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US promises Samsung $6.4B to build more chips on US soil, which only increases the chance of a Made in USA GPU at some point
By Jacob Ridley published
News Samsung, TSMC, and Intel are all big benefactors from the CHIPS and Science Act cash the US Government is throwing around right now.
Silicon won't run our gaming PCs forever but it's far from finished
By Jacob Ridley last updated
One step beyond The sheer mass of manufacturing might behind silicon will keep it thriving for a long time even if there are better options out there.
MIT grows 2D crystals on existing silicon to make new semiconductors and catch up to Moore's law
By Hope Corrigan published
news Moore's law might not be dead, just in need of a rewrite.
I just got Rickrolled by an electron-blasted silicon wafer
By Katie Wickens published
news Here's what happens when you beam Electrons at a tiny wafer... Rick Astley shows up, apparently.
Water-based chips could be the future of neural networks
By Katie Wickens published
news Though ionic wafers would be more energy efficient, they're likely to be much slower.
Nvidia GPU mining limiter 100% dodged by mining two cryptocurrencies at once
By Katie Wickens published
news New software completely bypasses Nvidia's limiters, provided miners mine two cryptocurrencies simultaneously.
Global chip shortage expected to last until first half of 2023, says STMicro's CEO
By Katie Wickens published
news More chip makers weigh in with predictions about when the global chip crisis will subside.
One of the biggest CPU and GPU makers spending $100bn to avoid further hardware shortages
By Katie Wickens published
News TSMC expansion plans are set to bolster wafer supply.
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