The Latest Breaking News from GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd (NYSE:TSM) explored building a semiconductor factory in Singapore to help address a global supply shortage, the Wall Street Journal reports. TSMC studied the feasibility of production lines that would make 7- to 28-nanometer chips widely used in cars, smartphones, and other devices. The cost would run into…

India is in talks with global chipmakers Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC), GlobalFoundries Inc (NASDAQ:GFS), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) about setting up local operations, Bloomberg reports. India aspires to become an electronic hub like neighbor China, Bloomberg notes. In India, a venture between billionaire Anil Agarwal’s Vedanta Group and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (OTC:HNHPF),…

Computers using light rather than electric currents for processing are gaining traction, and startups using photons in chips are getting significant funding, Reuters reports. Ayar Labs, a startup developing silicon photonics technology, raised $130 million from investors, including Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA). Beyond connecting transistor chips, startups using silicon photonics for building quantum computers,…

Former Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC) President founded chipmaker Ampere Computing has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, Reuters reports. Founder Renee James, who serves as Ampere's CEO, also is a board member of Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C) and Oracle Corp (NYSE:ORCL). Chip demand surged during the pandemic with the shift to remote work with GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc (NASDAQ:GFS) making its public debut. However,…