Chips

20 stories about Chips
מימין: מנכ"ל אינטל פט גלסינגר ומנכ"ל טאואר ראסל אלוואנגר

Tower and Intel sign $300 million foundry deal three weeks after cancellation of $5.4 billion merger

05.09.23|Reuters and CTech
The Israeli chipmaker will acquire and own equipment and other fixed assets to be installed at Intel’s New Mexico factory after receiving $375 million in compensation following the cancellation of the acquisition
מנכ"ל Arm רנה האס שבבים

Give their right Arm: Intel, Apple, Google all want a piece of chip giant

05.09.23|Omer Kabir
SoftBank, the controlling owner of chip development giant Arm, has recruited prominent names for what is set to be the biggest IPO of the year on Wall Street
מטה אנבידיה Nvidia סנטה קלרה קליפורניה

Global chip market paying the price for Nvidia’s success

21.08.23|Omer Kabir
AI chip scarcity exacerbates disparity: How startups and tech giants navigate the challenge
מפעל טאואר שבבים מגדל העמק אינטל

Tower Semiconductor: Shifting from Intel to India?

21.08.23|Sophie Shulman
With Intel deal off, Tower Semiconductor could find new ground in India's thriving chip market
מימין מנכ"ל אינטל העולמית פט גלסינגר ומנכ"ל טאואר ראסל אלוונגר

Tower Semiconductor caught in tug-of-war between U.S. and China over chip supremacy

16.08.23|Omer Kabir
Intel’s $5.4 billion acquisition of the Israeli company faltered as geopolitical tensions reshape the chip landscape
אינטל טאוור

Intel abandoning $5.4 billion acquisition of Tower Semiconductor

16.08.23|Reuters and CTech
Intel, which signed the deal to buy Tower in February 2022, did not secure approval from Chinese regulators for the acquisition of the Israeli company on time as required under the contract. Tower to receive $353 million break-up fee
בניין אינטל ב חיפה

Intel reverses pay cuts, will compensate employees with RSUs

02.08.23|CTech
Intel decided to compensate all employees who are entitled to it with restricted stock units in December
NeoLogic  Avi Messica Nir Leshem

NeoLogic raises $8 million in Seed to develop stronger, more efficient chips

26.07.23|James Spiro
The processor market for data centers is currently estimated at $110 billion and the company has filed three patent applications so far
סין ארה"ב שבב שבבים

The Semiconductor Showdown: US-China trade war escalates with export restrictions

24.07.23|CTech
China's move to limit metal exports for chip industry sends shockwaves through global tech supply chain, prompting concerns over chip shortages and economic impacts
מפעל שבבים אינטל קרית גת

Has China started a new trade war it didn't intend by curbing export on chipmaking metals?

06.07.23|Omer Kabir
Beijing said it will ban the export of gallium and germanium, which are crucial for the semiconductor industry, in response to the U.S. prohibiting the export of advanced chips
בניין אינטל ב חיפה

Intel investment comes at a hefty price for Israel

19.06.23|Adrian Filut
The construction grant of over $3 billion is double the amount pledged by Netanyahu in 2014 for the previous expansion of the Intel plant
מפעל השבבים של אינטל ב חיפה

Intel’s new $15 billion investment puts Israel at forefront of global chips war

19.06.23|Omer Kabir
Intel's significant investment in Israel, which comes in addition to the $10 billion commitment by the company from 2019, highlights the importance of its local operations considering the substantial incentives it also receives in the U.S. and Europe
Chain Reaction co-founders

Chain Reaction raises another $70 million for blockchain and privacy chip

23.02.23|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup, which took its total funding to date to $115 million, aims to drive high-performance hardware for blockchain and privacy in data centers and clouds
Amir Faintuch

“Intel faces difficult strategic choices and needs to figure out what the company will look like in the future”

07.02.23|Meir Orbach
Amir Faintuch, the new CEO of Volumez, was once one of the most senior Israelis at Intel, reaching the role of Senior Vice President and General Manager of Platform Engineering
הדמיית משרדי חברת אינטל ש עתידים לקום ב חיפה

Intel halts construction of $200 million Haifa mega-campus

16.01.23|Raphael Kahan
As the chip crisis continues, the company has decided against spending $200 million on the new campus. A parking lot will be built in its place
NeuReality team

NeuReality raises $35 million Series A to accelerate AI

06.12.22|CTech
The Israeli AI hardware startup’s solution includes hardware, software, and tools that work together to boost efficiency and simplify the adoption and deployment of AI in a wider range of real-world applications
אביגדור וילנץ מייסד ויו"ר הבאנה לאבס

Enigmatic chip developer Banias Labs acquired for $240 million by Alphawave

13.10.22|Meir Orbach
The Israeli startup, co-founded by veteran entrepreneur Avigdor Willenz, develops coherent optical DSP semiconductor technology for data centers
כנס שוק ההון בראי ההייטק הישראלי איל וולדמן מייסד מלאנוקס

Eyal Waldman: "The crisis in high-tech will take a long time to pass - more than one or two quarters"

09.09.22|Meir Orbach
The founder of Mellanox added that "inflation will eat up the profits and people have not experienced this for a long time. It makes people lose money and they are not aware of it"