Neowin News Feed for: Silicon

Microsoft deepens SK hynix partnership as it seeks to reduce reliance on NVIDIA

Paul Hill — Wed, 13 May 2026 06:14:01 +0000

Is Microsoft ready to move past NVIDIA? A high-profile meeting with SK hynix leadership suggests a massive shift in AI infrastructure and custom silicon strategy is already underway. Read more...

Intel could soon be making almost everything for Apple according to reports

Sayan Sen — Fri, 08 May 2026 19:46:01 +0000

Apple is reportedly partnering with Intel again to manufacture next gen chips for future iPhones and MacBooks. Read more...

Zuckerberg taps Broadcom to build a massive AI silicon empire for billions of users

Paul Hill — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:24:01 +0000

Meta is ditching off-the-shelf limits to build its own high-performance AI foundation. See how this Broadcom partnership changes the game for the future of social apps. Read more...

Science solved century old mystery that lies inside every AMD, Intel, Nvidia CPU, GPU

Sayan Sen — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:30:01 +0000

Science has solved a century‑old mystery, finally explaining how electrons can literally pass through barriers that should otherwise block them. Read more...

Xiaomi plans to launch its own smartphone chip in early 2025

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:24:01 +0000

Xiaomi is planning to launch its in-house designed smartphone processor next year, which could potentially make its smartphones more efficient and powerful. Read more...

Intel could use TSMC exclusively to build Arrow Lake processor family

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:32:01 +0000

Intel's 18A process node is progressing well and is on track for a 2025 launch. It will feature RibbonFET and PowerVia technologies, offering significant performance improvements. Read more...

UK gets serious about semiconductors with the launch of a new institute

Paul Hill — Mon, 20 May 2024 15:32:01 +0000

The UK has launched the independent UK Semiconductor Institute. It will help bring together government, universities, and the private sector to help the country's semiconductor sector do well. Read more...

£22 million funding to give boost to UK semiconductor R&D

Paul Hill — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 06:42:11 +0000

The UK government has invested a total of £22 million in two research hubs to turn research into business realities. The government hopes that this investment will put the UK ahead in semiconductors. Read more...

Vodafone details its new silicon photonic chips that are in development

Steve Bennett — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:14:01 +0000

Vodafone R&D has shared an update on the developments of its silicon photonic chips, which are reported to be faster, more efficient and more reliable than the current electronic offering. Read more...

Intel and Germany to sign agreement on Dresden factory today

Paul Hill — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 12:26:01 +0000

Intel and Germany will sign an agreement today that will see the construction of a new semiconductor factory in Dresden, Germany. The company is set to receive billions of euros in subsidies too. Read more...

China rethinks its policies to support domestic chip industry amid US restrictions

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 06:52:02 +0000

China is changing its strategy to support its semiconductor industry by providing easier access to subsidies to some companies. This comes amidst tight U.S. controls over chip-making equipment. Read more...

More rumors about a MacBook Air redesign coming in 2022

Moshe Jacobs — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:16:01 +0000

Prolific leaker Mark Gurman shares more leaks about a physical redesign of the MacBook Air arriving in 2022 that will be powered with next generation Apple Silicon processors to match. Read more...

The global chip shortage is finally over... almost, says Goldman Sachs

Sayan Sen — Tue, 08 Jun 2021 06:32:01 +0000

The industry is currently struggling with a global chip supply crisis but Goldman Sachs' Andrew Tilton believes that things will soon be better as we move into the second half of the year. Read more...

Researchers find hope for smaller, more energy-efficient non-silicon computer transistors

Usman Khan Lodhi — Wed, 09 Dec 2020 17:00:01 +0000

MIT researchers have found that InGaAs could potentially replace silicon to create smaller and more energy-efficient transistors. A paper detailing the findings will be presented this month. Read more...

Scientists find new semiconductor materials that could replace silicon in the future

Faisal Ahmed — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 07:50:01 +0000

While silicon is the de facto standard of semiconductor industry, it is not perfect. The search to find its replacement: something that can be made smaller and is more efficient, continues. Read more...

Samsung reportedly reaches deal to supply chips for Tesla's self-driving cars

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 09 Dec 2016 10:26:01 +0000

Samsung and Tesla have reportedly agreed to work together for the long-term, with the South Korean company building custom chips and processors for the automaker's upcoming self-driving vehicles. Read more...

Samsung doubles lithium battery capacity with graphene and silicon

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:56:01 +0000

Working together with researchers in South Korea, Samsung has managed to create a battery that holds twice the charge that our regular ones do. The company did this by using graphene and silicon. Read more...

Researchers create new material and one-atom-thick transistors

Vlad Dudau — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 14:44:01 +0000

Scientists have made a breakthrough in efficiently manufacturing a whole new material that might revolutionize computing and chip manufacturing. Despite the news, the technology is many years away. Read more...

HTC One M8 Prime features 'exotic' aluminium and liquid silicon body

James Walker — Mon, 19 May 2014 20:15:17 +0000

Noted leaker @evleaks has revealed that the HTC One M8 Prime will be waterproof with an 'exotic' metal-ceramic composite body, along with a Snapdragon 810 CPU, 3GB RAM and a 5.5-inch WQHD display. Read more...

Carbon could replace silicon in next-gen transistors

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:33:01 +0000

US engineers have developed a technique that replaces silicon with carbon to make next-generation semiconductors. Boffins at Princeton University said that the electronics industry has pushed the capabilities of silicon - the material at the... Read more...

