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Wednesday 19 June 2024
TSMC chairman's visit to Europe - to negotiate prices for High NA EUVs and German subsidies
The visit of top Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) executives to Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML in late May had many media speculating whether TSMC...
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Tech giants favoring TSMC over Samsung, reportedly facing yield rate issues
The global IC design industry and major technology companies reportedly plan to adopt 3nm as their mainstay in 2024. It is expected that most companies will likely prioritize ordering...
Wednesday 19 June 2024
Former TSMC and UMC leadership unite to chart future semiconductor ecosystem
The Semi Impact Forum 2024 united investors, policymakers, and innovators from Taiwan and the UK in the semiconductor industry.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
TSMC draws Zeiss to build Innovation Center in Hsinchu
Carl Zeiss, the global optics leader from Germany, announced the official opening of its first Innovation Center in Taiwan on June 18.
Wednesday 19 June 2024
South Korean AI startup DeepX places orders to TSMC's 3nm process; maintains partnership with Samsung
South Korean AI semiconductor startup DeepX is reportedly set to become a new customer of AsicLand, an IC design company that partners with TSMC.
Tuesday 18 June 2024
FitTech faces challenges, seeks opportunities with TSMC's advanced packaging
The Mini LED demand in the LED industry has shown a lack of new momentum, leading to a halt in expansion plans, and impacting equipment supplier FitTech's operations.
Tuesday 18 June 2024
Advanced foundry process quotes to rise in 2025
TSMC may launch a new round of price negotiations in the second half of 2024, with advanced foundry quotes expected to rise as early as 2025.
Tuesday 18 June 2024
TSMC kicks off 3nm chip production for Intel, say sources
TSMC has already received 3nm chip orders for Intel's forthcoming notebook processor series, with wafer production commencing, according to industry sources.
Monday 17 June 2024
Fab tool and equipment suppliers benefit from TSMC 2H24 business boom
TSMC's second-quarter sales may surpass the target, seeing customers' AI and HPC-related orders flowing in. In July, chips for Apple's iPhone 16 and Intel's 3nm chips will start mass...
Friday 14 June 2024
Chipmakers brace for TSMC price increases
IC design houses are bracing for TSMC's forthcoming price increases.
Thursday 13 June 2024
HBM competition (2): The choice of HBM's next steps?
It is important to know how individual memory companies choose to develop their High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) technology for future competitions.
Thursday 13 June 2024
AI PCs still in warm-up mode
The AI PC market is still in its early stages, with killer products unlikely to debut until 2025, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 12 June 2024
TSMC's NT$4 billion donation for semiconductor talent education still needs fine-tuning
TSMC's board of directors decided to donate up to NT$4 billion (US$123.6 million) to top universities and high schools for semiconductor research and talent education at a meeting...
Wednesday 12 June 2024
Samsung expands advanced-packaging alliance with 10 new partners to rival TSMC
Samsung Electronics is actively expanding its partner alliance to strengthen its semiconductor packaging technology, seeking to compete with the world's leading foundry, TSMC, in...
Tuesday 11 June 2024
TSMC's premium over SMIC shows challenges for China's chip fund
The share-price gap between Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and China's biggest chipmaker is near its widest in almost two decades, highlighting the difficulty Beijing faces...