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Are RISC-V chips ready to compete with Arm?

Arm chips have powered the mobile revolution and sit inside most of the connected devices that run our world. But…

What does Biden’s victory mean for an emerging silicon ‘Cold War’?

Frictions between China and the US have been at sustained highs under the Trump presidency. Tightening US sanctions have made…

Silicon “Cold War” Heats Up as US Turns the Screw on China

Taiwan's TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, has halted new orders from Huawei Technologies -- its second-largest customer after Apple…

Cisco Pulls the Covers off its $1 Billion New “Silicon One” Chip Architecture

Cisco has created a single-chip ASIC-based architecture dubbed Silicon One that it says will work well in routing gear as…

Intel Turns to Foundries to Fix CPU Shipment Delays, as OEMs Fume

Intel has apologised to customers for ongoing CPU shipment delays, telling partners "we appreciate [this] is creating significant challenges for…

Intel Ramps Up FPGA Battle with Xilinx, Claims 40% Performance Improvements

Intel has started shipping its next generation of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), a powerful form of highly customisable silicon…

If Moore’s Law’s Dead, What Now for Silicon Valley? The CEOs of Arm, Micron, Xilinx Have their Say

“Moore’s Law”, said Victor Peng decisively, “has run out of gas.” The CEO of Xilinx was on stage with the CEOs…

The Chips are Down: Semiconductor Revenue to Tumble Nearly 10% in 2019

Worldwide semiconductor revenue will tumble 9.6 percent year-on-year to $429 billion in 2019, down from $475 billion in 2018, according…

A €9 Billion Teutonic Dash for American Silicon Makes Infineon World No. 1

German chipmaker Infineon will buy San Jose, California-based Cypress Semiconductor for €9 billion (£7.9 billion) in cash under a deal…

Your Next Silicon Superpower: Wales?

Wales’ compound semiconductor (CS) expertise needs to go global: that’s according to the British government, which is gathering industry and…