IBM Bets $1 Billion on ‘Anderon’ to Create America’s First Pure-Play Quantum Foundry
IBM is spinning off Anderon, a standalone quantum chip foundry in Albany, NY, backed by $1 billion from the CHIPS Act and $1 billion in corporate funding.
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Huawei Proposes ‘Tau Scaling’ as the Successor to a Faltering Moore’s Law
Huawei introduces the Tau Scaling Law to address the physical bottlenecks of traditional semiconductor scaling as the industry hits the 2nm limit.
SK Hynix Joins the Trillion-Dollar Club as HBM Dominance Fuels Massive Rally
SK Hynix has crossed the $1 trillion valuation threshold, driven by an insatiable demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips and its critical partnership with Nvidia.
The AI Tax: How the Race for HBM is Driving Up the Cost of Your Next Laptop
The shift toward High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) for AI data centers is creating a supply crunch for consumer DRAM and NAND, hiking prices for PCs and consoles.
The Budget Laptop War: How Intel’s ‘Wildcat Lake’ is Attempting to Neutralize the MacBook Neo
PC manufacturers are leveraging Intel's new Core Series 3 'Wildcat Lake' processors and 'Project Firefly' to challenge Apple's disruptive MacBook Neo pricing.
Lawmaker Challenges Legality of $2 Billion Federal Quantum Computing Push
Rep. Zoe Lofgren argues the US government's $2 billion investment in quantum startups, including a massive deal with IBM, violates the CHIPS and Science Act.
Silicon Bottlenecks and the Race for 2nm: A Deep Dive With a Lead Hardware Architect
A detailed exploration of the current state of semiconductor design, the challenges of sub-3nm fabrication, and the shift toward chiplet architecture.
The Invisible Architecture: A Deep Dive Into Modern Silicon Design
From transistor scaling to the rise of chiplets, a veteran hardware architect breaks down the complexities of modern microprocessor engineering.
Intel CEO Admits ‘Bankrupt’ Narrative Deterred Top Talent During Turnaround Push
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan reveals early challenges recruiting talent amidst bankruptcy rumors and outlines a bold roadmap targeting 10A and 7A process nodes.
US Government Moves into Equity Stakes with $2 Billion Quantum Computing Bet
The Commerce Department is shifting from grants to equity, investing $2 billion across nine quantum firms including IBM and GlobalFoundries.