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Taiwan court sentences ex-Tokyo Electron staff to 10 years in TSMC trade secrets case

A court in Taiwan has sentenced a former employee of Japanese computer chip equipment maker Tokyo Electron to 10 years in prison in a landmark case over trade secrets of the island’s leading chipmaker TSMC

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Taiwan's stock market surpasses the UK's despite having less than a quarter of the UK's economy — AI boom propels Taiwan forward, TSMC alone accounts for more than 40% of Taiwan's total market value

Taiwan's stock market is now worth more than the United Kingdom's, in a shift driven almost entirely by the insatiable global appetite for AI chips.

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NEO Semiconductor's revolutionary 3D X-DRAM for AI processors has passed proof-of-concept validation — company secures funding to develop next-gen memory HBM alternative

NEO Semiconductor says its 3D X-DRAM passed proof-of-concept testing, using 3D NAND processes to target cheaper AI memory than HBM. The company has secured funding for development.

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AMD’s Breakout Isn’t the Story—This Catalyst Is

Advanced Micro Devices' stock price action advances in a macro way, driven by GPU demand and expectations centered on the MI450 launch.

MarketBeat

Amazon Eero and Leo routers gain FCC Conditional Approval for US sales — Eero products can skirt router ban for the next 18 months, firm joins Netgear on approval list

Amazon’s Eero is the latest router manufacturer to gain “Conditional Approval” from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to sell its routers in the United States.

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Intel CEO says he can 'think of no better partner than Elon Musk' to explore 'unconventional' ways to improve chip manufacturing — TeraFab partnership aims to rethink how chips are made to reduce costs

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan commented on the company's partnership with Elon Musk's TeraFab project, but details about the relationship are still light.

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Intel Stock Jumps 4% Ahead of Q1 Earnings on AI Partnerships and Turnaround Momentum

Intel Corp. shares surged more than 4% in midday trading Thursday, climbing to around $67.88 as investors positioned for the chipmaker's first-quarter 2026 earnings report after the bell and cheered the company's string of high-profile AI infrastructure wins.

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Samsung, SK Hynix and TSMC Battle for AI Chip Supremacy in Asia as 2026 Race Intensifies

As artificial intelligence demand drives the global semiconductor industry toward a trillion-dollar scale in 2026, three Asian powerhouses — Taiwan's TSMC, South Korea's Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix — are locked in a high-stakes contest that will largely determine who controls the critical infrastructure powering the AI revolution.

International Business Times

U.S. Commerce Secretary says Nvidia still hasn't sold any H200 AI GPUs to China — Chinese government is blocking imports in an attempt to push domestic semiconductor industry

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says Nvidia still hasn't sold a single H200 AI GPU to China, despite the ban being lifted four months ago. The Chinese government is making it difficult for Chinese companies to import Nvidia chips in a bid to support the country's own domestic semiconductor industry.

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Bolt Graphics tapes out its first Zeus GPU test chip on TSMC 12nm — firm touts 17x lower cost of compute

Bolt Graphics has announced its completed tape-out of a test chip for its Zeus GPU, marking the startup's first move from FPGA emulation to manufactured silicon.

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TSMC unveils process technology roadmap through 2029 — A12, A13, N2U announced, A16 slips to 2027

TSMC strengthens its bifurcated process technology development approach with A14, A13, and N2U aimed at client applications and A16, A12, and N2X for high-performance data center designs.

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TSMC reportedly plots ultra-advanced sub-1 nm chips with 'trial' production starting in 2029

Meanwhile, TSMC's A14 node is supposedly go for 2028.

PC Gamer

Data, not guessing: Looking at Nvidia's past GPUs to predict the specs for its future RTX 60-series graphics cards

I've stared at Excel so much, I'm dreaming about spreadsheets now.

PC Gamer

3 Reasons TSMC Stock Is a 'Strong Buy' After Q1 Earnings

TSMC’s AI momentum could drive long-term gains.

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US gov't blocks China's largest LED chipmaker's $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds — US blocks acquisition attempt of European firm

Sanan Optoelectronics, China's largest LED chipmaker, has abandoned its $239 million bid to acquire Dutch lighting firm Lumileds after CFIUS blocked it.

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Profit Jumped 58% at Taiwan Semi. Does That Make TSM Stock a Buy Here?

TSM’s 58% profit surge underscores unstoppable AI demand, but with the stock slipping post-earnings, is the stock a buy here?

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Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours

A Dutch journalist mailed a postcard to a Dutch Navy ship containing a hidden Bluetooth tracker, allowing them to track its route for 24 hours before it was found and disabled.

MarketBeat

TSMC: Despite Post-Earnings Fall, Signs of AI Weakness are Scant

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing continues to fire on all cylinders, with the company beating expectations across the board in its latest earnings report.

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Intel Core Ultra 250K Plus vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X faceoff — battle for the best $200 CPU

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Elon Musk pushing forward with Terafab at 'light speed' — staff reaching out to various suppliers and are reportedly willing to pay a premium to gain priority

Elon Musk's people have begun reaching out to various semiconductor fab suppliers to ask for pricing and delivery timelines as the Terafab project ramps up.

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TSMC ups revenue guidance and CapEx, buoyed by 'multiyear AI megatrend' — warns Middle East conflict may impact profitability as costs increase

TSMC unveils aggressive plans to ramp up 3nm-capable capacity further in the coming years amid strong demand from the AI sector.

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TSMC warns of Intel Foundry's growing prowess during the company's latest earnings call — 'We view Intel as our formidable competitor and do not underestimate them'

By now, TSMC has become a much bigger chipmaker than Intel has ever been, but the world's top foundry still calls its American peer a 'formidable' competitor.

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Profit Surged at TSMC. Why Is the Stock Still Falling After Earnings?

TSMC stock sinks despite posting blockbuster Q1 earnings. But there are ample reasons for long-term investors to buy the dip in TSM shares today.

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AMD Stock Is in Overbought Territory. Is It Too Late to Snag Shares Now?

AMD stock is rallying as strong TSMC earnings trigger a sector-wide rally. But there’s reason to expect further upside from AMD shares through the remainder of 2026.

PC Gamer

TSMC's latest bank report is exactly as you'd expect it to be: mo' wafers, mo' money

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