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Intel has selected Ohio for a new chip manufacturing complex that would cost at least $20 billion, ramping up an effort to increase U.S. production of computer chips as users…
The Dream of U.S.-Made Computer Chips
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. Here is a collection of past columns.[1] Many U.S. politicians and technologists believe that America would be better off if the…
F.T.C. Sues to Block Nvidia's Takeover of Arm
WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block Nvidia's $40 billion acquisition[1] of a fellow chip company, Arm, halting what would be the biggest semiconductor industry deal…
Jay Last, One of the Rebels Who Founded Silicon Valley, Dies at 92
Jay Last, a physicist who helped create the silicon chips that power the world's computers, and who was among the eight entrepreneurs whose company laid the technical, financial and cultural…
Cities Try to Lure Factories as U.S. Pushes to Fix Chip Shortage
TAYLOR, Texas — The shortage of computer chips has zapped energy from the global economy, punishing industries as varied as automakers and medical device manufacturers and contributing to fears about…
Chip Shortage Creates New Power Players
SAN FRANCISCO — Since 1989, Microchip Technology has operated in an unglamorous backwater of the electronics industry, making chips called microcontrollers that add computing power to cars, industrial equipment and…
Apple Unveils New MacBook Computers and Updated AirPods
Apple on Monday unveiled in an hourlong virtual event new MacBook computers powered by Apple-made processors and an updated model of its popular AirPods. Last year, Apple introduced a new…
The Tech Cold War's 'Most Complicated Machine' That's Out of China's Reach
SAN FRANCISCO — President Biden and many lawmakers in Washington are worried these days about computer chips and China's ambitions[1] with the foundational technology. But a massive machine sold by…
Semiconductor makers and users form a group to push for chip funding.
Semiconductor companies and big businesses that use semiconductor chips have formed a new coalition to push for tens of billions of dollars in federal funding for semiconductor research and manufacturing…
Why a Shortage Has Made Computer Chips the New Toilet Paper
This article is part of the On Tech newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it weekdays.[1][2] Most people need toilet paper and computer chips every day, and yet…