Chip 6 August 2025 - 9 August 2025

Smart Fabrics with Sensors
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Smart Fabrics with Sensors: The Wearable Tech Revolution You Didn’t See Coming

The global smart fabrics market reached $6–8 billion in 2024, with defense accounting for 29% of revenue. Recent products include Google’s touch-sensitive Jacquard jacket, Cornell’s exercise-tracking SeamFit shirt, and Cambridge’s AI sleepwear. The U.S. intelligence community’s SMART ePANTS program received $22 million in 2023. Sports and fitness is the fastest-growing sector, expanding at about 35% annually.
August 15, 2025
What is Silicon Photonics and How Does It Work
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Silicon Photonics Revolution – Light-Speed Tech Transforming AI, Data Centers & More

Ayar Labs in 2024 demonstrated an optical chiplet delivering 8 Tbps bandwidth and raised $155 million from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel, pushing its valuation above $1 billion. Intel outsourced silicon photonics transceiver production to Jabil after shipping over 8 million units. Broadcom and InnoLight showed switch and transceiver prototypes up to 51.2 Tbps. Analysts expect the silicon photonics market to reach $54 billion by 2035.
August 9, 2025
ultraviolet lithography
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The Ultraviolet Revolution: Inside the Invisible $150M Machines Shaping the Future of Microchips

ASML remains the only supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, which cost $150–$180 million each and draw over 1 megawatt of power. TSMC and Samsung began commercial EUV chip production in 2019, with TSMC’s 7nm+ and Samsung’s 7LPP processes. ASML shipped its first High-NA EUV tool in 2025. Export controls prevent EUV sales to China; ASML’s 2024 China revenue was $7 billion, mainly from DUV tools.
August 7, 2025
Inside the High-Stakes World of Global Semiconductor Production
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Trillion-Dollar Chip Wars: Inside the High-Stakes World of Global Semiconductor Production

Global semiconductor sales topped $600 billion in 2024, with TSMC holding 55% of the foundry market and Taiwan producing 92% of the world’s most advanced chips. ASML remains the only supplier of EUV lithography machines, each costing over $300 million. The 2021 chip shortage caused $210 billion in lost auto sales. U.S. and EU chip acts earmarked over $95 billion for domestic production.
August 6, 2025