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'We’re going to get all those chip companies coming back' to the US, Trump says.

By Michael Kan
Donald Trump

Ayaneo's Pocket S2 gaming handheld with Android is among the first to use Qualcomm's Snapdragon G3 Gen 3 chip. Can it take on the Steam Deck? I tried it out at GDC.

By Michael Kan
AYANEO Pocket S2

The company refreshes its gaming handheld chips, one of which will power the Pocket S2 Android handheld from Chinese vendor Ayaneo.

By Michael Kan
Snapdragon G series

Intel's new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, indicates he wants the company to remain in the expensive foundry business, rather than spin it off.

By Michael Kan
Intel logo

Lip-Bu Tan takes over as CEO as the US chip maker faces more competition than ever.

By Michael Kan
Intel Lip Bu Tian

With the Ryzen 7 9800X3D still hard to find, PC builders have a powerful new option.

By Michael Kan
Ryzen launch dates

When TSMC's upcoming factories in Arizona will deploy the company's most cutting-edge chip tech remains a major question, despite the extra $100 billion investment in the US.

By Michael Kan
TSMC logo

After Trump threatens to tariff foreign-made chips at 25%, TSMC CEO CC Wei makes an appearance at the White House today to promise bigger US investments.

By Michael Kan
TSMC office

Intel says it won't complete construction on one of two New Albany fabs for another five years, citing its business needs and market demand.

By Michael Kan
Image of the Ohio factory last month in Jan 2025

Dragonwing expands beyond Snapdragon to target solutions for the energy, manufacturing, and telecom industries.

By Iyaz Akhtar
Qualcomm Dragonwing logo

Devices with Dimensity 7400, 7400X, and 6400 chipsets will launch throughout 2025.

By Iyaz Akhtar
MediaTek Chip

With a 25% tariff on foreign-made chips looming, Apple (once again) pledges to create 20,000 new jobs in the US.

By Jibin Joseph
Apple logo at company headquarters in Cupertino, California

The 13- and 15-inch models are rumored to receive a chip upgrade next month.

By Jibin Joseph
M2 MacBook Air laptops on display during WWDC at Apple Park, Cupertino on June 6, 2022.

Intel is emphasizing that its 18A chip production will occur in North America as President Trump prepares to tariff foreign-made semiconductors.

By Michael Kan
Intel logo

To push the tech industry to migrate chip manufacturing to the US, Trump has threatened to impose tariffs as high as 100% on all foreign-made processors.

By Michael Kan
Donald Trump

PC performance scores submitted to PassMark show what appears to be the first-ever dip in average CPU performance across two decades of benchmarks.

By Michael Kan
A desktop chip

Trump has said he plans to tariff foreign-made chips, including those from Taiwan's TSMC.

By Michael Kan
JD Vance

'I hope Intel recovers, but it looks pretty tough for them at this stage,' he says.

By Michael Kan
Bill Gates

In October, Arm threatened to axe Qualcomm's license to develop chips based on Arm's designs. But a recent court loss convinced Arm to throw in the towel.

By Rob Pegoraro
A sticker for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Plus processor appears on a laptop at CES 2025