Tag: semiconductor

IBM unveils tech for sub-nanometer chip in AI computing push

Posted on   |  by Anhata Rooprai and Stephen Nellis
IBM has unveiled what it said was the world’s first technology capable of producing chips smaller than one nanometer, as tech companies race to build semiconductors that can handle...

NRF takes $10m stake in AI bottleneck buster Syenta

Posted on   |  by David Allen
The federal government’s $15 billion industry fund has taken a $10 million stake in Syenta, an ANU deep tech spinout tackling one of the AI industry’s biggest bottlenecks and part...

Chip packaging, printed solar tech nets $7m in IGP grants

Posted on   |  by David Allen
A semiconductor packaging tool that triples communication speeds between computer chips and a printed solar panel lighter than a can of soft drink have received funding through the federal...

News Wrap: NSW makes its play for semiconductors

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Australia will open its first commercial semiconductor packaging facility in western Sydney in 2027, creating a strategic toe-hold in a high-value part of the global silicon supply chain. In...

Western Sydney to house nation’s first chip packaging plant

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s first commercial semiconductor packaging facility will be built in western Sydney, creating a rare national capability in a strategically critical part of the global chip supply chain. NSW...

Trump imposes 25pc tariff on imports of some AI chips

Posted on   |  by Ismail Shakil, Bhargav Acharya and Chris Sanders
US President Donald Trump has imposed a 25 per cent tariff on certain AI chips, such as the Nvidia H200 AI processor and a similar semiconductor from AMD called...

Canberra urged to drop chip foundry fantasy

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Federal policymakers must move past notions that Australia’s semiconductor industry is tied to mass silicon chip fabrication, the NSW chief scientist said on Wednesday while pushing for a bottom...

Trump administration in talks to take 10% stake in Intel

Posted on   |  by Zaheer Kachwala and Jaspreet Singh
The Trump administration is in talks to take a 10 per cent stake in Intel by converting some or all of the struggling company’s Chips Act grants into equity,...

Nvidia reveals sales hit from US export curbs on China

Posted on   |  by Arsheeya Bajwa and Stephen Nellis
Nvidia beat quarterly sales expectations as customers stockpiled its AI chips before fresh US curbs on China exports took effect, but the same restrictions will slice off US$8 billion...