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Tiny tech, big AI power: what are 2-nanometre chips?
Tokyo (AFP) Dec 31, 2025 Taiwan's world-leading microchip manufacturer TSMC says it has started mass producing next-generation "2-nanometre" chips. AFP looks at what that means, and why it's important: - What can they do? - The computing power of chips has increased dramatically over the decades as makers cram them with more microscopic electronic components. That has brought huge technological leaps to everything from smartphones to cars, as well as the advent of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT. ... read more |
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Beetles block mining of Europe's biggest rare earths depositUlefoss, Norway (AFP) Dec 20, 2025 As Europe seeks to curb its dependence on China for rare earths, plans to mine the continent's biggest deposit have hit a roadblock over fears that mining operations could harm endangered beetles, mosses and mushrooms. ... more 
China's MetaX soars 755% on debut on hopes for domestic chipmakersShanghai (AFP) Dec 17, 2025 Shares in China's MetaX, which makes high-end chips used to power AI systems, rocketed more than 750 percent on its debut in Shanghai on Wednesday, fuelled by hopes of the country's potential to challenge US powerhouse Nvidia. ... more 
Brain like chips could cut AI power demandBerlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Researchers argue that future AI hardware must process data in a more brain like way to curb the growing energy costs of real world applications. They propose architectures that bring computation cl ... more 
Quantum hardware roadmap highlights scaling hurdles on path to everyday applicationsChicago IL (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Quantum technology is accelerating out of the lab and into the real world, and a new article in Science argues that the field now stands at a turning point - one that is similar to the early computi ... more |
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Nanoscience breakthrough puts low-cost, printable electronics on the horizonLondon, UK (SPX) Dec 08, 2025 Imagine wearable health sensors, smart packaging, flexible displays, or disposable IoT controllers all manufactured like printed newspapers. The same technology could underpin communication circuits ... more 
Shares in Chinese Nvidia challenger surge on debutShanghai (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 Faith in the future of China's homegrown AI chip industry sent shares in semiconductor company Moore Threads rocketing more than 500 percent on its market debut Friday, having raised $1.1 billion in its initial public offering. ... more 
Amazon unveils new AI chip in battle against NvidiaSan Francisco, United States (AFP) Dec 2, 2025 Amazon Web Services launched its in-house-built Trainium3 AI chip on Tuesday, marking a significant push to compete with Nvidia in the lucrative market for artificial intelligence computing power. ... more 
Single-photon switch could enable photonic computingWest Lafayette, IN (SPX) Nov 21, 2025 There are few technologies more fundamental to modern life than the ability to control light with precision. From fiber-optic communications to quantum sensors, the manipulation of photons underpins ... more 
Adaptive photonic circuits enable quantum neural network breakthroughsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 Researchers have shown that light-based quantum processors can be made to function more like neural networks by employing a straightforward adaptive method. Their latest study describes a controlled ... more |
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Japan's Rapidus plans second cutting-edge chip plant: reports
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 26, 2025 Japanese chipmaker Rapidus plans to start building a second factory to produce cutting-edge semiconductors in a race with Taiwanese industry leader TSMC, local media reports said. Rapidus, a government-backed joint venture involving Sony, Toyota, IBM and others, is seen as an attempt to put Japan back on the map in the strategic sector. The company will start construction in the 2027-28 financial year on a second chip plant in the northern island of Hokkaido, Nikkei Asia and the Hokkaido Shimbun ... read more 
Gold electron spins mapped in full resolve decades-old surface debateTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 24, 2025 Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Science have addressed a 20-year controversy regarding the electron spin direction on gold surfaces. Their team employed a Photoelectron Momentum Microscop ... more |
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Johns Hopkins team breaks through quantum noiseLaurel, MD (SPX) Nov 24, 2025 Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, and Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have achieved a breakthrough in quantum noise characterization in q ... more 
AI-driven optical chip achieves real time tensor operations for next gen intelligence systemsBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 15, 2025 Researchers at Aalto University have demonstrated single-shot tensor computing using light, enabling computational speeds that surpass traditional electronic approaches. Tensor processing supp ... more 
New class of soft materials process logic using beams of lightLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2025 Researchers from McMaster University and the University of Pittsburgh have created the first functionally complete NAND gate in a soft material using beams of visible light. Published in Nature Comm ... more 
Circuits Integrated selects UK Space South Central cluster for 3D satellite chipset expansionLondon, UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Greek semiconductor design firm Circuits Integrated has joined the UK's Space South Central cluster, initiating its first UK office at Surrey Research Park to enhance the development of advanced chi ... more 
Memory chip crunch set to drive up smartphone pricesTokyo (AFP) Nov 20, 2025 Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other gadgets next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres hoover up memory chips used in consumer electronics. ... more |
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