China cybersecurity group seeks review of Intel products for possible breaches

China cybersecurity group seeks review of Intel products for possible breaches

A Chinese cybersecurity group has called for a review of Intel products sold on the mainland, alleging that the US semiconductor giant’s chips pose a threat for “frequent vulnerabilities and high failure rates”. The Cyber Security Association of China (CSAC) said in a WeChat post on Wednesday that Intel’s central processing units (CPUs) have shown … Read more

Intel lands Amazon as client for custom AI chips, a major win for its foundry business

Intel lands Amazon as client for custom AI chips, a major win for its foundry business

Intel’s foundry, or contract manufacturing business, has signed up Amazon’s cloud services unit as a customer for making custom artificial intelligence chips, the companies said on Monday, a deal that gives the chip maker a vote of confidence. Intel’s shares rose roughly 8 per cent in extended trading after CEO Pat Gelsinger released a memo … Read more

Why Samsung, TSMC are keeping cutting-edge chip production at home despite overseas incentives

Why Samsung, TSMC are keeping cutting-edge chip production at home despite overseas incentives

This article was first published by The Korea Times in a partnership with the South China Morning Post. Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) are keeping their most cutting-edge semiconductor plants on their respective home turfs, even as the companies rush to expand investments in the US, Japan and elsewhere. Samsung, one of … Read more