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China pushes for 70% homegrown silicon wafer use as domestic firm ramps up 12-inch production — government seeking to localize critical chip supply chain amid AI boom and export restrictions

… The report also added that Chinese foundries, alongside Huawei-linked firms, are ramping production of advanced chips — roughly in the 7 nm to 5 nm class — to meet AI demand. However, some production still depends on foreign wafers. …

May 5, 2026 · Etiido Uko
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Nvidia accelerates end-of-life for some Jetson AI processors due to memory shortages — RAMpocalypse sends older DDR4-based modules to the great scrapheap in the sky

… When supply tightens, those platforms are often the first to be pushed into constrained ordering terms , and NCNR status is usually the earliest visible signal. Seen in that light, this is less about an abrupt discontinuation and more about a market reality finally catching up with aging hardware. …

May 3, 2026 · Zak Killian
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Tesla hires 17-year Intel veteran responsible for billion-dollar fab startups — Gary Jiang likely chosen to oversee fab efforts for Terafab's licensing of 14A

… Earlier in his Intel career, Jiang held multiple management positions at the company's Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona, where he managed technician teams accountable for startup, ramp, yield, and output for 22nm, 14nm, and 10nm-class process technologies which include Intel 10nm SuperFin and 1… …

Jul 1, 2026 · Anton Shilov
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Apple considering Intel and Samsung for US chip production, report claims — consumer electronics giant looks to diversify supply chain amid chip shortages

… He even said in a 2022 all-hands company meeting, “Regardless of what you may feel or think, 60% coming out of anywhere is probably not a strategic position.” This was likely highlighted with the AI-driven chip shortage. “The primary constraint is the availability of the advanced nodes our SoCs are… …

May 5, 2026 · Jowi Morales
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Production of DDR4 memory and motherboards is restarting amid unprecedented memory shortages — PC industry preparing for a world without DDR5

… Intel continues to sell its Raptor Lake and Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs, as well, and the company told Tom’s Hardware it “will continue to make sure that there are products which can take care of older memory technologies.” One motherboard vendor said it was specifically ramping production of LGA 1700… …

Jun 4, 2026 · Paul Alcorn