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Friday 10 January 2025
TSMC sees 2024 revenue exceed guidance
TSMC has reported consolidated sales of NT$278.163 billion (US$8.44 billion) for December 2024, surpassing prior financial projections and market anticipations. This figure represents...
Friday 10 January 2025
TSMC sees 5/4nm, 3nm fab capacity fully loaded until year-end
TSMC is expected to maintain full utilization of its 5/4nm and 3nm fabrication capacity through the end of this year, though uncertainties loom regarding policy changes following...
Thursday 9 January 2025
Honda debuts 0 series EVs, partners with Renesas on AI chips
Honda and Renesas Electronics have joined forces to co-develop high-performance chips for its next-generation electric vehicles (EVs), integrating advanced features like autonomous...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Phison unveils PCIe Gen5 controller at CES
Phison Electronics has introduced a PCIe Gen5 SSD that includes a Gen5 controller chip on TSMC's advanced 6nm technology. Another cost-effective E31T Gen5 SSD controller chip has...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Chip giants introduce new products at CES, with TSMC emerging as biggest beneficiary
The newly launched products at the ongoing CES 2025, including Nvidia's RTX 50 series, autonomous and robotic chips, together with AMD and Intel PC platform processors, all use TSMC's...
Wednesday 8 January 2025
Major mobile SoC designers unlikely to adopt 2nm technology by 2025
Recent industry sources indicate that major mobile SoC providers like Apple and Qualcomm are delaying the adoption of TSMC's 2nm technology until 2026 due to high costs. While some...
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...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
GUC taped out UCIe 40Gbps IP using Adaptive Voltage Scaling (AVS)
Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), the Advanced ASICLeader, announced today that it has successfully taped out Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) PHY IP with 40Gbps per lane on...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
TSMC 4Q24 earnings preview: focus on 2025 semiconductor outlook, margin sustainability
TSMC will hold its quarterly investors meeting on January 16, where its insights into semiconductor market trends for 2025 and its gross margin sustainability will be of considerable...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
TSMC's Kumamoto fab faces early headwinds as regional ecosystem expands
JASM, TSMC's majority-owned subsidiary, began production at its first wafer fab in Kikuyo, Kumamoto Prefecture, in December 2024. The fab produces 12/16nm and 22/28nm mature-node...
Tuesday 7 January 2025
Chinese firms seek to recruit former Samsung VP amid advanced packaging talent rush
Samsung Electronics' packaging R&D chief J. C. Lin has recently resigned after a two-year tenure. Following the development, reports have emerged that Chinese semiconductor firms...
Monday 6 January 2025
The Kumamoto model's potential: ex-MITI official urges Japan-Taiwan-US chip alliance
Japan's semiconductor revival must not only involve Taiwan but also include strategic cooperation with the US, emphasized Kenzo Fujisue, a renowned Japanese scholar and former government...
Monday 6 January 2025
ASML CEO leads high-level delegation to TSMC next week
Ahead of TSMC's quarterly earnings release on January 16, 2025, the pure-play foundry is holding year-end meetings with key suppliers. ASML, a critical partner of TSMC, is showing...
Monday 6 January 2025
TSMC's Kumamoto plant faces utilization ramp-up challenges amid automotive sector slowdown
While smartphone and PC markets show signs of AI-driven recovery, the global automotive sector's weak outlook for 2025 is impacting major semiconductor manufacturers including TSMC,...
Friday 3 January 2025
TSMC talent poaching limits highlighted by Samsung exec departure
Following the widely reported departure of Lin Jing-cheng "Vic" (J. C. Lin) from Samsung Electronics in December 2024, industry analysts are now assessing the impact of his brief...