Hamamatsu Photonics has launched a new system designed to inspect semiconductor wafers with unprecedented speed. The HyperGauge C17319-11 uses proprietary tech to map an entire wafer’s thickness in five seconds, aiming to cut process losses.
Intel is teaming up with India’s Tata Electronics in a landmark $14 billion deal to build the country’s first major semiconductor fabrication plant. The partnership aims to capitalize on India’s booming PC and AI markets, but the road to production will be long.
The Linux kernel is getting ready for the next generation of Arm server hardware. The MPAM driver for resource partitioning is queued for Linux 6.19, while device tree updates in the current 6.18 cycle prepare for new Arm C1 Nano, Pro, Premium, and Ultra CPU variants.
Microsoft is reportedly in talks to move its custom chip design business from Marvell to Broadcom. Meanwhile, former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar is leading a vocal charge against a rumored Netflix-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, calling it an “anti-monopoly nightmare.”
The upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel is set to include foundational audio support for Intel’s next-generation Nova Lake processors. This early code merge is part of a larger sound subsystem update packed with new drivers and fixes for hardware from Qualcomm, Mediatek, Cirrus, and others. It’s a quiet but
Nvidia is making a massive $2 billion bet on the tools used to design the very chips it sells. Its new partnership with Synopsys aims to inject AI into every step of engineering, from digital twins to factory floors. It’s a vertical integration play with huge implications.
Nvidia is pouring billions into a sprawling network of AI companies, with a new $2 billion stake in semiconductor design firm Synopsys. This aggressive investment strategy is fueling the AI boom while simultaneously raising serious bubble concerns among market watchers.
Intel’s next-generation Nova Lake-S desktop processors might finally deliver Intel’s answer to AMD’s 3D V-Cache technology. The chips are rumored to pack 144MB of cache on select models and jump straight to NPU6 AI processing. This could mark Intel’s most significant gaming performance challenge in
Intel’s chief communications officer Jeff Dahncke has left the company after less than a year to join data center provider Equinix. This marks another high-profile departure as CEO Lip-Bu Tan continues his aggressive restructuring of the semiconductor giant. The company has appointed Cory Pforzheime
Federal prosecutors have charged four individuals with illegally exporting Nvidia GPUs to China through falsified documents and fake contracts. The scheme allegedly generated nearly $3.9 million in payments from Chinese companies. One suspect served as CTO of AI company Corvex.
