Energy use forcing rethink of AI chip design, TSMC saysAI's massive electricity needs are now driving chip development. Energy efficiency is becoming more critical than raw computing power. TSMC...
28 May, 2026, 09.59 PM IST
Modern air conditioning was invented in America, but not to keep people coolA printing issue in Brooklyn led to the invention of modern air conditioning. This innovation, initially for paper, became a lifesaver, dra...
28 May, 2026, 02.49 PM IST
Huawei touts new chipmaking technology to sidestep US restrictionsChinese tech giant Huawei said on Monday it had developed a new way of making semiconductors that could get around its US-enforced lack of ...
25 May, 2026, 08.26 PM IST
Huawei proposes new path for chip development amid US sanctionsHuawei aims for advanced chip design by 2031. The company is developing a new 'Tau Scaling Law' to improve chip performance. This innovatio...
25 May, 2026, 08.21 AM IST
Mistral AI buys Austrian physics AI startup in industrial pushFrance's Mistral AI has acquired Emmi AI from Austria. This move aims to boost Mistral's services for European industrial clients. Emmi AI ...
19 May, 2026, 05.26 PM IST
Dara Khosrowshahi on Uber’s India bets, AI & jobs; Nvidia’s Simplismart betHappy Monday! Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi sat down with ET to discuss the company’s ambitions in (and for) India, among other things. This a...
18 May, 2026, 07.49 AM IST
Modi in Netherlands: One firm holds the key to India's chip ambitionPrime Minister Modi's visit to the Netherlands highlights India's critical reliance on ASML, the sole provider of advanced lithography mach...
16 May, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
Korean chipmakers face critical trade-offs over China exports post Trump-Xi talksKorea's chip industry faces a dilemma as US-China talks on tech exports and rare earths unfold. While potential sales in China beckon, manu...
15 May, 2026, 12.19 PM IST
ASML layoffs: the king of advanced chip-making machines cuts 1,700 jobs in major shake-up—but is China ready to lure them all and forge its own ASML empire?ASML layoffs hit global headlines after the chip giant confirmed 1,700 job cuts, nearly 4% workforce, despite record AI-driven demand. The ...
22 Apr, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
ASML investors bet on 'picks and shovels' of AI revolutionAnalysts expect a strong quarter and see scope for ASML to raise its 2026 sales outlook, as memory-chip makers expand capacity to meet AI-d...
14 Apr, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
Microsoft-backed Lace raises $40 million for advanced chipmaking equipment techLace, a Norwegian chipmaking startup, secured $40 million for its helium atom beam lithography. This technology promises chip designs ten t...
23 Mar, 2026, 09.33 PM IST
China's top chip bosses urge supportive policies to create 'China's ASML'Semiconductor manufacturing has emerged as a critical battleground in the China-U.S. technology rivalry since 2020, with Washington activel...
05 Mar, 2026, 03.18 PM IST
Not Nvidia or TSMC, only this company holds the tech that powers every chip in the worldASML, a Dutch company, holds a near-monopoly on extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, essential for manufacturing the most advanc...
20 Feb, 2026, 02.09 PM IST
Explainer: How China's chip equipment manufacturing sector stacks upChina has been the biggest buyer of wafer fabrication equipment for the past two years. In 2024, it purchased $41 billion worth of tools, a...
14 May, 2025, 08.05 AM IST
Beijing criticises Netherlands' move to block ASML exports to ChinaAsked about the Dutch government's move, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin on Tuesday urged the Netherlands "to be impartial, ...
03 Jan, 2024, 09.09 AM IST
Netherlands blocks chipmaker ASML's exports to China in partial licence revocationThe company said it does not expect the revocation or the latest US export control restrictions to have a material impact on its financial ...
02 Jan, 2024, 09.05 AM IST
US wants Dutch supplier to stop selling chipmaking gear to ChinaWashington’s proposed restriction would expand an existing moratorium on the sale of the most advanced systems to China, in an attempt to t...
06 Jul, 2022, 10.01 AM IST