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Friday 28 November 2025
Rapidus reportedly plans second Hokkaido fab for 1.4nm chips as funding gap widens, but company pushes back on timeline

Rapidus plans to begin construction on a second fabrication plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, in fiscal 2027 to produce 1.4nm and eventually...

Thursday 27 November 2025
Rapidus denies 1.4nm fab timeline amid Japan's multi-trillion-yen chip push
Rapidus has denied reports suggesting it has started building a new 1.4nm fab or established a mass-production timetable.
Wednesday 26 November 2025
TEL absent from TSMC annual awards following 2nm leak incident
Tokyo Electron (TEL)—a long-time close partner of TSMC and a frequent awardee—did not appear on the chipmaker's 2025 Excellent Performance Awards list. The absence is...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
0.18-micron tech makes a comeback in IC design research
While TSMC is actively building and expanding 2nm fabs and MediaTek's chips are advancing to the 3nm process node, the long-overlooked 0.18-micron technology is unexpectedly making...
Wednesday 26 November 2025
Rapidus plans to build second fab for 1.4nm chips in fiscal 2027
Japanese semiconductor firm Rapidus, which aims to mass-produce 2nm chips by 2027, has initiated plans for advanced technological developments, including the construction of a second...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Japan's AIST opens shared GAA pilot line to support 2nm-class process development
Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has opened a new shared pilot line capable of producing gate-all-around transistors, a move aimed at...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
Samsung reportedly begins mass production of Exynos 2600
Samsung Electronics has reportedly launched mass production of its latest mobile application processor, the Exynos 2600, sparking increased activity across South Korea's semiconductor...
Tuesday 25 November 2025
MediaTek and Qualcomm face 2nm, memory cost pressures driving flagship SoC price hikes
Leading smartphone chip designers Qualcomm and MediaTek are reportedly set to increase prices for their 2026 flagship mobile SoCs due to dual pressures from advanced wafer foundry...
Monday 24 November 2025
TSMC ramps 3/2nm and CoWoS capacity amid 24-hour production push
Despite Nvidia's strong third quarter of fiscal 2026 performance, surpassing forecasts for 12 consecutive quarters, global market concerns over AI remain. According to supply chain...
Friday 21 November 2025
TSMC in sight: Samsung seen hitting 21,000 wafers by 2026
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning to raise the monthly output of its next-generation 2nm foundry process to as many as 21,000 wafers by the end of 2026, according to new...
Friday 21 November 2025
Apple reportedly boosts A19 chip orders amid strong iPhone 17 sales; TSMC adjusts production in response
Apple reportedly has increased its orders for A19 and A19 Pro series chips by 4 million to 5 million units over two months, fueled by robust demand for the iPhone 17 series in October...
Thursday 20 November 2025
TSMC leak highlights risks of losing teams, says Pegatron chair
Recent reports of former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) senior vice president Wei-jen Lo returning to Intel amid a 2-nanometer process leak have sparked industry...
Thursday 20 November 2025
Taiwan vows to protect TSMC 2nm technology from possible leak
The appointment of former TSMC SVP of Corporate Strategy and Development Wei-Jen Lo to a senior position at Intel has raised concerns among legislators over potential trade secret...
Wednesday 19 November 2025
Samsung unveils first 2nm results, stepping up challenge to TSMC
Samsung Electronics confirmed the first performance results from its upcoming 2nm chip process, signaling a more aggressive push into next-generation foundry manufacturing as it tries...
Tuesday 18 November 2025
Samsung reportedly achieves 60% yield rate for Exynos 2600 chip, plans competitive pricing
Samsung Electronics Co. has reportedly reached a 60% yield rate in producing its next-generation mobile application processor (AP), the Exynos 2600, using its 2nm GAA process technology...