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| Altman met with TSMC, Foxconn about AI chip supply |
10/3/2025 |
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has visited Taiwan and South Korea to secure chip supplies and data center partnerships, according to reports. Altman reportedly met with executives from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and Foxconn to discuss chip design, manufacturing, and AI server infrastructure, which are vital for OpenAI's Stargate initiative.
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| Imec and Diraq deliver high-fidelity silicon qubits |
10/1/2025 |
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Imec and quantum computing pioneer Diraq have demonstrated that industrially made silicon quantum dot qubits consistently show error rates that surpass the values needed for quantum error correction.
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| Siemens, TSMC partner on AI, 3DIC design solutions |
10/1/2025 |
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Siemens Digital Industries Software is working with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. on product certifications and design solutions for TSMC's advanced process technologies, including AI, 3DIC design and advanced packaging. The partnership includes certifying Siemens' Calibre nmPlatform and Solido Simulation Suite for TSMC's N3C, N2P and A16 processes.
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| UK government to invest in semiconductor supply chain |
9/30/2025 |
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At Microelectronics UK (24-25 September), Kanishka Narayan, Minister of State for semiconductors, emerging technology, AI and online safety announced investment designed to support the UK semiconductor industry.
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| Nvidia CEO: China rapidly closes chipmaking gap |
9/30/2025 |
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has emphasized the importance of maintaining access to the Chinese market, describing China's chipmaking as "nanoseconds behind" the US. Huang has urged the US to ease export restrictions on AI chips, arguing that selling products to China would benefit American interests by spreading US technology and increasing geopolitical influence.
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| Micron Ships Industry’s Fastest 11 Gbps HBM4 Modules |
9/26/2025 |
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Micron has confirmed shipping the industry's fastest 11 Gbps HBM4 DRAM to customers & TSMC partnership for next-gen HBM4E. Micron Says It Has Outperformed The Competition With Its 11 Gbps HBM4 Memory, Will Partner With TSMC For HBM4E DRAM
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| TSMC, partners target chip energy efficiency with AI |
9/26/2025 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has partnered with electronic design automation companies to use AI to improve the energy efficiency of AI chips by a factor of 10. TSMC is working closely with Cadence Design Systems and Synopsys, which have released AI-powered software tools to aid this process.
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| IBM and AMD to Collaborate on Quantum-centric Supercomputing |
9/25/2025 |
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Last week, technology giants IBM and Advanced Micro Devices announced a landmark partnership to develop the next generation of computers, signaling a significant industry shift toward a hybrid future that marries the strange power of quantum mechanics with the brute force of today’s most powerful supercomputers. The collaboration aims to build what the companies call “quantum-centric supercomputing,”
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