On Oct. 3, 1950, three Bell Labs scientists received a patent for a "three-electrode circuit element" that would usher in the transistor age and the era of modern computing.

Understanding what makes Taiwan Semiconductor tick helps explain why this company is dominating AI processor manufacturing.

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Bell Labs scientists behind the invention of the transistor would, at last, have the U.S. Patent in their hands. This insignificant looking semiconductor device with three electrodes sparked the third ...

Cerebras receives USD 1.1 billion in fresh capital for its Wafer Scale Engine. However, the IPO is off the table for the time being.

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Power startup Empower Semiconductor said it raised more than $140 million of fresh funding to scale up production of power-management ICs aimed at GPUs and other power-hungry AI chips.

A deeply personal email written by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs just a year before his death has resurfaced online — offering a rare and intimate glimpse into the reflective side of the man behind the ...

Intel’s employees needed some good news. The company may still boast one of Silicon Valley’s most storied names, but its staff, which numbered 96,000 as of the end of July, had worked for years ...