Semiconductor

20 stories about Semiconductor
מטה אינטל ב קליפורניה

Intel opens up its Arizona fabs to prove it can still build chips that matter

08.10.25|CTech
After years of stumbles, the chipmaker is set to unveil the first product built entirely on its long-delayed 18A process.
Israel's semiconductor map

Mapping the 70 Israeli startups shaping the future of semiconductors, AI, and computing

25.09.25|CTech
From chip design to AI acceleration, Israel’s startup ecosystem is punching far above its weight in the global semiconductor race. With $5.5 billion raised collectively, these startups are positioning Israel as a key player in next-generation chips and AI models.
מטה אינטל בקליפורניה

Intel’s ‘Hail Mary’ manufacturing push meets harsh reality

05.08.25|Reuters
18A technology aimed at challenging TSMC suffers low yields and high defect rates.
שבבים בדיקות

Trump considers AI chip policy shift that could loosen limits on Israel

30.04.25|CTech and Reuters
Tier 2 nations like Israel currently face strict caps under Biden-era rule.
לוגו אינטל

“I’m committed to Intel foundry”: New CEO vows turnaround as customers test next-gen chipmaking process

30.04.25|CTech and Reuters
Lip-Bu Tan says he's all in on contract chipmaking as company courts clients with 14A process.
פרוסת סיליקון נכנסת ל מכונת מדידה של נובה בתהליך ייצור שבבים

ASML forecast cuts $1 billion from Israeli chip manufacturer Nova’s market cap

21.10.24|Adiel Eithan Mustaki
Nova, Tower, and Camtek face steep losses after ASML signals slower growth for 2025, impacting global chip demand. 
כנס צמיחה קארין אייבשיץ סגל סגנית נשיא תאגידי ומנכלית משותפת אינטל ישראל

“Intel is the only Western company that manufactures silicon chips with the most advanced technology and this is an opportunity”

27.06.24|Shaked Green
Karin Eibschitz Segal, VP at Intel, added that “Intel's uniqueness in AI is that it is one of the only companies in the world that has a full portfolio—meaning the ability to develop end-to-end solutions."
מפעל טאואר סמיקונדקטור מגדל העמק

Tower’s Q4 revenue falls as auto chips supply glut adds uncertainty

14.02.24|Reuters and CTech
The Israeli chipmaker said it plans to phase out certain lower margin products without providing further details
מפעל טאואר שבבים מגדל העמק אינטל

Chipmaker Tower hoping to set up $8 billion plant in India

11.02.24|CTech and Reuters
Tower, seeking government incentives for its plan, is looking to manufacture 65 nanometre and 40 nanometre chips in India, according to the Indian Express
בניין אינטל ב חיפה

Intel-Israel negotiations revealed: What did the chip giant demand for $25 billion investment?

21.01.24|Shlomo Teitelbaum and Omer Kabir
Kfir Battat, Deputy Director of the Budget Department at Israel's Ministry of Finance, who led the talks with Intel, believes that even though the chip company did not make life easy for him and his colleagues, the final outcome is positive for both Israel and Intel
אינטל קריית גת

Intel confirms additional $15 billion investment in Israeli chip plant

26.12.23|Omer Kabir and Reuters
Israel's government agreed to give Intel a $3.2 billion grant for the new plant in Kiryat Gat, with the chipmaker also committed to buying over $16 billion worth of goods and services from Israeli suppliers over the next decade
מטה אנבידיה בסנטה קלרה קליפורניה

The U.S. has imposed new restrictions on the export of AI chips to China

25.10.23|Omer Kabir
These new restrictions are to prevent the export of chips that enable Chinese companies to develop advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, and were originally set to take effect in mid-November.
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
Phoenix Arizona

Arizona and Israel face similar challenges, strengthening ties between both states

21.08.23|James Spiro
High heat and a thirst for innovation bring the two regions closer than ever
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
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