition, Business, Technology
33 points by qwertox 100 days ago | 12 comments
How IBM invented the automated fab (ieee.org)
In 1970, Bill Harding envisioned a fully automated wafer-fabrication line that would produce integrated circuits in less than one day.
History, Semiconductor Industry, Manufacturing, Automation
184 points by jnord 101 days ago | 43 comments
Washington curtails Intel's CHIPS Act grant after company stumbles (nytimes.com)
The Biden administration plans to reduce Intel’s preliminary $8.5 billion federal CHIPS grant, a move that follows the California-based company’s investment delays and broader business struggles.
Government Funding, Semiconductor Industry, Business, Technology, Intel
7 points by selimthegrim 104 days ago | 3 comments
Xiaomi Successfully Tapped Out China's First 3nm SoC (gsmchina.com)
Xiaomi is gearing up to release its most anticipated Xiaomi 15 Series flagship at the end of this month. However, today local media ‘Beijing News’ has revealed an ambitious project, which Xiaomi has been working on secretly.
Xiaomi, Semiconductor Industry, Technology, China
27 points by DeathArrow 112 days ago | 19 comments
Too Good to Lose: America's Stake in Intel (csis.org)
In 2022, Congress enacted the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act (CHIPS Act), a pivotal initiative which seeks to ensure U.S. leadership in semiconductor technology—the backbone of everything from cars to household appliances to defense systems.
Politics, Technology, Economics, Semiconductor Industry
10 points by osnium123 115 days ago | 6 comments
Taiwan Tightens Grip on TSMC's 2nm Tech Amid US-China Geopolitical Struggle (twitter.com)
Taiwan, Semiconductor Industry, Geopolitics, United States, China
5 points by gonab 118 days ago | 0 comments
Taiwanese law prevents TSMC from producing 2nm chips overseas (tomshardware.com)
Taiwan, Semiconductor Industry, Technology, Geopolitics
27 points by rbanffy 118 days ago | 23 comments
US Congressman accuses SMIC of making 7nm chips for China violating US sanctions (tomshardware.com)
US Politics, China, Semiconductor Industry, International Relations, Sanctions
5 points by csomar 120 days ago | 0 comments
TSMC to stop supplying advanced AI processors for all of its China customers (tomshardware.com)
Semiconductor Industry, China, Artificial Intelligence, Taiwan
40 points by ilamont 120 days ago | 4 comments
TSMC to close door on producing advanced AI chips for China from Monday (ft.com)
TSMC, China, Artificial Intelligence, Semiconductor Industry, Geopolitics
5 points by belter 120 days ago | 3 comments