TSMC shows off its Arizona fab in rare factory video
Twinscan EUV kit and shiny wafer robots steal the show
Wafer-maker-in-chief TSMC has released a glossy video giving the world a look inside its Fab 21 plant in Phoenix, Arizona, and it’s stuffed with chip porn for the semiconductor-curious.
Nexperia mess fuelled by $200 million CEO heist
Dutch chipmaker seized after boss allegedly funnelled cash to failing side hustle
The Dutch government’s dramatic seizure of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia wasn’t just about keeping technology out of Beijing’s paws. It turns out the whole fiasco was sparked by the company’s own CEO funnelling more than $200 million into a failing pet project in Shanghai.
Rainbow laser chip could help stop AI from eating power
Photonics breakthrough came from a lucky lab mistake
A lab mishap has accidentally given birth to a laser-spewing chip that could rein in the power-hungry chaos of AI and its insatiable data cravings.
Windows 11 update breaks localhost for developers
Kernel web stack faceplants, registry hacks and rollbacks ensue
Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 patch tripped over its own shoelaces and knocked out localhost, leaving devs unable to reach web apps running on their own machines.
Apple’s M5 pitch leans hard on its AI
Job’s Mob hypes specs
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has rolled out new MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Apple Vision Pro models and stuffed them with a shiny M5, which it claims is finally ready for the AI era.