#semiconductors
Every Mapletechie story tagged "semiconductors" — tech news, reviews, and analysis.
- AMD Is Buying World Labs for $8.2 Billion. Here's Why
Matthew Leo · September 29, 2026AMD's planned US$8.2-billion purchase of World Labs brings spatial-model research inside a chipmaker. The real test is whether that changes useful tools and har…
- China Says Its New DRAM Process Is in Mass Production
Matthew Leo · September 21, 2026CXMT says its fifth-generation DRAM process is now producing mobile memory chips. The claim matters, but gross dies per wafer are not the same as working yield.
- High-NA EUV Needs a Bigger Window for Bigger AI Chips
Matthew Leo · September 13, 2026ASML plans larger masks for High-NA EUV so advanced lithography can print today's biggest AI-chip designs. The production payoff is years away.
- South Korea's New Spy Law Puts Chip Secrets on Alert
Matthew Leo · September 13, 2026South Korea's expanded espionage offence now reaches foreign states beyond North Korea. The change gives prosecutors another tool, but not every technology leak…
- China’s CXMT Lands Xiaomi LPDDR6 Deal as Memory Race Tightens
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026China’s CXMT will supply LPDDR6 memory for Xiaomi’s upcoming 18 Fold, a major design win that shows how quickly China is narrowing the advanced-memory gap.
- Alibaba Is Raising $10.2B to Fund Its Full AI Stack
Matthew Leo · August 29, 2026Alibaba is raising about US$10.2 billion and says all net proceeds will fund chips, infrastructure, models and deployment across its full AI stack.
- Micron’s $10B Lab Exposes Canada’s Memory Gap
Matthew Leo · August 21, 2026Micron’s new US$10-billion memory lab is larger than Canada’s current semiconductor support. Canada needs a sharper plan for the parts of AI it can own.
- CXMT’s 466% Debut Shows China’s Chip Appetite
Matthew Leo · July 27, 2026CXMT closed 466% above its IPO price and briefly became China’s most valuable listed company. A tiny public float makes that valuation look fragile.