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TSMC blows whistle on potential sanctions-busting shenanigans from Huawei

Chip giant tells Uncle Sam someone could be making orders on the sly

Systems22 Oct 2024 | 13

Warm embrace of CHIPS Act cash envelopes Polar Semiconductor

Minnow of among government funded whales to double production capacity

Systems24 Sep 2024 | 1

US proposes ban on Chinese, Russian connected car tech over security fears

No room for your spy mobiles on our streets

Software23 Sep 2024 | 28

US sets reporting requirements for AI models, infrastructure operators

Washington wants to know what the biggest model-makers are up to

AI + ML10 Sep 2024 | 1

HP secures $50M CHIPS Act boost to adapt inkjet tech for life sciences

Major funding backs printer giant's microfluidics work as market waits to see if regular printing revs recover

Personal Tech28 Aug 2024 | 10

Texas Instruments calculates its US CHIPS Act winnings at $1.6B

Another $3B in loans also on the table to support $18B foundry enlargement

Public Sector16 Aug 2024 | 7

GlobalWafers scores $400M to help build US's first 300mm wafer plants in Texas and Missouri

CHIPS ACT grant will help cover the Taiwanese semiconductor firm’s $4B budget

Systems17 Jul 2024 | 3

Uncle Sam relies on manual processes to oversee restrictions on Huawei, other Chinese tech players

Outdated tech at Bureau of Industry and Security leaves licensing open to human error

Public Sector03 Jul 2024 | 6

Biden admin fuels up Rocket Lab with $24M for space-grade solar cell chip shop

Funding will expand manufacturing by 50% in three years, says Uncle Sam

Science11 Jun 2024 |

Korea's SKC gets $75M in CHIPS change for US-based glass substrate plant

Set up as a gamble, the Absolics subsidiary has just paid off

On-Prem23 May 2024 |

Biden admin shells out $120M to return chip startup to US ownership

Korean-controlled silicon slinger could be coming back to the fold

Systems13 May 2024 | 7

Semiconductor digital twins to sip $285M from America's CHIPS Act funding pool

Fake it until you make it, literally

Science06 May 2024 |

Uncle Sam earmarks $54M of CHIPS funding for small-biz semiconductor boffinry

Up to 24 outfits to bag taxpayer cash for projects 'developing a viable product or service' for US chip industry

Public Sector17 Apr 2024 | 1

Samsung snags $6.4B in CHIPS Act funds for Texas fabs

Work in Austin, Taylor will include new 2nm facility, packaging plant, and Pentagon partnership

Systems15 Apr 2024 | 4

TSMC scores $11.6B funding infusion for Arizona fabs, now plans for third plant

Nevermind the fact that the first two plants are facing delays and costs are rising – build, build build!

Systems08 Apr 2024 | 7

UK and US to jointly develop AI test suites to tackle risks

Memorandum of Understanding penned to put models, systems, and agents through their paces

AI + ML02 Apr 2024 | 4

Biden to inject Intel with CHIPS fab cash 'next week'

Samsung and TSMC apparently slated to receive $6B and $5B

On-Prem15 Mar 2024 | 11

Chinese 'connected' cars are a national security threat, says Biden

China's automakers don't sell in America, but the Feds are still going to investigate whether they're a threat

Security29 Feb 2024 | 113

EU sanctions Indian tech outfit that has partnered with New Delhi's IT Ministry

Si2 Microsystems was tapped for silicon photonics expertise, but has Russian ties that worry Washington and Brussels

Public Sector28 Feb 2024 | 9

With over 600 CHIPS fund applicants seeking over $70B, don't get your hopes up

Commerce secretary warns priority will go to shovel-ready projects

Systems26 Feb 2024 | 4

Nvidia readies downgraded chips for China, but will anyone want to buy them?

Once again, export restrictions are having the opposite to intended effects

Systems08 Jan 2024 | 10

Microchip nabs $162M to keep chips for washing machines – and missiles – flowing

Uncle Sam: Nothing goes together quite like a well-pressed uniform and weapons of mass destruction

On-Prem04 Jan 2024 | 3

US willing to compromise with Nvidia over AI chip sales to China

Jensen would rather not play Whac-a-Mole with Huang over every new GPU

Systems13 Dec 2023 | 12

British arms dealer BAE behind F-35 electronics first in line for US CHIPS funds

More awards imminent agency says

Public Sector11 Dec 2023 | 13

US lawmakers want blanket denial for sensitive tech export licenses to China

Committee worries licenses are being issued to boost and suit business, not national security

Legal08 Dec 2023 | 8

Washington pours $3B into silicon smackdown to outpackage Asia

Uncle Sam rolls up sleeves to onshore work and protect supply chain

Systems21 Nov 2023 | 6

Biden admin reveals 31 R&D tech hubs, with $500m up for grabs

Nothing more fattening than CHIPs: Up to ten locations get initial funding, more to come

