The recent resolution of labor disputes sheds light on a universal concern: the balance between automation and workforce dynamics. These situations mirror a challenge faced in semiconductor ...

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION 1. On December 22, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a ...

In recent years, electronics engineers have been trying to identify semiconducting materials that could substitute for ...

There are many challenges in the development of a modern semiconductor chip, from front-end architecture simulation to final signoff. Volume manufacturing has its own set of challenges, while silicon ...

Semiconductors are used in devices such as memory chips and solar cells, and within them may exist invisible defects that ...

Researchers developed a method to embed high levels of magnetic atoms into semiconductors, opening paths to spintronics, quantum tech, and energy-efficient AI. The investigators demonstrated the ...

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing operates on a foundry model. The company produces specific chips that other companies design. These days, TSMC has a virtual monopoly on AI chip production. 10 ...

How Does Semiconductor Trade Work? How is it that South Korea—one of the world’s most important makers of the chips critical for goods from cars to computers—imports more semiconductors from the ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. This week, the U.S. government unveiled its third set of export controls in as ...