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פרוסת סיליקון נכנסת ל מכונת מדידה של נובה בתהליך ייצור שבבים

ASML forecast cuts $1 billion from Israeli chip manufacturer Nova’s market cap

21.10.24|Adiel Eithan Mustaki

Nova, Tower, and Camtek face steep losses after ASML signals slower growth for 2025, impacting global chip demand.

כנס צמיחה קארין אייבשיץ סגל סגנית נשיא תאגידי ומנכלית משותפת אינטל ישראל

“Intel is the only Western company that manufactures silicon chips with the most advanced technology and this is an opportunity”

27.06.24|Shaked Green

Karin Eibschitz Segal, VP at Intel, added that “Intel's uniqueness in AI is that it is one of the only companies in the world that has a full portfolio—meaning the ability to develop end-to-end solutions."

מפעל טאואר סמיקונדקטור מגדל העמק

Tower’s Q4 revenue falls as auto chips supply glut adds uncertainty

14.02.24|Reuters and CTech

The Israeli chipmaker said it plans to phase out certain lower margin products without providing further details

מפעל טאואר שבבים מגדל העמק אינטל

Chipmaker Tower hoping to set up $8 billion plant in India

11.02.24|CTech and Reuters

Tower, seeking government incentives for its plan, is looking to manufacture 65 nanometre and 40 nanometre chips in India, according to the Indian Express

בניין אינטל ב חיפה

Intel-Israel negotiations revealed: What did the chip giant demand for $25 billion investment?

21.01.24|Shlomo Teitelbaum and Omer Kabir

Kfir Battat, Deputy Director of the Budget Department at Israel's Ministry of Finance, who led the talks with Intel, believes that even though the chip company did not make life easy for him and his colleagues, the final outcome is positive for both Israel and Intel

פט גלסינגר מנכ"ל אינטל ה עולמית

With massive investment, Intel reaffirms confidence in Israel

27.12.23|Omer Kabir

The chip giant approved the conditions for a huge investment in a new factory in Kiryat Gat and will receive an increased grant of $3.2 billion, or 12.8% of the total cost. Intel also committed to buy 60 billion shekels ($16.6 billion) worth of goods and services from Israeli suppliers over the next decade and the corporate tax it will pay will increase from 5% to 7.5%

Intel confirms additional $15 billion investment in Israeli chip plant

26.12.23|Omer Kabir and Reuters

Israel's government agreed to give Intel a $3.2 billion grant for the new plant in Kiryat Gat, with the chipmaker also committed to buying over $16 billion worth of goods and services from Israeli suppliers over the next decade

מטה אנבידיה בסנטה קלרה קליפורניה

The U.S. has imposed new restrictions on the export of AI chips to China

25.10.23|Omer Kabir

These new restrictions are to prevent the export of chips that enable Chinese companies to develop advanced artificial intelligence capabilities, and were originally set to take effect in mid-November.

מטה אנבידיה Nvidia סנטה קלרה קליפורניה

Global chip market paying the price for Nvidia’s success

21.08.23|Omer Kabir

AI chip scarcity exacerbates disparity: How startups and tech giants navigate the challenge

מפעל טאואר שבבים מגדל העמק אינטל

Tower Semiconductor: Shifting from Intel to India?

21.08.23|Sophie Shulman

With Intel deal off, Tower Semiconductor could find new ground in India's thriving chip market

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Arizona and Israel face similar challenges, strengthening ties between both states

21.08.23|James Spiro

High heat and a thirst for innovation bring the two regions closer than ever

מימין מנכ"ל אינטל העולמית פט גלסינגר ומנכ"ל טאואר ראסל אלוונגר

Tower Semiconductor caught in tug-of-war between U.S. and China over chip supremacy

16.08.23|Omer Kabir

Intel’s $5.4 billion acquisition of the Israeli company faltered as geopolitical tensions reshape the chip landscape

Intel abandoning $5.4 billion acquisition of Tower Semiconductor

16.08.23|Reuters and CTech

Intel, which signed the deal to buy Tower in February 2022, did not secure approval from Chinese regulators for the acquisition of the Israeli company on time as required under the contract. Tower to receive $353 million break-up fee

מפעל שבבים אינטל קרית גת

Has China started a new trade war it didn't intend by curbing export on chipmaking metals?

06.07.23|Omer Kabir

Beijing said it will ban the export of gallium and germanium, which are crucial for the semiconductor industry, in response to the U.S. prohibiting the export of advanced chips

בניין אינטל ב חיפה

Intel investment comes at a hefty price for Israel

19.06.23|Adrian Filut

The construction grant of over $3 billion is double the amount pledged by Netanyahu in 2014 for the previous expansion of the Intel plant

מרכז הפיתוח של אינטל בחיפה

Intel’s new $15 billion investment puts Israel at forefront of global chips war

19.06.23|Omer Kabir

Intel's significant investment in Israel, which comes in addition to the $10 billion commitment by the company from 2019, highlights the importance of its local operations considering the substantial incentives it also receives in the U.S. and Europe

משרדי אינטל בפתח תקווה

Netanyahu: Intel to invest $25 billion in new chip plant in Israel

Contrary to the announcement by Netanyahu and the Ministry of Finance, Intel has not committed to a new $25 billion investment, but rather to another $15 billion on top of the $10 billion investment it announced in 2018. Intel Israel didn't comment directly on Netanyahu's announcement or confirm any of the details

Renana Ashkenazi General Partner at Grove Ventures

From chip shortages to global chess: Geopolitical struggles are reshaping the semiconductor industry

15.05.23|Renana Ashkenazi

Given the ubiquity of digital devices in our everyday lives, the need for semiconductors hasn’t shown any signs of stopping, but challenges such as US-China tensions are complicating matters, writes Renana Ashkenazi, General Partner at Grove Ventures

אביגדור וילנץ מייסד ויו"ר הבאנה לאבס

Enigmatic chip developer Banias Labs acquired for $240 million by Alphawave

13.10.22|Meir Orbach

The Israeli startup, co-founded by veteran entrepreneur Avigdor Willenz, develops coherent optical DSP semiconductor technology for data centers

Moshe Tanach NeuReality Dr. Mukesh Khare IBM

IBM teams up with Israeli startup NeuReality to build AI inference platforms

The platforms are aimed at enabling sectors such as finance, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, and smart cities to deploy computer vision, Natural Language Processing, recommendation systems, and other AI use cases