TSMC receives $6.6B to build chip factories under U.S. CHIPS and Science Act
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced it will provide $6.6 billion in direct funding to chip maker TSMC to build chip factories in Arizona....
President Biden should care that no one can find the new PS5 or Xbox
I don’t know what you think of when you read the word “microchip” or “semiconductor,” but I think of the Cold War. In particular,...
Sony is selling PlayStation 5 hardware at a loss
The PlayStation 5 is off to a fast start for Sony Interactive Entertainment. The company reported its first quarterly financial results since launching PS5...
Nvidia unveils monstrous A100 AI chip with 54 billion transistors and 5 petaflops of performance
Nvidia unwrapped its Nvidia A100 artificial intelligence chip today, and CEO Jensen Huang called it the ultimate instrument for advancing AI. Huang said it can...
AMD CEO interview — Expect a lot more from us in 2020
Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, is on a victory lap. At CES 2020, she said the company has gained market share on...
Microsoft discloses details on Xbox One and Kinect chips — and how they should avoid the ‘Red Ring of Death’
Microsoft disclosed that its Xbox One main processor is a pretty big chip.