Semiconductor News

How chips get made: process nodes, lithography, advanced packaging, fab capacity, and foundry economics. From TSMC and Intel roadmaps to CHIPS Act build-outs in Arizona, Ohio, and Texas, this hub collects every manufacturing story our AI editor has scored and ranked.

• Intel in OhioMay 26, 2026 · JobsOhio · scored 4.60/10 · day ranking →
• Synopsys to cut chip fab manufacturing control software in shift to AI design, sources sayJul 8, 2026 · Reuters · scored 4.60/10 · day ranking →
• Micron's $2B Project to Expand Memory Manufacturing in VirginiaMay 30, 2026 · Manufacturing.net · scored 4.60/10 · day ranking →
• Chinese AI chip start-up bets on 3D stacking to bypass US controlsJul 5, 2026 · South China Morning Post · scored 4.55/10 · day ranking →
• Engineers shrink powerful terahertz systems onto a single semiconductor chipJul 19, 2026 · Tech Xplore · scored 4.55/10 · day ranking →
• DeepSeek aims to make its own AI chipJul 10, 2026 · proactiveinvestors.com · scored 4.55/10 · day ranking →
• From Promise to Progress: Governor Hochul Celebrates Groundbreaking of Micron’s Semiconductor Manufacturing Facility in Central New YorkMay 25, 2026 · Governor Kathy Hochul (.gov) · scored 4.55/10 · day ranking →
• Samsung races to qualify Taylor fab as 2nm demand turns US capacity into a strategic assetAug 12, 2026 · Digitimes · scored 4.55/10 · day ranking →
• Imec builds world's first High-NA EUV-fabricated quantum dot qubit device — breakthrough could pull quantum computing onto the same manufacturing roadmap as next-gen AI processors, compressing timelinesMay 26, 2026 · Tom's Hardware UK · scored 4.55/10 · day ranking →
• Chinese companies are ramping up homegrown AI chips, even if Nvidia is coming backMay 15, 2026 · CNBC · scored 4.55/10 · day ranking →
• Rapidus fab roadmap examined — first new leading-edge chipmaker in decades has one Hokkaido fab, a 2027 deadline, and 60 potential customersJul 9, 2026 · Tom's Hardware UK · scored 4.55/10 · day ranking →
• TSMC & Researchers Make Big Breakthrough In Chip Transistor Technology As Part Of Push Towards Developing Sub-1-nanometer TechnologiesAug 8, 2026 · Wccftech · scored 4.55/10 · day ranking →
• TSMC readies 1.6nm A16 chips for Q4 mass production, targets AI and HPC - CHOSUNBIZAug 20, 2026 · Chosunbiz · scored 4.50/10 · day ranking →
• A 0.42-nanometer breakthrough could push transistors beyond siliconAug 12, 2026 · ScienceDaily · scored 4.50/10 · day ranking →
• Samsung makes world’s first 900-layer storage chipMay 26, 2026 · SamMobile · scored 4.50/10 · day ranking →
• Memory chip boss admits RAM prices are 'abnormally high' — SK Group chairman considering building a semiconductor plant in the US to expand supply, calm ‘chipflation’Jul 21, 2026 · Tom's Hardware · scored 4.50/10 · day ranking →
• Cadence AI cuts chip timelinesAug 19, 2026 · The Times of India · scored 4.45/10 · day ranking →
• Sugar Land semiconductor firm plans $279M expansion after landing $20.8M state grantMay 3, 2026 · Covering Katy News · scored 4.45/10 · day ranking →
• From Promise to Progress: Governor Hochul Celebrates Major Milestone for Micron's $100 Billion Investment in Central New YorkJul 28, 2026 · Governor Kathy Hochul (.gov) · scored 4.45/10 · day ranking →
• WinWay weighs Texas shift after AI chip testing surge in North AmericaMay 28, 2026 · Digitimes · scored 4.45/10 · day ranking →
• Bosch secures $225M CHIPS funding for Roseville semiconductor expansionJul 18, 2026 · ABC10 · scored 4.45/10 · day ranking →
• Tabletop 3D printer cuts semiconductor 3D patterning from days to minutesJun 1, 2026 · Tech Xplore · scored 4.45/10 · day ranking →
• AMD acquires Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models in siliconAug 7, 2026 · theregister.com · scored 4.45/10 · day ranking →
• CXMT advances smartphone memory chip production to match industry leadersAug 5, 2026 · Crypto Briefing · scored 4.45/10 · day ranking →
• GlobalWafers-Micron deal pushes US semiconductor localization beyond chip fabsJul 11, 2026 · Digitimes · scored 4.45/10 · day ranking →
• TSMC Completes 1.6nm A16 Chip Process, Widening Technology Gap With Rival Samsung Electronics Ahead of Q4Aug 24, 2026 · Ibtimes.com.au · scored 4.40/10 · day ranking →
• Intel's new space-grade Starfire chip is a Panther Lake SoC that puts an 18A CPU into orbit — chip designed for the US government leverages Intel 3 for the GPUJul 14, 2026 · Tom's Hardware · scored 4.40/10 · day ranking →
• Intel, 3DGS to set up $3.3 billion substrate plant in OdishaMay 31, 2026 · The Times of India · scored 4.40/10 · day ranking →
• Huawei bets on speed over shrinking transistors to sidestep US chip sanctionsMay 31, 2026 · Reuters · scored 4.40/10 · day ranking →
• Samsung Unveils HBM4E: A Leap in AI Memory PerformanceMay 31, 2026 · Ibtimes.com.au · scored 4.40/10 · day ranking →
• Intel to co-develop and manufacture Fortinet's next-gen firewall ASIC on Intel 4 — node gets its first named external customerJul 22, 2026 · Tom's Hardware UK · scored 4.40/10 · day ranking →
• Intel to invest $5.7 billion in Ireland chip productionJul 15, 2026 · Manufacturingdive.com · scored 4.40/10 · day ranking →
• China's DeepSeek Developing Its Own AI ChipJul 8, 2026 · Slashdot.org · scored 4.40/10 · day ranking →
• New 3D silicon chip breakthrough could extend Moore’s Law for yearsJun 2, 2026 · ScienceDaily · scored 4.40/10 · day ranking →
• Tech giants TSMC and Sony to invest billions in advanced chip sensor plantAug 11, 2026 · Euronews · scored 4.40/10 · day ranking →
• Samsung could begin making its most advanced 2nm chips next yearJul 4, 2026 · SamMobile · scored 4.35/10 · day ranking →
• TeraFab is already changing the semiconductor landscape — before a single chip is madeMay 1, 2026 · digitimes · scored 4.35/10 · day ranking →
• SK hynix open to US investment, sees memory shortage through 2030Aug 31, 2026 · The Times of India · scored 4.35/10 · day ranking →