For decades, Silicon Valley thrived on a mythology of youth. Tech giants and startups hired young, hungry employees who were relatively inexperienced but could work every waking hour to write code ...

TAIPEI — Taiwanese silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers said Friday it would invest an additional $4 billion in the United States to meet growing customer demand there, as it officially ...

It all begins with silicon extraction from sand, which is then refined into silicon wafers. These wafers are the foundation of modern technology, powering everything from smartphones to computers.

TAIPEI, May 16 (Reuters) - Taiwanese silicon wafer manufacturer GlobalWafers (6488.TWO), opens new tab said on Friday it would invest an additional $4 billion in the United States to meet growing ...

First-quarter 2025 operating margins of GlobalWafers, its parent Sino-American Silicon, and competitor Sumco all declined sequentially. All three firms suffered from tepid 200 mm wafer shipments ...

Last week’s Senate hearing on U.S. competitiveness in artificial intelligence made it clear that we are not just in an AI race with China and the rest of the world. We are in a race to build the ...

TL;DR: Researchers at Peking University developed a silicon-free transistor using bismuth oxyselenide, offering faster electron movement and full gate coverage around the source. This design ...

Intel Corp. confirmed that initial production test runs for its most advanced silicon wafer, the 18A, are underway at its Arizona semiconductor plant with plans to ramp up to full volume ...

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Markets calling for ultrathin wafers are growing. The combined thickness of an HBM module with 12 DRAM dies and a base logic chip is still less than that of a prime silicon wafer. Thin wafers also ...