Arm Shocks the Semiconductor Industry by Announcing It May Sell Its Own Chips

Arm could compete with its customers, including Qualcomm. Meta has already inked a deal with Arm. Continue reading Arm Shocks the Semiconductor Industry by Announcing It May Sell Its Own Chips→

Gartner: Samsung was the Top Semiconductor Vendor Globally in 2024

Samsung Electronics returned to number one partially on the strength of its memory device sales. Intel and NVIDIA followed in the rankings in spots two and three, respectively. Continue reading Gartner: Samsung was the Top Semiconductor Vendor Globally in 2024→

Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Super-Conducting, Super-Capacitor Semiconductors

Crystal structure of a monolayer of transition metal dichalcogenide.(Credit: 3113Ian, Wikimedia)

Transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) are the subject of an emerging field in semiconductor research, with these materials offering a range of useful properties that include not only semiconductor applications, but also …read more Continue reading Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Super-Conducting, Super-Capacitor Semiconductors→

CES 2025: NVIDIA Unveils GeForce RTX 50-Series Chips, AI Research Supercomputers, and More

Jensen Huang, NVIDIA’s CEO, unveiled the company’s first flagship desktop GPU series in over two years during his keynote speech. Continue reading CES 2025: NVIDIA Unveils GeForce RTX 50-Series Chips, AI Research Supercomputers, and More→

Playbook advises federal grant managers how to build cybersecurity into their programs

The guidance comes from the Office of the Director of National Cybersecurity and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

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Exclusive: Senator calls on Commerce to tighten proposed rules on exporting surveillance, hacking tech to problematic nations

Ron Wyden, D-Ore., fears the regulations have a major loophole and don’t cover enough repressive governments’ agencies.

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AI Surge Could Trigger Global Chip Shortage by 2026, Research Finds

AI workloads could grow by between 25% and 35% annually up to 2027, according to consultancy Bain and Company, putting pressure on suppliers of data centre equipment and AI-augmented products. Continue reading AI Surge Could Trigger Global Chip Shortage by 2026, Research Finds→

Microchip Technology confirms theft of employee data

US-based semiconductor manufacturer Microchip Technology has confirmed that the cyberattack it suffered in August 2024 resulted in the theft of data, including “employee contact information and some encrypted and hashed passwords.” The brea… Continue reading Microchip Technology confirms theft of employee data→