Apple has increasingly relied on "binned" chips — processors with disabled or defective cores — to expand into lower-priced devices, according to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal. The strategy allows the company to reuse chips that would otherwise be discarded, lowering costs while broadening its product lineup.

In its first-quarter 2026 earnings Q&A session on May 15, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) outlined a strategic response to shifting global market dynamics. As leading international foundries and integrated device manufacturers (IDMs) pivot capacity toward high-margin AI processors and High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), SMIC has seen a significant influx of orders for standar

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Loongson has provided updates on the company's upcoming 3B6600 processor and 9A1000 graphics card during its 2025 annual and 2026 Q1 earnings calls.

Samsung Electronics is looking to the tentatively named Exynos 2700 application processor (AP) as a key test for its non-memory semiconductor recovery, with the chip's adoption rate and performance in the Galaxy S27 series expected to shape the outlook for its System LSI and foundry businesses.

Qualcomm plans to launch an expanded processor lineup in the fourth quarter of 2026 to ensure device diversification. The company will introduce the flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 and Gen 6 Pro solutions based on TSMC's 2 nm process technology. The use of new lithography significantly increases production costs, forcing electronics manufacturers to seek ways to maintain profits amid the protrac

QuantWare's US$178 million Series B round aims to accelerate the global rollout of larger, industrial-scale quantum processors, promising hyperscale quantum compute through its VIO-40K architecture and KiloFab foundry — a development that could reshape supply chains, national technology capabilities, and industrial adoption for countries seeking scalable quantum computing.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company's share of China's data-center computing market has dropped to zero. The admission underscores how US export controls are reshaping the country's AI chip sector — and how urgently Beijing is moving to localize its semiconductor supply chain, from processors to silicon wafers.

Apple is exploring a significant shift in its semiconductor supply chain, holding early discussions with Intel and Samsung Electronics to produce the main processors used in its devices, according to Bloomberg. The move would mark a potential diversification away from its long-standing reliance on TSMC, Apple's exclusive partner for more than a decade.

BSC and UPC launch a spin-off creating auditable processor architecture for European critical infrastructure.

Processor architectures are evolving faster than ever, but they still lag the pace of A...