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Stocks mostly ease with tech shares while oil prices settle higher
Stocks mostly eased with tech shares falling while oil prices climbed due to supply concerns from the Iran war, impacting global markets and treasury yields.
S&P 500 inches to higher close, AI fervor edges out Iran impasse
The S&P 500 closed slightly higher as ai momentum in semiconductors outweighed inflation concerns from stalled U.S.-iran peace talks and rising crude prices.
Intel shares tumble as supply chain snarls hamper turnaround
Intel shares fell sharply after the chipmaker warned supply constraints would limit its ability to meet AI-driven demand.
Intel results to spotlight turnaround efforts as AI data centers boost chip demand
Intel shareholders are increasingly optimistic as CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s turnaround plan boosts data center demand and shares.
Nvidia says next-gen Rubin AI chips in full production
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the new Rubin chip platform delivers up to five times more AI computing power.
AI chipmaker Nvidia is the first $5 trillion company
Nvidia becomes the first $5 trillion company as AI demand drives record growth, partnerships and concerns of a tech bubble.
Nvidia violated antimonopoly laws, China says
OpenAI announced a new deal with Microsoft and plans to give its nonprofit controller a $100B equity stake in its for-profit arm.
Trump administration eyes 10% stake in Intel amid US chip push
The Trump administration is negotiating a 10% stake in Intel by converting CHIPS Act grants. The move deepens U.S. government involvement in semiconductors as Trump pressures chipmakers to boost domestic production.
The US and China are holding trade talks in London after Trump’s phone call with Xi
U.S. and China officials met in London to revive stalled trade talks, aiming to extend a 90-day tariff truce and address rare earth export concerns.
Micron to invest $2.17B in Manassas expansion
Semiconductor company Micron Technology will invest up to $2.17 billion to expand its Manassas manufacturing facility, creating an expected 340 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. Micron will modernize the plant at 9600 Godwin Drive to produce dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) chips for automotive, aerospace, defense and industrial markets, according to a news release from […]
Micron gets $275M in federal funding for Manassas expansion
Micron Technology is set to receive up to $275 million in federal funding to expand its manufacturing plant in Manassas, U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Tuesday. The U.S. Department of Commerce has signed a preliminary, nonbinding agreement for the funding as part of the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, legislation Warner co-wrote. […]
Chips ahoy
Finally, the world is catching up with Virginia Tech‘s semiconductor curriculum. Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering started a chip-scale integration major in 2016, but it wasn’t exactly high profile when Sheena Deivasigamani arrived at Virginia Tech as a first-year engineering student in 2019. Chip-scale integration wasn’t even on Deivasigamani’s radar. Tech was t[...]
