A big week for specialist accelerators

Not what the chip-hungry world wants right now

'American Jobs Plan' will include revitalizing semiconductor manufacturing, along with roads and bridges

And signs two huge supercomputing deals to go with it

What's with all the fires lately?

About the cost of one TSMC fab

A classic 'I'm not fired, you're fired' situation

Test system hopes to explore the new chips, and research AI

Market consolidation gets one step closer

Intel catches up on AMD, but doesn't quite pull ahead

Each is interested in buying the $30bn memory company

But it will take years before the facilities can help with the chip crisis

Not fab for Japanese fab

To augment its custom network switches

State-backed Technology Innovation Institute aims to make quantum chips in Abu Dhabi

Plus a research collaboration with IBM, 7nm on the way, access to x86, and more

As climate change means the country is set for longer and harsher droughts in the future

Plans to develop its own Systems on Chip as it expands semiconductor team

Chip crunch continue as data center demand is expected to continue to rise

No casualties in 5 hour clean room blaze

As the Department of Defense longs for a stable supply of the latest chips

Post Trump, TikTok plans for growth

As it slowly gains market share in the x86 server space

But China, US, and Taiwan are also ramping up their own efforts

TSMC says it is prepared if water restrictions are enforced

DuPont will merge Laird’s shielding and thermal management tech into its electronics & industrial business

But no production issues have arisen just yet

Also plans to look at rare earth metals supply, and large batteries