CEO Pat Gelsinger told employees that Thakur will continue lead Intel's foundry unit through the first quarter of 2023 to ensure 'a smooth transition.'

Including Hong Kong and Macao, China had 59 papers accepted by the ISSCC.

Samsung Electronics said the global technology industry is in search of alternative sources for advanced semiconductors given rising political risks.

The growth is expected to temper in 2023 due to challenging macroeconomic conditions but is forecast to rebound in the years that follow on strong demand for semiconductors used in data center, automotive and industrial applications.

Tech leaders who spent years eagerly adding to their staffs are now lining up to deliver a different message: Sorry, we grew too fast.

Toshiba, which is exploring options for a buyout, cut its profit forecast for the year ending March to 125 billion yen from 170 billion yen.

Silicon Labs' exit from any business not related to wireless connectivity and IoT devices marks the beginning of the company's journey to becoming a "pure-play" IoT chip designer, according to Silicon Labs CEO Matt Johnson.

Despite warnings from intelligence agencies, Germany's government is set to approve a Chinese takeover of a German company's microchips production facility.

Marvell Technology is eliminating some roles in China as part of a realignment of its global research and development investments, the company said on Thursday.

Chinese cities from Wuhan in central China to Xining in the northwest are doubling down on COVID-19 curbs, sealing up buildings, locking down districts and throwing millions into distress in a scramble to halt widening outbreaks.

Merck does not anticipate that a projected decline in smartphone sales this year will weigh on its semiconductor chemicals business, CEO Belen Garijo told Reuters on Thursday, insisting the market remained attractive.

Chip-making technology provider Lam Research on Wednesday warned of a $2 billion to $2.5 billion revenue hit in 2023 from US curbs on exports of high-end technology shipments to China.

The latest US salvo in the chip war against China will set back its domestic chipmakers by generations, while global suppliers of semiconductors and fab tools will incur billions of dollars in lost sales because of a giant dent in demand out of China.

Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Corp has asked American employees in core tech positions to leave, as it rushes to comply with the new U.S export restrictions.

Intel is planning on announcing "targeted" layoffs in November, according to a report late Thursday, citing an internal video shared with employees.

Lead times - the gap between when a chip is ordered and when it is delivered - averaged 26.3 weeks in the period, according to research by Susquehanna Financial Group. That compares with nearly 27 weeks the prior month.

American workers hold key positions throughout China's domestic chip industry, helping manufacturers develop new chips to catch up with foreign rivals. Now, those workers are in limbo under new US export control rules that prohibit US citizens from supporting China's advanced chip development.

US regulators will investigate units of Samsung, Qualcomm and TSMC over certain semiconductor devices and integrated circuits and mobile devices using those components, the U.S. International Trade Commission said on Friday.

ASML told its employees in the US to refrain from servicing customers in China following new regulations from the Biden administration, according to an internal email sent to staff.

US chip toolmaker KLA will cease offering some supplies and services from Wednesday to China-based customers including South Korea's SK Hynix in compliance with recent US regulations, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.

Shares in major Asian computer chipmakers have slumped after the US announced tough new measures to restrict sales of technology to China. The US said it will ban American firms from selling certain chips used for supercomputers and artificial intelligence to Chinese firms.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported higher-than-expected quarterly revenue, signaling the chip giant is benefiting from market share gains to weather an industry slowdown.

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) added limits on exports of chips and related production tools to China, citing national security concerns. Following the announcement, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer noted he is pressing for further restrictions.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) is Intel Foundry Services' (IFS's) "No. 1" customer, IFS president Randhir Thakur told EE Times, noting that IFS plans to be part of the DoD state-of-the-art heterogeneous integrated packaging (SHIP) program. That program will necessitate deep knowledge of gate-all-around (GAA) technology facilitating high-transistor-density 3D chips.

Mario Draghi's outgoing government and Intel have picked the town of Vigasio in the northeastern Veneto region as their preferred site for a new multibillion-euro chip factory in Italy, two people familiar with the matter said.

Top US lawmakers are urging the Biden administration to put Chinese semiconductor company Yangtze Memory Technologies on a blacklist for allegedly violating export controls by supplying Huawei.

Nvidia reportedly refused to reveal basic pre-launch information about its PC graphics card to partners like EVGA, making it diffcult for them to prepare.

Intel first debuted the Pentium brand name almost 30 years ago, and the Celeron range of CPUs about 25 years ago. Since the rise of the Core series in 2006, they've both been assigned to low-cost budget CPUs, often featured on budget laptops and desktops. As of 2023, they're both disappearing: Intel's low-end laptop offerings will simply be labeled "Intel Processor" with a new iteration of the Intel Inside logo.

A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the sparsely populated southeastern part of Taiwan on Sunday, the island's weather bureau said, derailing train carriages, causing a convenience store to collapse and trapping hundreds on mountain roads.

Tighter restrictions on US semiconductor and equipment sales are set to test China's artificial intelligence superpowers as Washington removes a key plank of next-generation technological development.

Wolfspeed, the wide-bandgap chipmaker focused on silicon carbide and gallium nitride devices, plans to spend up to $5 billion to chase demand in the electric vehicle business that shows no signs of slowing down.

Republican lawmakers have warned Apple that it will face intense scrutiny from Congress if the California company procures memory chips from a controversial Chinese semiconductor manufacturer for the new iPhone 14.

The US government is loosening restrictions on the sharing of technology with blacklisted firms, seeking to maintain America's lead in setting international standards as China closes the gap.

The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on US shipments to China of semiconductors used for artificial intelligence and chipmaking tools, several people familiar with the matter said.

A Reuters review of more than a dozen publicly available government tenders over the past two years indicated that among some of China's most strategically important research institutes, there is high demand - and need - for Nvidia's signature A100 chips.

Volkswagen and Foxconn Technology Group are keeping their workers on-site in their factories in Chengdu after the Chinese metropolis locked down its 21 million residents to contain a Covid-19 outbreak.

Chengdu has become the latest Chinese city to be locked down as Beijing continues to pursue its controversial "zero-Covid" policy.

Broadcom forecast fourth-quarter revenue above estimates on Thursday as the semiconductor company expects resilient demand from businesses going digital to help it weather a likely chip industry slowdown.

At Hot Chips 34, a new player entered the high-performance GPU market.

China has placed millions of its citizens under renewed lockdown after fresh outbreaks of Covid-19 as the government persists in its hardline policy on containing the virus in the face of more evidence that it is suffocating the economy.