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Thursday 3 July 2025
Intel looks to 14A to win Apple, Nvidia orders; 18A foundry plans in question
Intel is reportedly reconsidering its foundry strategy under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan, with plans to shift focus from its 18A (1.8nm-class) process node to the next-generation 14A (1.4nm-class)...
Thursday 3 July 2025
TSMC confirms exit from GaN wafer foundry business; PSMC secures Navitas transfer orders
Recent supply chain rumors have indicated that TSMC will withdraw from the gallium nitride (GaN) market, a third-generation semiconductor material, with related production lines at...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
TSMC Arizona chair to retire; senior management changes expected at US plant in 2026
TSMC announced important resolutions from the extraordinary general meeting of its subsidiary TSMC Arizona. Rick Cassidy, senior vice president of corporate strategy development and...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Samsung lags a year behind TSMC in 1.4nm race, shifts focus to 2nm reset
Samsung Electronics has delayed mass production of its 1.4nm process node to 2029, two years later than its original timeline and trailing TSMC's 2028 target. The shift reflects a...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Chipmakers win bigger tax credit under bill passed by Senate
Sweeping tax legislation passed by the Senate Tuesday would make it cheaper for semiconductor manufacturers to build plants in the US, delivering a win to chipmakers and boosting...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
TSMC's global fab push sparks Taiwan to form 18-firm chip alliance
As global semiconductor production shifts toward localization, Taiwan's chipmaking ecosystem is responding with a unified alliance strategy to expand its presence in the US, Europe,...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
TSMC announces leadership change at its Arizona unit
According to a corporate filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange on July 1, TSMC Arizona Corporation, a key subsidiary of TSMC, announced a leadership change. Rick Cassidy resigned...
Wednesday 2 July 2025
Taiwan's Southern tech hubs boom on Nvidia chip demand and expansion
Fueled by booming global demand for Nvidia's GB200 chips—and the anticipated launch of the more powerful GB300 in the second half of 2025—Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturing...
Monday 30 June 2025
TSMC affiliate VIS may expedite production at US$8 billion Singapore fab
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s smaller affiliate Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. may accelerate the chip production schedule at its new US$7.8 billion joint...
Monday 30 June 2025
TSMC turns US expansion crisis into opportunity; personnel reshuffle set for 2026
TSMC's US$65 billion Arizona expansion, initially hampered by cost overruns and construction delays, is now showing signs of strategic success as the chipmaker addresses key operational...
Monday 30 June 2025
From subsidies to subtraction: Lip-bu Tan rewrites Intel’s revival playbook
The semiconductor industry rarely sees such a stark contrast in leadership philosophy as the one emerging between Intel's current and former CEOs. Pat Gelsinger, who recently stepped...
Friday 27 June 2025
ASML bets on High-NA EUV as Intel, TSMC, Samsung delay mass adoption over cost and risk
ASML, the world's sole provider of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, is pressing ahead with its next-generation High-NA (numerical aperture) EUV systems—even as...
Friday 27 June 2025
Taiwan enlists Micron to lead central region manufacturing upgrade
Taiwan's government unveiled a plan to transform four central counties into global smart manufacturing hubs, with chipmaker TSMC and memory giant Micron Technology leading smaller...
Friday 27 June 2025
TSMC takes all: Google follows major smartphone chipmakers in embracing 2nm
Recent market reports indicate that leading companies such as Apple, Qualcomm, and MediaTek are highly likely to fully adopt 2nm chips by 2026. Google, having recently shifted its...
Friday 27 June 2025
Samsung slows the node race: yield over speed at 2nm, 4nm
Samsung Foundry is reportedly adjusting its roadmap by postponing development of its 1.4nm (SF1.4) node and reallocating resources to improve yield and service quality across its...