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AMD's next-gen Ryzen 9000 series 'Granite Ridge' desktop ES processor spotted: 8 cores and 16 threads of next-gen Zen 5 isn't far away.

US demands that ASML stop servicing some of the equipment it's sold to Chinese customers, Dutch government is buckling under intense pressure.

Intel kicks off its restructuring plans, with reported layoffs occuring within the Sales and Marketing division, but Intel Foundry Services is all good.

NVIDIA will initially focus on the top-end GeForce RTX 5090 and high-end GeForce RTX 5080 at first, where they'll be more expensive than ever.

Under the preliminary agreement announced by the US on Monday, TSMC will be awarded US$6.6 billion in grants and as much as US$5 billion in loans to help the world’s top chip maker build factories in Arizona.

TSMC's planned facilities are expected to produce 6,000 high-tech jobs and 20,000 construction jobs, the Commerce Department said.

TSMC secured $6.6 billion in US government funding for Arizona expansion. CHIPS Act support aids $65 billion in investment, driving job creation and bolstering the US chip industry.

Semiconductor Industry: Japanese companies like Sony, Denso and Toyota are investing in the TSMC subsidiary that opened the plant in February, although the Taiwanese giant retained an 86.5% stake in the Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. The project underlines Japans hopes to regain its presence in the computer chips industry.

Semiconductor Industry: Japanese companies like Sony, Denso and Toyota are investing in the TSMC subsidiary that opened the plant in February, although the Taiwanese giant retained an 86.5% stake in the Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. The project underlines Japans hopes to regain its presence in the computer chips industry.

On Friday evening, TSMC issued a statement stating that apart from certain production lines in areas that experienced a greater seismic impact, equipment in Taiwan fabs have largely been fully recovered as of April 5 thanks to the collaborative efforts of TSMC colleagues and our supplier partners.”