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U.S. allows TSMC to import chipmaking equipment to its China fabs — Samsung, SK hynix likewise receive go signal from Commerce Department

The U.S. Department of Commerce didn't renew the validated end-user status of these chipmakers, requiring them to acquire annual licenses to import chipmaking t...

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TSMC's average wafer prices increased by over 15% each year since 2019, report suggests — gross profit margins increase by 3.3x in 2025 alone, facing no real challengers

EUV lithography era in chipmaking began in 2019 and there are no signs that this is going to stop as process technologies are getting more complex. However, the...

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SK hynix expands U.S. presence with new Bellevue, Seattle office in efforts to get closer to its largest customers — offices near Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft highlight co-designed HBM efforts

SK hynix is expanding its U.S. presence with a new office in the Seattle metropolitan area, placing the world’s leading HBM supplier within minutes of Nvidia, A...

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Nvidia is reportedly testing tracking software as chip smuggling rumors swirl

A new software option could make it possible to see the approximate location of some of Nvidia's AI chips....

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RAM is ruining everything

Memory suppliers just blew a hole in the PC gaming industry - and they're about to do the same to everything else. For weeks, PC enthusiasts have borne the brun...