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Eliyan Goes Do-or-Die with Die-to-Die Interface Technology

Startup Eliyan claims its technology addresses the need for commercially viable die-to-die interconnects in standard organic packaging, targeting high-performance computing requirements.
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Ford’s Lane Change Signals a Shift Away From AV Development

As others follow Ford’s lead, the emphasis now will be greater automation of highway driving with heavy reliance on driver monitoring.
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India Renews Its Push for Homegrown Fabs

The promise of government subsidies is causing international players to give the subcontinent another look, but infrastructure and other problems are an impediment to foundry launches.
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What Caught Our Eye This Week

U.S. clarifies technology export controls aimed at China, EV maker Zeekr targets Europe.

Tale of Two Chip Wars: First Japan, Then China

The current U.S.-China chip war is a world apart from an earlier American-Japanese semiconductor conflict.
Intel in China

Will Intel’s Pro-West Advocacy Draw China’s Ire?

Intel is betting on a lead role in the revitalization of U.S. and E.U. chip manufacturing, but it risks alienating a critical customer base.
Taxi, Toaster, Truck

Autonomous Driving: Taxis, Toasters, Trucks and Trillions

If the shuttering of Argo AI marked the end of the beginning, the beginning of the end is the realization that technological development in the automotive industry is always an iterative process.
Chuck Murray

Podcast: How the Lithium-Ion Battery Accelerated Electric Cars

Author Charles Murray unearths the twists and turns in perfecting battery technology powering the shift to electric vehicles.
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The Lithium-Ion Battery Was a Long Time Coming

Author Charles Murray explains the twists, turns, detours and the emergence of the battery technology that enabled electric cars.
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Tech Roadmap for Automakers Disillusioned With Robotaxis

OEMs will likely double down on their Level 2 → 2+ → 3 strategies. But there is a very real risk of a race to the bottom since each option comes with challenges.
Ford with Argo, VW with Argo

Argo AI’s Demise Reveals Automakers’ AV Miscues

Ford and Volkswagen are shifting their AV development goals. Did they really understand what it takes to develop safe AVs at scale?
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Winners, Losers in the Fall of Argo AI

Argo’s IP will be dispersed by financial backers Ford and VW, but Qualcomm appears to be the biggest winner.
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What Caught Our Eye This Week

Intel’s Gelsinger weighs in on China sanctions, Great Wall Motor launches chip unit.

Podcast: Breaking Down VW-Horizon Deal in China

We spoke with Tu Le, managing director of Sino Auto Insights, about the winners and losers emerging from Volkswagen’s joint venture with China’s Horizon Robotics.
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China’s Startup Army is Being Disarmed

Beijing’s attempts to create a complete technology ecosystem, including extended supply chains for semiconductor design, production and packaging, are being boxed in on a number of fronts.
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How Will China Retaliate?

China watchers worry Washington’s moves to bar Chinese access to vital chip technologies could quickly go awry.
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Intel Alliance Offers U.S. ‘Trusted’ Design, Foundry Services

The collaboration with chip designers is the latest initiative by Intel Foundry Services to attract DoD and other government customers.
U.S. battery supply chain

U.S. Awards First Battery Supply Chain Grants

Skeptics question heavy emphasis on materials recycling at the expense of battery manufacturing and applications.
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What Caught Our Eye This Week

Lithium replacement, NXP’s auto-grade wireless connectivity.
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VW-Horizon Deal: Winners, Risks, and Legacy OEMs’ Future

China tech analyst Tu Le help us break down VW’s agreement with Horizon Robotics. Among Horizon, VW, China, Germany, who gains what?
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