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Could a recent scientific breakthrough in electric conductivity transform tech?

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Ariana Rosas
Apr 5, 2023
Researchers at the University of Rochester created a material that could make superconducting possible at room temperature.
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Biden administration makes a long-term bet with its CHIPS plan

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom
Mar 3, 2023
But will it work out as the President hopes?
The Biden administration has big goals when it comes to implementing the CHIPS Act. But the plan isn't without its hurdles.
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The Transistor at 75

The transistor's role in the birth of Silicon Valley

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
Dec 15, 2022
Silicon Valley exists for a number of reasons. Chief among them might be the mother of a Nobel Prize winner.
Companies like Intel were born from the semiconductor revolution. But how did silicon — and the transistor — end up in California?
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US may expand restrictions on Chinese access to American tech exports

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Oct 21, 2022
The concern is the potential use of advanced technologies for military purposes.
Russell Funk, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota and a co-author of the paper, explains why science may be slowing.
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Demand for electronics is falling. But some types of semiconductors are still in short supply.

by Justin Ho
Oct 7, 2022
Samsung and AMD say demand is weakening for high-end devices like laptops and smartphones. But vehicles still face semiconductor shortages.
While chips for computers are no longer in high demand, supplies are tight for lower-end chips that go into vehicles.
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What does it take for chip manufacturers to get a new plant up and running?

by Stephanie Hughes
Aug 23, 2022
Semiconductor makers seek locations with plenty of space, water, electricity and workers. First, they need megabucks for construction.
An array of machines at a semiconductor plant in Germany. Now that the CHIPS Act has passed, chipmakers are looking to build more facilities in the U.S.
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Taiwan has leverage in U.S.-China standoff: semiconductors

by Matt Levin
Aug 1, 2022
Decades of investment and training in tech have helped Taiwan build a so-called silicon shield.
TSMC produces more than 90% of the world’s advanced semiconductors.
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China could soon surpass U.S. in crucial emerging technologies, report warns

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Rose Conlon
Dec 14, 2021
"This has big implications," says Harvard's Graham Allison, one of the report's authors.
"This has big implications," says Harvard's Graham Allison, one of the report's authors.
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Are we headed toward a wage-price inflation cycle in 2022?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Daniel Shin
Nov 26, 2021
Economist Betsey Stevenson weighs in on fixing the supply-and-demand imbalance for semiconductors and other goods to quell inflation.
A prolonged semiconductor shortage could mean higher prices for goods like cars, adding to inflationary pressures.
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What this Dutch semiconductor company could tell you about the car market

by Stephanie Hughes
Aug 2, 2021
NXP is one of the top suppliers of computer chips to automakers.
The Nijmegen, Netherlands headquarters of Dutch chip maker NXP in 2015.
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