Semiconductor

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping seated at a bilateral meeting table during a G20 diplomatic engagement.

September 23, 2026

Trump-Xi Washington Summit Leaves Chip Controls Off the Table — but an AI Hotline May Make the Cut

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting in Washington this week, with talks covering artificial intelligence governance, semiconductor export restrictions and sanctions enforcement. For anyone watching US-China relations,

Digital seismograph monitor screen displaying seismic waves representing real-time monitoring technology used in earthquake early warning systems.

Business·Technology

RTX 5090 96GB Mod Appears on Alibaba as AI Buyers Chase Memory Over Warranty

A modified Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 with 96GB of memory has appeared on Alibaba, according to reports from Tom’s Hardware and TechPowerUp. The reported price is just under $4,000, with Tech-Insider citing $3,888 from a Shenzhen seller. The number that

September 13, 2026

DeepSeek V4 Pro Launches With Premium Pricing as China’s AI Competition Intensifies

Artificial Intelligence·Policy·Science

DeepSeek formally released its V4 Pro model on August 13, positioning it as a premium-tier offering in a market where pricing strategies and capability

AI Chip Stock Plunge: SK Hynix and Samsung Crash 14 Percent Amid AI Demand Concerns

Artificial Intelligence·Technology

Major semiconductor manufacturers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics experienced dramatic stock declines in July 2026, as investors reassessed expectations for artificial intelligence hardware demand

VIKRAM3201 space-grade 32-bit indigenous microprocessor developed by ISRO Semiconductor Laboratory Mohali, designed for launch vehicles and tested in PSLV-C60 mission.

India·News·Science·Technology

PM Modi Receives ‘Digital Diamond’: India’s First Indigenous 32-bit Space Microprocessor Validated on PSLV Mission

At Semicon India 2025, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw handed PM Modi something small but mighty – India’s first fully Make-in-India 32-bit microprocessor qualified for launch-vehicle use. The Vikram-3201 chip (also called Vikram-32) represents

Rahul Somvanshi

September 2, 2025

Close-up of a CPU chip mounted on a green printed circuit board, surrounded by capacitors and connectors.

Artificial Intelligence·Science·Technology

Princeton AI Cuts Wireless Chip Design Time from Weeks to Minutes, Reduces Costs by 70% with $10M Federal Grant

Princeton University has secured nearly $10 million to lead a groundbreaking initiative that could transform how we design the chips powering our wireless world. The project aims to use artificial intelligence to

Rahul Somvanshi

August 7, 2025

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) on the exterior of a modern building. TSMC is one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers, supplying chips to major technology companies globally. (Photo Source: TSMC)

News·USA

TSMC’s $165B US Chip Investment: Largest Foreign Direct Investment in US History

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has unveiled plans to invest an additional $100 billion in US chip manufacturing operations over the next four years, bringing its total planned US investment to $165

Rahul Somvanshi

March 4, 2025

Technology

New Self-Assembling Electronics Method Promises High-Yield, Cost-Effective Chip Manufacturing Using Liquid Metal and Graphene

A research team at North Carolina State University has developed a novel technique for manufacturing electronic components. The method, called Directed Metal-Ligand (D-Met) reactions, creates complex three-dimensional structures using liquid metal particles

Karmactive Team

December 7, 2024