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TSMC CEO Confident, Wishes Elon Musk Success on Chips
SocialJun 5, 2026

TSMC CEO Confident, Wishes Elon Musk Success on Chips

TSMC 'not afraid of competition' as CEO wishes Elon Musk good luck on chips https://t.co/9WKqcaHmQ5 via @NikkeiAsia

By Paul Triolo
YMTC Secures 13% Share of $46B NAND Market
SocialJun 4, 2026

YMTC Secures 13% Share of $46B NAND Market

Chinese Chipmaker YMTC Claims 13% of $46 Billion Global NAND Market Wait, are controls working? https://t.co/Zpqu5AWv3s

By Paul Triolo
Apple to Power Siri with Google’s Nvidia Chips
SocialJun 4, 2026

Apple to Power Siri with Google’s Nvidia Chips

JUST IN: Apple will use Google’s Nvidia powered chips for the next generation of Siri

By Gemini
Yunnan Germanium Boosts InP Wafer Capacity for AI, Optics
SocialJun 4, 2026

Yunnan Germanium Boosts InP Wafer Capacity for AI, Optics

Yunnan Germanium will expand InP wafer capacity as optical communications and AI data demand grow. https://www.metalnomist.com/2026/06/yunnan-chihong-yunnan-germanium-inp.html

By The Metalnomist
Cisco Claims Silicon One Can Rival Jericho, Tomahawk
SocialJun 3, 2026

Cisco Claims Silicon One Can Rival Jericho, Tomahawk

Cisco really thinks it can give both Jericho and Tomahawk a run for its money with Silicon One. Interesting.

By Patrick Moorhead
UCIe Evolves: From Basic Links to Secure Chiplet Data Transfer
SocialJun 2, 2026

UCIe Evolves: From Basic Links to Secure Chiplet Data Transfer

How the standard matured from simple connectivity to secure data movement across multiple chiplets and packaging approaches. https://t.co/OrZjsbw7rD #UCIe #chiplets @Cadence #semiconductor

By Ed Sperling
SK Hynix to Double Memory Capacity, Alleviate Global Shortage
SocialJun 2, 2026

SK Hynix to Double Memory Capacity, Alleviate Global Shortage

SK Hynix plans to double its memory chip capacity over the coming half-decade to help ease a global memory shortage - Bloomberg

By Evan – StockMKTNewz
AI Server Prioritizes Massive Memory Over Compute Power
SocialJun 1, 2026

AI Server Prioritizes Massive Memory Over Compute Power

Ever wonder what an AI server looks like when memory, not compute, is the primary design constraint? https://spectrum.ieee.org/huge-memory-ai-server?share_id=9550098

By IEEE Spectrum Threads
Intel Turns Capacity Into AI Accelerators, Not All Nvidia Competition
SocialJun 1, 2026

Intel Turns Capacity Into AI Accelerators, Not All Nvidia Competition

$INTC will use some of its capacity to build AI accelerators to meet insatiable demand. There, I rewrote it. Not everything is $NVDA compete. 😬😮‍💨

By Daniel Newman
AMD Extends AM5 Support to 2029, Boosting Platform Longevity
SocialJun 1, 2026

AMD Extends AM5 Support to 2029, Boosting Platform Longevity

Now $AMD at Computex 2026. AM5 socket support extended through 2029. [New.] A new extension of the prior commitment, which ran through 2027, plus the new EXPO Ultra Low Latency feature for DDR5. Platform longevity is one of AMD's most underrated...

By Patrick Moorhead
Nvidia Launches Desktop AI Chip for PCs
SocialJun 1, 2026

Nvidia Launches Desktop AI Chip for PCs

Nvidia Brings AI Processing To The Desktop With New PC Chip https://t.co/J9ZlrpF4XA $NVDA $AMD $INTC $MSFT

By Patrick Seitz
Transformer Efficiency Needs 1000× Gains, Not Specialized Silicon
SocialJun 1, 2026

Transformer Efficiency Needs 1000× Gains, Not Specialized Silicon

.@NextSilicon's Elad Raz tells me specialized silicon for transformers is not the way to go, since there is still 1000x improvements to be made. Full episode: https://t.co/BPTCuZSjIp https://t.co/Dj6H1QMzYP

By Sally Ward-Foxton
Tabletop EUV Lithography Cuts 3D Patterning to Minutes
SocialMay 30, 2026

Tabletop EUV Lithography Cuts 3D Patterning to Minutes

A tabletop EUV lithography device cuts semiconductor 3D patterning from days to minutes by printing multiple layers in parallel instead of one layer at a time. For now, it can pattern periodic structures. semiconductors

By Phys.org Threads
Expensive Surface’s 50W Chip Won’t Capture $300B Market
SocialMay 29, 2026

Expensive Surface’s 50W Chip Won’t Capture $300B Market

Please tell me how a 50W+ chip (or even 30W) in a $2k+ Windows Surface addresses a $300b TAM. Please tell me.

By Ian Cutress