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Tuesday 20 August 2024
FOPLP v CoWoS: the next frontier for advanced chip packaging
As the application scope of genAI grows so does the market for its chips, with forecasts predicting explosive growth in the coming years.
Tuesday 20 August 2024
Is TSMC-Innolux FOPLP collaboration possible?
TSMC recently acquired Innolux's 5.5G LCD fab at the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) for NT$17.14 billion (US$530.8 million), which includes factory buildings and associated facilities...
Tuesday 20 August 2024
TSMC places SHR orders with fab toolmakers
TSMC has received an influx of orders for CoWoS and other chipmaking equipment, the majority of which require super hot runs (SHR), according to industry sources.
Tuesday 20 August 2024
Challenges ahead for Europe's first 12-inch wafer fab
Following investments in wafer fabs in the US and Japan, TSMC is scheduled to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for its wafer fab in Dresden, Germany, on August 20. The fab is expected...
Monday 19 August 2024
Intel's 18A under fire: struggling yields, skepticism, and a race against TSMC
Intel has been attempting to shift the narrative to a more positive light following the company's "gruesome" series of trainwrecks that saw a disappointing second-quarter 2024 earnings...
Monday 19 August 2024
Intel Foundry's push for self-sufficiency could pave way for spin-off and rebranding
Is it time for Intel Foundry (IF) to be spun off as an independent entity? During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, AMD was forced to divest its wafer fabrication division, offloading...
Monday 19 August 2024
TSMC Japan fab forms industry cluster; can German site replicate?
With Intel and Wolfspeed delaying the development of facilities in Germany, TSMC will break ground on a new plant in Dresden on August 20, which is critical for Germany, according...
Monday 19 August 2024
Weekly news roundup: Japan's breakthrough in EUV tech; China gaining self-sufficiency in chip equipment except in exposure tools
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of August 12 – August 16.
Friday 16 August 2024
What Pat Gelsinger can learn from TSMC's last layoff during financial crisis?
In his 42 months as CEO of Intel, Pat Gelsinger recently issued an internal memo announcing layoffs, sharply criticizing Intel's deep-seated issues. He stated that Intel's "costs...
Friday 16 August 2024
TSMC acquires Innolux fab for NT$17.14 billion
TSMC has acquired Innolux's 5.5G LCD fab in Tainan, southern Taiwan, for NT$17.14 billion (US$530.8 million). The acquisition price is less than what the market had anticipated.
Friday 16 August 2024
TSMC to see CoWoS production capacity reach 60,000 wafers in 2025
The just acquired 5.5G panel fab would enable TSMC to boost its overall production capacity for CoWoS packaging to 60,000 wafers per month in 2025, with a projected increase to 70,000-80,000...
Thursday 15 August 2024
How ESMC project is cementing Taiwan's role in global chipmaking
Following the United States and Japan, TSMC's final overseas wafer fab, ESMC (European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), will...
Thursday 15 August 2024
Taiwan's semiconductor industry unites for SEMICON 2024, spotlighting AI technologies
The 2024 International Semiconductor Exhibition (SEMICON Taiwan) is set to launch on September 4, focusing on semiconductor technologies crucial to the emerging AI era.
Thursday 15 August 2024
TSMC CoWoS production capacity to grow over 50% CAGR through 2028
TSMC's production capacity for CoWoS packaging is forecast to grow at a CAGR of more than 50% from 2023 to 2028, according to DIGITIMES Research.
Wednesday 14 August 2024
TSMC approves US$29.6 billion capex for capacity expansions, tech upgrades
TSMC's board of directors has approved a significant capital budget of US$29.615 billion aimed at enhancing the company's advanced process capacities and upgrading packaging technology...