Thursday, March 4, 2021

Global semiconductor shortage spurs run on vintage chipmaking tools

Chip factories like Polar use these tools to make chips on 200-millimeter silicon wafers, which were state-of-the-art two decades ago. Now, advanced chips are made using much larger wafers, but there is still a lot of demand for simpler, older chips. https://ift.tt/30cjN4H

White House says closely tracking Microsoft's emergency patch

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YouTube will lift ban on Donald Trump channel when risk of violence decreases -CEO

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China ramps up tech commitment in 5-year plan, eyes 7% boost in R&D spend

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Broadcom shares fall as chip sales disappoint

Broadcom reported semiconductor solutions revenue of $4.90 billion for its fiscal first quarter ended Jan. 31, slightly below analyst estimates of $4.95 billion, according to IBES data from Refinitiv. https://ift.tt/3rlMVCB

GameStop spikes as investors eye cryptic tweet by shareholder

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Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo is pursuing an urgent IPO via a SPAC merger at a valuation of less than $500M; it was last valued at $1.2B in 2024 (Meir Orbach/CTech)

Meir Orbach / CTech : Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo is pursuing an urgent IPO via a SPAC merger at a valuation of less than $500M; ...