TSMC Arizona Achieves Near Yield Parity as TSMC Taiwan and Production on Schedule
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TSMC has announced their Arizona factory is now on par with Taiwanese production in terms of yield and low wafer defects. This makes TSMC’s efforts to expand and fabricate advanced chips in American soil a success.
It will soon start volume production in 2025 and follow up with second fab in 2028 to advanced their ongong efforts to make 2nm and sub 2nm chips with investments around $65 Billion with $6 Billion from Chips Act and $5 Billion as loan from US govt.
Xockets Files for Antitrust, Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Microsoft and Nvidia
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Xockets, a inventor of Data Processing Units (DPUs) has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft and Nvidia for patent infringement. The lawsuit alleges that Microsoft and Nvidia have infringed on Xockets’ patents related to DPUs by forming an illegal cartel for fair compensation. Xockets is claiming that Nvidia infringed the patents after acquisition of Mellanox and seeking injunction on Blackwell GPUs and Microsoft’s use of the said GPUs for GenAI platforms.
AnandTech Shuts Down Officially After 27 Years by the End of August 2024
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In a sudden announcement, AnandTech, a prominent tech review website, has announced that it will be shutting down its operations by the end of August 2024. The news has come as a shock to the tech community, as AnandTech has been a trusted source of tech reviews and analysis for over two decades. Started by Anand Lal Shimpi in 1996, AnandTech has been a pioneer in the tech review space, providing in-depth analysis and insights into the latest gadgets and technologies.
Intel Might Spin Off Its Foundry Business or Scrap Expansion to Cut Losses!
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Intel might spin off its foundry business or scrap expansion to cut losses according to Bloomberg report after intel started talking to investment banks to spin out the foundry business and scrap expansion plans to cut losses. Intel's Q2 2024 earnings were down and with a operation loss of $1.6 billion.