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Taalas, a Toronto-based chip startup that integrates AI models into custom silicon to achieve faster inference, has raised $169 million, bringing its total funding to $219 million (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 19, 2026

Max A. Cherney / Reuters: Toronto startup Taalas, which embeds AI models in custom silicon to achieve faster inference, has…

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How Lego’s Creative Play Lab built the Smart Brick, its custom chip, sensors and proprietary communications system to integrate seamlessly with existing sets (Jeremy White/Wired)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 19, 2026

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Sources: TSMC plans to invest another $100 billion to build four additional U.S. manufacturing plants to ensure tariff-free chip sales; analysis: its Arizona site has land for four additional factories (Financial Times)

By Stacey D. WallsFebruary 14, 2026

Financial Times: Sources: TSMC plans to invest another $100 billion to build four additional U.S. manufacturing plants to ensure tariff-free…

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A San Francisco jury finds former Google engineer Linwei Ding guilty of stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China (Isaiah Poritz/Bloomberg Law)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 29, 2026

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As Taiwanese chipmakers push localization to secure supply chains, suppliers to the steel, plastics and display industries are jumping into Taiwan’s chip business (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 21, 2026

Cheng Ting-Fang / Nikkei Asia: As Taiwanese chipmakers push localization to secure their supply chains, suppliers to the steel, plastics…

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Sources: Seoul-based AI chip designer FuriosaAI is looking to raise a $300-$500 million Series D to fund mass production of its 2nd generation RNGD chip and is eyeing an IPO in 2027 (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 19, 2026

Yoolim Lee / Bloomberg: Sources: Seoul-based AI chip designer FuriosaAI is seeking to raise a $300-$500 million Series D to…

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David Sacks and top MAGA influencers publicly oppose House Speaker Brian Mast’s AI OVERWATCH bill to regulate AI chip sales to China (Axios)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 18, 2026

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Vietnamese military telecommunications company Viettel begins construction of the country’s first chip factory, with trial production expected to begin by the end of 2027 (Phuong Nguyen/Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 16, 2026

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Sources: Apple and Qualcomm scramble to secure fiberglass, used in chip substrates and PCBs, as AI boom drives demand for the component (Nikkei Asia)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 14, 2026

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Apple and Qualcomm are scrambling to secure fiberglass, used in chip substrates and PCBs, as the AI…

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SK Hynix will invest around $12.9 billion to build an advanced chip packaging plant in South Korea to meet growing demand for memory chips, expected to be completed by the end of 2027 (Reuters)

By Stacey D. WallsJanuary 13, 2026

Reuters: SK Hynix will invest approximately $12.9 billion to build an advanced chip packaging plant in South Korea to meet…

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in May, hyperscalers’ unsecured bond supply reached $155 billion year-to-date, more than 45% higher than total 2025 issuance; some IA-infra bond sales are 4 times oversubscribed (Caleb Mutua/Bloomberg)

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Browsing: chip

Taalas, a Toronto-based chip startup that integrates AI models into custom silicon to achieve faster inference, has raised $169 million, bringing its total funding to $219 million (Max A. Cherney/Reuters)

How Lego’s Creative Play Lab built the Smart Brick, its custom chip, sensors and proprietary communications system to integrate seamlessly with existing sets (Jeremy White/Wired)

Sources: TSMC plans to invest another $100 billion to build four additional U.S. manufacturing plants to ensure tariff-free chip sales; analysis: its Arizona site has land for four additional factories (Financial Times)

A San Francisco jury finds former Google engineer Linwei Ding guilty of stealing trade secrets related to AI chip technology to build a startup in China (Isaiah Poritz/Bloomberg Law)

As Taiwanese chipmakers push localization to secure supply chains, suppliers to the steel, plastics and display industries are jumping into Taiwan’s chip business (Cheng Ting-Fang/Nikkei Asia)

Sources: Seoul-based AI chip designer FuriosaAI is looking to raise a $300-$500 million Series D to fund mass production of its 2nd generation RNGD chip and is eyeing an IPO in 2027 (Yoolim Lee/Bloomberg)

David Sacks and top MAGA influencers publicly oppose House Speaker Brian Mast’s AI OVERWATCH bill to regulate AI chip sales to China (Axios)

Vietnamese military telecommunications company Viettel begins construction of the country’s first chip factory, with trial production expected to begin by the end of 2027 (Phuong Nguyen/Reuters)

Sources: Apple and Qualcomm scramble to secure fiberglass, used in chip substrates and PCBs, as AI boom drives demand for the component (Nikkei Asia)

SK Hynix will invest around $12.9 billion to build an advanced chip packaging plant in South Korea to meet growing demand for memory chips, expected to be completed by the end of 2027 (Reuters)