Category: Computer Chips

China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game

Beijing’s latest effort to weaponize global supply chains is modeled on the American technology controls that it has long criticized.
Cars to Fighter Jets: China’s New Export Curbs May Level a Heavy Blow Worldwide

Broad restrictions could cause supply interruptions for arms makers, as well as manufacturers in the semiconductor, automotive and other sectors.
Why Diamonds Are Computer Chips’ New Best Friend

Data centers squander vast amounts of electricity, most of it as heat. The physical properties of diamond offer a potential solution, researchers say.
A.I. Is Driving a Stock Market Rally in China, Too

Surging interest in artificial intelligence is generating huge gains for Chinese tech stocks like Alibaba, which has more than doubled this year.
China Displays Its Gizmos and Ambition, but Fewer Answers on Trade

The vast Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou stood as a rebuke to U.S. efforts to hem in China’s technology. But the real competition is internal, and profits are hard to find.
What a Potential Apple-Intel Deal Says About Trump’s Pull Over Big Tech

Talks about a potential investment by the iPhone maker raise further questions about the chip giant, which now has close ties to Washington.
Nvidia to Buy $5 Billion Stake in Intel, Giving Rival a Lifeline

The deal between the chipmakers, whose fortunes have diverged sharply, includes plans to collaborate on technology to power artificial intelligence.
In Giant Deals, U.A.E. Got Chips, and Trump Team Got Crypto Riches

A lucrative transaction involving the Trump family’s cryptocurrency firm and an agreement giving the Emiratis access to A.I. chips were connected in ways that have not been previously reported.
Nvidia Broke Antitrust Law, China Says, as Tensions With U.S. Mount

Chinese regulators, on a day of U.S. trade talks, said that an acquisition by Nvidia had violated antimonopoly regulations.
How Lutnick Is Using Government Power to Pressure Private Companies

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has been putting the squeeze on companies and trading partners in an unusual effort to raise revenue and expand the president’s role over the economy.
Nvidia Accuses Rivals of Being A.I. Doomers as US Debates Sale of Chips to China

Rankling national security experts, the chipmaker has stepped up attacks on lawmakers who are pushing restrictions.
ASML to Invest $1.5 Billion in Mistral, the French A.I. Start-Up

ASML, the Dutch maker of semiconductor equipment, is investing about $1.5 billion in Mistral, the French A.I. start-up.