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Monday 4 March 2024
Nvidia, TSMC's 2nd biggest client in 2023, only behind Apple
Nvidia became TSMC's second-largest customer in 2023, trailing only Apple.
Monday 4 March 2024
Weekly news roundup: SMIC plans 5nm chip production expansion for Huawei amid US sanctions
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories from February 26 – March 1.
Friday 1 March 2024
Democrats demand stronger labor protections in US chips push
Congressional Democrats demanded in a letter Thursday that the Biden administration add more labor protections to its initiative aimed at boosting US semiconductor production.
Friday 1 March 2024
TSMC co-COOs could be a stepping stone to new leadership, say sources
With TSMC's announcement in December 2023 that chairman Mark Liu will step down after the shareholder meeting in June 2024, the pure-play foundry has begun a new round of organizational...
Friday 1 March 2024
TSMC ramping up CoWoS capacity
TSMC has been increasing its monthly production capacity for CoWoS (chip-on-wafer-on-substrate) advanced packaging, allowing it to increase AI GPU output for Nvidia and AMD, which...
Thursday 29 February 2024
TSMC appoints two executives as Co-COOs, passing the baton on
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Board of Directors held a special meeting on February 29 and approved the appointment of Senior Vice President of R&D Y.J. Mii...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Taiwan's transformation into global semiconductor leadership and future challenges
In university, I studied electrical engineering, and at that time, semiconductors were an emerging field. The electronics courses we took still taught vacuum tubes. It wasn't until...
Thursday 29 February 2024
TSMC's 'Black Ship' sails into Japan, sparking South Korean concerns about reversal of competitive edge
Kumamoto, a small Japanese city that suffered a devastating earthquake in 2016, recently witnessed a momentous occasion--the grand opening of TSMC's Kumamoto Fab 1. Dubbed the "Reiwa...
Thursday 29 February 2024
Strong foundry demand to buoy Kinik 2024 revenue
Kinik expects to boost revenue by up to 10% in 2024 due to high demand from the foundry sector.
Thursday 29 February 2024
TSMC promises to set up advanced chip supply chain in Kyushu
During a meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Prime Minister's official residence in Japan on February 26, 2024, TSMC Chairman Mark Liu and TSMC President C.C. Wei pledged...
Thursday 29 February 2024
TSMC plays key role in automotive AI applications
According to industry sources, carmakers are keen on embracing artificial intelligence (AI), with TSMC playing a crucial role in supporting the AI push in the automotive industry.
Tuesday 27 February 2024
TSMC gives Japan's automotive IDM firms the kiss of life
TSMC's new wafer plants in Europe, the US, and Japan are reenergizing automotive IDM firms around the world.
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Micron starts volume production of HBM3E memory for Nvidia GPUs
Micron Technology has begun volume production of its HBM3E memory. Nvidia H200 Tensor Core GPUs, which will begin shipping in the second calendar quarter of 2024, will include Micron's...
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Intel's 1.8nm chip revelation and Microsoft deal casts shadow over Samsung's semiconductor ambitions
Several IT giants have recently visited South Korea to discuss AI semiconductor collaboration with Samsung Electronics, raising expectations within the South Korean industry for Samsung's...
Tuesday 27 February 2024
US aims for 20% of leading-edge logic chip manufacturing by 2030 amidst GenAI game-changer
The US government said leading-edge chipmaking firms were asking US$70 billion in subsidy under the CHIPS and Science Act, days after TSMC opened its Kumamoto fab, with attention...