TSMC set to receive up to $6.6 billion in funding for Arizona plants

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo testifies during the House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing titled “Chips on the Table: A one year review of the CHIPS and Science Act,” in the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 19, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images TSMC‘s Arizona subsidiary is … Read more

Malaysia emerges as a hotspot for chip firms amid U.S.-China tech war

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – 2018/01/24: A foreigner is seen with a Malaysia flag as a background. Kuala Lumpur or commonly known as KL is the national capital for Malaysia and is the fastest growing metropolitan regions in South-East Asia. The urban city is also well known to the world for tourism and shopping. Kuala Lumpur … Read more

Intel drops 8% after chipmaker reports hefty loss in foundry business

Signage outside Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, Jan. 30, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Intel shares closed down 8% on Wednesday after the company disclosed long-awaited financials for its semiconductor manufacturing, or foundry, business, revealing an operating loss of $7 billion in 2023. It was the first time Intel had … Read more

Intel shares fall on $7 billion operating loss in foundry business

U.S. President Joe Biden tours the Intel Ocotillo Campus, in Chandler, Arizona, U.S., March 20, 2024.  Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Intel shares fell 4% at one point in extended trading on Tuesday after the company revealed long-awaited financials for its semiconductor manufacturing business, commonly called the foundry business, in a SEC filing. Intel said its … Read more

AI and semiconductor stocks surge after Nvidia’s earnings beat

A microchip and the Nvidia logo displayed on a phone screen are seen in this photo taken in Krakow, Poland, on April 10, 2023. Nurphoto | Getty Images Artificial intelligence and semiconductor chip stocks rallied Thursday after U.S. chip design firm Nvidia beat Wall Street’s expectations for fourth-quarter earnings and revenue on Wednesday and projected … Read more

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hits 10-year anniversary

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during a keynote address announcing ChatGPT integration for Bing at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, Feb. 7, 2023. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images When Satya Nadella replaced Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO in February 2014, the software company was mired in mediocrity. Its market cap was just over $300 … Read more

AMD bets on AI-powered PCs as tech race with Nvidia and Intel heats up

SHANGHAI, CHINA – JULY 28, 2023 – Photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows the AMD logo at the 2023 ChinaJoy in Shanghai, China. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images U.S. chip giant Advanced Micro Devices is betting on AI PCs to take on rivals including Nvidia and Intel as the AI race heats … Read more

Inside the secret parties of the elite world

Countries and companies rent out storefronts on the Promenade in Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum CNBC DAVOS, Switzerland — For as long as countries and companies have rented out chalets and storefronts on the Promenade of the small Swiss ski village that hosts the World Economic Forum, ancillary programming hosted beyond the reaches … Read more

Intel has worst day since 2020 on weak outlook

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks during an event called AI Everywhere in New York, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.  Intel shares slumped 12% on Friday for their steepest drop since July 2020, after the chipmaker issued a forecast for the current quarter that came in far short of analysts’ estimates. In its earnings report late Thursday, … Read more

Intel (INTC) earnings report Q4 2023

Intel shares dropped in extended trading on Thursday after the chipmaker issued an outlook for the first quarter of 2024 that lagged analyst forecasts even as results for the latest quarter beat Wall Street estimates. Here’s how Intel did versus LSEG (formerly Refinitiv) consensus expectations for the quarter ended in December: Earnings per share: 54 … Read more