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Tuesday 7 January 2025
TSMC's price hikes send Apple A-series wafer costs soaring to US$18,000 per wafer
Apple's A-series chips have evolved significantly, with transistor counts rising from 1 billion in the A7 to 20 billion in the A18 Pro. This advancement has driven a transition from...
Thursday 2 January 2025
Samsung targets 2nm orders, reportedly adding a new partnership with a local NPU company in South Korea
Samsung Electronics, after previously securing orders for 2nm AI accelerators from Japanese AI startup Preferred Networks (PFN), is reportedly set to supply 2nm chips to a South Korean...
Wednesday 25 December 2024
US$5.2 billion subsidy finalized: Samsung's and SK Hynix's plans and concerns in the US
The US government has recently finalized the subsidy amounts for SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics (Samsung), with the two major South Korean companies receiving US$458 million and...
Monday 23 December 2024
TSMC capacity expansion powers supply chain for 2025 boom
TSMC is leveraging strong demand for sub-7nm advanced processes and its exclusive CoWoS packaging services, emerging as the leading beneficiary of the AI boom in 2024. Despite a slow...
Monday 23 December 2024
Weekly news roundup: Chinese chip crackdown intensifies as global semiconductor landscape shifts
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Friday 20 December 2024
AEMC expands chip materials capacity for 2nm
Advanced Echem Materials Company (AEMC), a specialty chemical materials supplier for semiconductors, has secured a position in a major chipmaker's supply chain and is planning capacity...
Thursday 19 December 2024
Rapidus begins installation of EUV equipment, aiming for multiple units
Rapidus, a Japanese company targeting the mass production of 2nm chips, has announced the delivery of Japan's first extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machine, the NXE:3800E, which...
Thursday 19 December 2024
Rapidus advances 2nm chip production with AI transport system
Rapidus shared progress on its 2-nanometer (nm) chip production preparations at SEMICON Japan 2024, highlighting its innovative AI-enabled overhead transport system. The company remains...
Thursday 19 December 2024
2nm race heats up: Japan enters as Samsung, Intel scramble against TSMC
The competition for advanced logic processes at the 2-nanometer level will enter its production phase in 2025. Following their absence in the 5nm and 3nm generations, both Intel and...
Wednesday 18 December 2024
Rapidus partners with EDA leaders to accelerate 2nm chip design
Rapidus has established strategic partnerships with two leading electronic design automation (EDA) companies to expedite the mass production of next-generation semiconductor chips.
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Samsung to enter 2nm production in 2025, challenging TSMC
TSMC and Samsung Electronics (Samsung) are set to begin mass production of 2nm technology starting in 2025. Both industry giants are actively vying for customer orders. The South...
Tuesday 17 December 2024
Advantest unveils testing solutions for AI and advanced chips
Japanese semiconductor testing equipment firm Advantest has announced its latest testing solutions for advanced applications such as high-end memory, 5G, AI, and high-performance...
Monday 16 December 2024
Rapidus faces three major challenges in 2nm chip production
According to Nikkei, Rapidus chairman Tetsuro Higashi stressed in an interview that achieving the goal of producing 2nm chips involves overcoming three significant challenges-...
Thursday 12 December 2024
Rapidus unveils 2nm core tech as former lawmaker sounds alarm on TSMC dominance
Rapidus, a Japanese chipmaker pursuing 2nm chip mass production, has unveiled significant technological breakthroughs developed with IBM, as former lawmaker Akira Amari warns of risks...
Thursday 12 December 2024
Rapidus to begin 2nm chip production in April 2025
At SEMICON Japan 2024 in Tokyo, Rapidus Chairman Tetsuro Higashi revealed that the installation of all equipment for trial production of 2nm chips will be finalized by March 2025,...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
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