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Chip Industry Week In Review

New TPU; TSMC revenue, export investigation; global semi equipment sales; 2D materials roadmap; acquisitions; UALink spec; EU's AI plan; non-volati...

Chip Industry Week In Review

Tariff questions, impact; global sales report; Europe's chiplets focus; DARPA's quantum push; Intel 18A enters risk production; optical networking ...

Chip Industry Week In Review

U.S. IC chemicals and materials; China export blacklist expands; global fab equipment report; high-density 3D DRAM; optoelectronics advances; 2nm G...

Chip Industry Week In Review

Agentic AI chip design; $6.5B AI acquisition; IC energy consumption and emissions; US allies export controls; CPO switches; foundry and IC design h...

Chip Industry Week In Review

ASML-imec deal; Intel Foundry's future; European tech consortium; photonics-related acquisitions; global chip market up; new security IP and algori...

Chip Industry Week In Review

Malaysia design deal with Arm; strong IC sales; Europe's HPC independence push; CHIPS Act clawback clause; Allegro spurns offer; TSMC $100B U.S. de...

Chip Industry Week In Review

Intel fab delay; Apple's $500B pledge; NIST's secure manufacturing plan; imec's high-NA milestone; SkyWater's fab purchase; GF-MIT deal; Australia'...

Chip Industry Week In Review

Europe funds power fab; PDF's security acquisition; tariffs; NIST concerns; new ALD tool; Malaysia's advanced packaging fab; autonomous ships; smar...

Chip Industry Week In Review

Critical IC mineral concerns; wafer shipments shrink; Europe bets big on AI; new ultrasonic cleaner; high-speed DRAM test; Europe's 6G; HW-assisted...

Chip Industry Week In Review

Industry growth reports; new GF CEO; UVM for mixed signal; power demands explode; EU-US chip collaboration; earnings; S Korea AI.

Startups

Startup Funding: Q1 2025

AI chips and data center communications see big funding; 75 startups raise $2 billion.

Startup Funding: Q4 2024

AI chips and interconnects end year on high note; $3 billion for 75 companies.

Startup Funding: Q3 2024

New startups emerge from stealth; 75 companies raise $2 billion.

AI’s Role In Chip Design Widens, Drawing In New Startups

Focus is on letting engineers do much more with the same or fewer resources — and less drudgery.

Analog Consolidation Spurs New Round Of Startups

Smaller companies open the door once again to analog customization projects, which have been too expensive for most chipmakers.

Startup Funding: Q2 2024

Big rounds for AI chips; 91 startups raise $2.6 billion.

Startup Funding: March 2024

Investors connect with interconnects; $1.1 billion for 39 companies.

Startup Funding: February 2024

Power electronics, data center interconnects among 49 startups that raised $800 million.

Startup Funding: January 2024

Chiplet packaging, AI, and quantum draw investment; 20 startups raise nearly $840 million.

Startup Funding: December 2023

Funding boosts photonics for AI, flexible chips; $1.3 billion for 72 companies.

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