Gaming Hardware China’s Semiconductor Ambitions: IMECAS Achieves GAA Transistor Milestone Amid EUV Restrictions September 21, 2026 Evan Lee Salim In a significant development for the global semiconductor landscape, the Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMECAS) has successfully demonstrated functional stacked-nanosheet gate-all-around (GAA) transistors. The achievement,…
Gaming Hardware The Weekly Tech Pulse: From AI Benchmarking Breakthroughs to the Future of Semiconductor Lithography September 12, 2026 Ammar Sabilarrohman If you are not yet subscribed to Tom’s Hardware Premium, you are missing the definitive analytical deep dives that define the modern computing landscape. As the industry hurtles toward an…
Gaming Hardware The Silicon Squeeze: Trump Administration Weighs Sweeping New Semiconductor Tariffs August 27, 2026 Suro Senen The global technology sector is bracing for a potential seismic shift in trade policy as the Trump administration reportedly considers a second, more aggressive phase of semiconductor tariffs. According to…
Gaming Hardware Samsung Foundry Shifts Strategy: Price Hikes and the High-Stakes Battle for Semiconductor Dominance August 19, 2026 Pevita Pearce In a significant pivot for the global semiconductor landscape, Samsung Electronics has initiated a series of aggressive price adjustments across its foundry operations. As of July, the South Korean tech…
PC Gaming The Silicon Chokepoint: Why Micron and Semiconductor Giants Warn the Memory Crisis Will Persist Deep Into the Decade August 12, 2026 Pevita Pearce The global electronics industry is facing a prolonged period of high prices and constrained supply for memory modules, with recovery timelines slipping much further into the future than previously anticipated.…
Gaming Hardware Inside Elon Musk’s Semiconductor Ambitions: The Rapid Rise of the Advanced Technology Chip Fab August 4, 2026 Pevita Pearce The landscape of Texas is undergoing a seismic transformation. Far beyond the standard industrial developments typical of the region, Elon Musk’s latest venture—the Advanced Technology Chip Fab (ATCF)—is rapidly emerging…
Gaming Hardware Legal Hurdles Mount for Micron’s Massive New York Semiconductor Complex: Environmental Groups Sue Over "Forever Chemicals" August 3, 2026 Raul Delapena Setiawan The ambitious multi-billion-dollar semiconductor manufacturing project slated for Clay, New York, is facing renewed legal turbulence. Micron Technology, a global leader in memory and storage solutions, finds itself entangled in…
Gaming Hardware Intel Secures Fortinet as Key Foundry Customer for Intel 4 Node: A Strategic Pivot in Semiconductor Manufacturing July 23, 2026 Nila Kartika Wati In a move that signals a significant evolution in its foundry ambitions, Intel Corporation announced on July 21 that it has secured a landmark agreement with cybersecurity giant Fortinet. Under…
Gaming Hardware Beijing Considers Drastic Export Curbs: The Future of China’s AI and Semiconductor Hegemony July 21, 2026 Asep Darmawan In an escalating geopolitical chess match over technological supremacy, the Chinese government is weighing a series of aggressive measures to tighten its grip on the nation’s burgeoning artificial intelligence and…
Gaming Hardware The High-Stakes Bet: Can Rapidus Restore Japan’s Semiconductor Supremacy? July 8, 2026 Reynand Wu In the quiet industrial landscape of Chitose, Hokkaido, a massive construction project is currently underway that represents perhaps the most ambitious industrial gamble in modern Japanese history. Rapidus, a semiconductor…