Public Sector23 Oct 2023 | 4

Biden has brought the ban hammer down on US export of AI chips to China

Analysis Datacenter GPUs and some consumer cards now exceed performance limits

Systems19 Oct 2023 | 12

America extends China chip export bans and acts to cut off backdoor exports

Chips cunningly designed to be less powerful and evade sanctions look to be in trouble

Systems18 Oct 2023 | 6

Uncle Sam mulls spying on clouds being used to train AI

Big Brother wants to watch your big data

AI + ML25 Sep 2023 | 7

Uncle Sam is this keen to keep US CHIPS funds out of China

Meanwhile, GlobalFoundries scores $3B DoD contract to fab chips for military, aerospace

Public Sector23 Sep 2023 | 8

Washington left with chip on shoulder after Huawei exposes export loophole lapses

Back to the drawing board with those China sanctions then, eh?

Systems12 Sep 2023 | 34

Chinese meme-makers crown US Commerce Secretary as Huawei brand ambassador

Well, well, well, if it isn't the consequences of Uncle Sam's actions

Personal Tech06 Sep 2023 | 10

Now Middle East nations banned from getting top-end Nvidia AI chips

While ASML says it can keep selling DUV kit to China through 2023

Systems31 Aug 2023 |

China cooks covert chips, recruits global geeks to dodge US restrictions

The Qiming is impeccable

Systems24 Aug 2023 | 14

Hey Joe, those US CHIPS funds still coming? We kinda need them, says Micron

And by kinda, Idaho fab giant means absolutely 'necessary' for the plants it already announced

On-Prem22 Aug 2023 | 6

Biden lines up $42.5B for US broadband boost

You get funding, you get funding, everybody gets funding

Networks26 Jun 2023 | 14

Uncle Sam vows to Micron-manage China's memory chip ban

Commerce Secretary says US 'won't tolerate' Beijing's 'economic coercion'

Systems30 May 2023 | 10

Seagate hit with $300m penalty for selling sanctioned storage to Huawei

Felt it was on the right side of the law when shipping seven million drives worth $1.1 billion. Oops

Storage20 Apr 2023 | 16

Uncle Sam threatens AI with its nastiest weapon: An audit

Commerce Dept knows it needs to know more as it ponders regulation

AI + ML11 Apr 2023 | 8

US chip sanctions may push Brazil, others right into China's arms

Comment Hope you're all looking forward to another cold war

Defense Tech Week03 Apr 2023 | 27

Barred from US tech, Huawei claims to have built its own 14nm chip design suite

Beijing's Made in China drive fueled by Washington's export crackdowns

Software24 Mar 2023 | 23

Nvidia in blast radius as Uncle Sam looks to cut off China's Huawei for good

GeForced into a cold war

Systems07 Mar 2023 | 9

US adds Inspur – friend to Intel, IBM, Cisco and hyperscalers – to export ban list

Loongson, China’s most advanced chipmaker and a desktop contender, also added to entity list

On-Prem06 Mar 2023 | 1

Chipmakers, you can have these billions – but Uncle Sam wants a cut of your profits

Where's my money? You got money for wafers, where's my money?

Systems28 Feb 2023 | 10

Biden wants chipmakers to provide childcare if they want billions in free money

And, ahem, seven-figure ad campaigns on publications with a vulture for a logo – right, Joe?

Systems28 Feb 2023 | 37

US sanctions fail to stop Russia connecting with Cisco hardware

Grey market resellers provide backdoors into China, too

Networks15 Feb 2023 | 10

China's spy balloon barrage earns six of its companies a spot on US entity list

US Commerce Department can't just let red balloons go by

Security13 Feb 2023 | 43

US government calls foul on Apple and Google over walled gardens for apps

As for actually doing anything about it - that'll have to wait

Software03 Feb 2023 | 11

White House pushes for total ban on US exports to Huawei

Beijing watching developments closely as death knell rings for company's foreign supply chain

Networks31 Jan 2023 | 15

US ban on China chip exports rebounds, causes 2,700 job losses

California-based chipmaking kit-maker Lam hit by DRAM decline, inability to export to Middle Kingdom

Systems27 Jan 2023 | 14

US adds 36 Chinese entities to naughty list, drops 25 after checking it twice

Some are suspected of helping other banned suppliers get around sanctions

Security16 Dec 2022 | 5

Seagate denies it illegally sold hard drives to Huawei

While shedding 1 in 12 staff as demand for storage nosedives

Storage26 Oct 2022 | 3

Economic cold war looms as Chinese chipmakers feel sting of US trade restrictions

Analysis The question is: how severe will the Middle Kindgom's response be?

On-Prem21 Oct 2022 | 8

NIST thinks US public should weigh in on CHIPS Act programs

What should R&D focus on, and how should we structure grants so they're not just a swap for private sector cash?

Systems14 Oct 2022 | 5

American techies in China may be breaking the law by showing up to work

Pundit tips next wave of bans will target foreign investment in Chinese tech

Legal14 Oct 2022 | 5