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Intel Foundry’s €5B Leixlip Intel 3 Bet Tests the Gap Between Capacity and Wafers
The Ireland expansion is a cleanroom level lesson in node demand, regional manufacturing, and why announcements are only the first wafer.
hardware
SK hynix's $64 Billion Memory Plants Show Why Supply Crunches Outlast Capex
The spend is real, but capacity, timing, tooling, yields, and product mix decide when buyers feel relief.
hardware
IBM's 0.7-Nanometer Claim Shows Why Chip Nodes Are Not Rulers
The useful lesson is not the argument, it is learning why a node label is a generation name, not a transistor tape measure.
hardware
Intel 18A May Challenge TSMC, But 3-5 Million vs 17 Million Is the Lesson
The transistor story is real, but foundry customers buy capacity, trust, and ramp confidence.
hardware
AMD Is Courting Samsung to Build Zen 6. The Yield Math Is the Whole Story.
AMD is reportedly in advanced talks to fabricate Zen 6 chips at Samsung, trading known yield risks for supply security , and the decision reveals how chipmakers think about foundry economics.
hardware
SMIC N+3 Teardown: How DUV Multi-Patterning Outpitched Intel 18A
SemiAnalysis reverse-engineered the Kirin 9030 and found a 32.5 nm minimum metal pitch. Here is what that number teaches you about process technology.
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