Micron just made the most advanced DRAM ever produced in the US, and it's not for your PC
The 1-alpha node brings advanced DDR4 production to Virginia fab
The US government is spending $2 billion on quantum computing, while taking stock in the companies it funds
IBM gets $1 billion, with the rest spread across eight firms under the Chips Act
Washington tells Silicon Valley the Taiwan chip risk is no longer theoretical
Taiwan's chip dominance has become America's biggest economic vulnerability
Why it matters: In closed-door briefings in Washington and Silicon Valley, national security officials have been blunt with executives from Apple, AMD, and Qualcomm: China is making plans to retake Taiwan, and even a blockade could choke off the island's chip exports and bring the US tech industry to its knees.
Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is back in chipmaking with an xLight deal worth up to $150M
Gelsinger pitches free-electron lasers as next step for Moore's Law
The US is throwing big money at rare-earth tech, taking on China's dominance with new chemistry
The rare-earth bottleneck isn't mining, it's everything after
The US government considers taking equity in quantum computing firms through CHIPS program
The federal investment strategy mirrors previous Intel and rare-earth materials deals
US seizes control of $7.4 billion semiconductor fund, calls Biden-era nonprofit illegal
The future of US semiconductor research projects are now unclear after the takeover
US government takes 10% stake in Intel in unusual bid to revive chipmaking
Trump strikes deal with Intel, converting $11.1 billion in CHIPS Act funds into equity
The big picture: Intel's efforts to climb out of its ongoing crisis with help from the US government could pave the way for unprecedented state intervention in the technology and manufacturing industries. The Trump administration is considering redirecting billions in CHIPS Act funds to reduce the country's reliance on imports.
Along with Intel, the US government is exploring taking equity stakes in TSMC, Micron, and Samsung through CHIPS Act
It would be the first investment by the US government in chip manufacturing firms
Samsung delays $37B Texas chip plant with no customers in sight
Chipmaking push in Texas is all construction, no production
Trump calls for an end to the Chips Act, redirecting funds to national debt
"Your Chips Act is a horrible, horrible thing"
Semiconductor industry braces for CHIPS Act fallout after federal job cuts
Donald Trump wants to bring chips back to the US with tariffs, not federal loans
Federal funding boosts US chip packaging with $1.4B in CHIPS Act awards
Funds for advanced materials, substrates, and a new prototyping facility
GlobalFoundries confirms $1.5 billion award from the US Chips and Science Act
GF is spending billions to improve its domestic chip manufacturing capabilities
TSMC and GlobalFoundries secure $13B in Chips Act funds ahead of Trump's inauguration
Trump has criticized the grants and a republican-controlled congress will likely restrict them
Gorilla Glass manufacturer Corning to receive up to $32 million in Chips Act funding
Corning could help the US boost its position in the lithography supply chain
Is Intel too big to fail? US officials are considering government intervention
The company stands to receive billions from the CHIPS Act, but Intel leadership says it's taking too long
Biden signs bill allowing some US chipmakers to bypass environmental reviews
Controversial move ruffles feathers of environmental groups
Six months later, Intel is still waiting for $8.5 billion Chips Act disbursement
The big picture: It's been nearly six months since Intel was chosen to receive a significant chunk of funding from the landmark Chips and Science Act, but the chipmaker has yet received a dime. Some close to the situation are now wondering when – or if – Intel will ever see the money.
Texas Instruments on track to secure $1.6 billion in CHIPS Act funds to build three new wafer fabs
The facilities will be in Texas and Utah
Biden's IRA and CHIPS Act: 40% of investments now delayed or in limbo
At least $84 billion worth of projects are currently on hold
US ramps up chip manufacturing: Investments in 2024 set to surpass previous 24 years combined
It's largely driven by the landmark CHIPS Act
More than a quarter of advanced chip production to occur on US soil by 2032
The Chips Act will make America a major semiconductor player
The Chips Act is rebuilding US semiconductor manufacturing, so far resulting in $327 billion in announced projects
About half of the $39 billion in Chips Act incentives has been spent
Samsung receives $6.4 billion in CHIPS grants, will boost production in Texas
Samsung will bring 2nm chip production to the US by 2026, ahead of TSMC