Silicon Motion expects SSD market to grow fast in 2H 2008

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 11:17:16 +0000

The solid state drive (SSD) market will grow faster than expected in 2008, with the SATA interface promising to become the mainstream for notebook-use SSDs in the future, according to Wallace Kou, president and CEO... Read more...

Silicon Knights' Dyack: Quebec Game Company Subsidies Insane

Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:11:34 +0000

Talking as part of an in-depth studio tour posted on Gamasutra today, Ontario-based Silicon Knights founder Denis Dyack has been discussing the state of Canadian game development, suggesting subsidies from the Quebec government to companies... Read more...

Epic Games' Motion to Dismiss Silicon Knights Suit Denied

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:29:39 +0000

Epic Games had been looking to get Silicon Knights' lawsuit completely thrown out, but the court has decided to deny the request and the litigation will continue. GameDaily BIZ today received an update on the... Read more...

Intel claims silicon crown despite AMD Barcelona

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 14:09:50 +0000

Intel is confident, with a few benchmark exceptions, that it will still have the fastest x86 processor in the market following today's launch of AMD's Barcelona Opteron processor. "We feel quite good about our performance,"... Read more...

Epic Files Motion to Dismiss in Case Against Silicon Knights

Denis Wong — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:46:35 +0000

After developer Silicon Knights sued Epic Games on the grounds of Epic providing a less-than-capable Unreal Engine 3 to Silicon Knights, Epic has responded with a Motion to Dismiss. From Gamasutra: Quote -... Read more...

Silicon Knights sues Epic games

Brad Wardell — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:58:53 +0000

ShackNews is reporting that Silicon Knights has served Epic Games (makers of the Unreal Engine) with a lawsuit. The thrust of the complaint seems centered around E3 2006, where Too Human was demonstrated and... Read more...

Nokia taps into Silicon Valley

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:44:34 +0000

Looking to merge mobile phones with PCs, Nokia has expanded its presence in Silicon Valley and is exploring a wireless network that local developers can use to try out new applications. At its recently opened... Read more...

Apple Acquires Silicon Color Technologies

Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:21:49 +0000

Apple has acquired the technolgies of Silion Color, which manufactures the FinalTouch range of colour correction software. A note on the company website says: "We are pleased to announce that all Silicon Color technology... Read more...

Nanowire Transistors Faster than Silicon

Dave Legg — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:46:59 +0000

Nanowires are made with regular crystal structures and uniform electronic properties - a level of predictability is essential for manufacturing high-performance electronics. Researchers at Harvard University have shown that nanowire transistors can be at least... Read more...

Sega signs next-gen pact with Silicon Knights

Thu, 24 Mar 2005 17:14:43 +0000

Agreement will see the Twin Snakes developer working on an unnamed game for unidentified consoles to be released at an undetermined date. In a release issued this morning, Sega announced an agreement... Read more...

IBM, AMD Speed Chips by Straining Silicon Wafers

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:49:24 +0000

Researchers at IBM and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. have improved a chip-making technology called strained silicon, boosting semiconductor performance at a time when such gains are increasingly hard to come by, the companies said on... Read more...

AMD sneaks strained silicon into chips

Fri, 20 Aug 2004 14:27:19 +0000

Advanced Micro Devices has begun to incorporate strained silicon into its processors. By adding strained silicon, AMD will be able to give its processors a high performance boost. It won't be until the... Read more...

Silicon Knights Working On Xbox?

Mon, 24 May 2004 17:52:26 +0000

A new game could be announced as soon as this summer...Too Human, perhaps? Silicon Knights, the developer behind such games as Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain, Eternal Darkness, and the GameCube version... Read more...

Silicon Knights and Nintendo Part

Wed, 14 Apr 2004 21:26:38 +0000

IGNcube today learned that Canada-based development studio Silicon Knights has ended its second-party status with Nintendo Co. Ltd. The company will effective immediately be allowed to develop software for multiple consoles including Microsoft's Xbox and... Read more...

Intel Silicon Innovation Could Eliminate Data Jams

Thu, 12 Feb 2004 10:51:54 +0000

Thanks Know Won, exit, and OrangeSoul. Researchers said on Wednesday they have found a novel way to use the silicon building blocks of computer chips to switch light on and off at high speeds, an... Read more...

ATI's R420 silicon ships to partners

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 20 Jan 2004 11:14:31 +0000

WE REVEALED last week that the Nvidia NV40 chip had taped out. And now we know ATI's R420 has not only taped out but is a step ahead of the competition. While ATI's R420 taped... Read more...

Silicon on insulator key to AMD 90nm success - analyst

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 14 Nov 2003 16:11:39 +0000

AMD's Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) technology is going to save the company's migration to a 90nm process from the delays that appear to have plagued Intel's shift to 90nm. So says American Technology Research (ATR) analyst Rick... Read more...

Intel mulls metal over silicon for new chips

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 05 Nov 2003 15:34:53 +0000

Moore's Law is alive and well, but Intel is changing its basic semiconductor recipes to make sure it stays that way. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker is looking at revamping two fundamental elements of its... Read more...

Silicon Valley's Jobless Rate 7.9 Percent

Sun, 10 Nov 2002 09:17:16 +0000

The technology downturn continues to hammer California's Silicon Valley, where the unemployment rate in October was 7.9 percent, the highest level since 1983 and well above last month's statewide average of 6.4 percent. ... Read more...

Intel's 90 nano technology to use strained silicon

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 13 Aug 2002 10:25:31 +0000

We know that Intel has planned to move from its current 130 nanometer to 90 nanometers for some time, but Barrett will describe a process called "strained silicon" which is already used by IBM. ... Read more...