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Monday 3 July 2023
China-based JCET expands advanced packaging business to take on ASE and TSMC
As the geopolitical tensions between the US and China are leading to reshaping the global supply chain landscape, China-based JCET is looking to grab a bigger pie of the rising Chinese...
Monday 3 July 2023
Samsung set to commercialize 2nm chips in 2025, 1.4nm by 2027
Samsung Electronics has disclosed its latest advanced process development roadmap at the just-ended 2023 Samsung Foundry Forum, with plans to mass produce 2nm chips by 2025 and commercialize...
Monday 3 July 2023
TSMC: no impact from hardware supplier's cyber breach
TSMC, a leading foundry, has denied the market rumor saying that it was threatened by the hacker group behind the ransomware Lockbit, demanding a ransom of US$70 million.
Thursday 29 June 2023
TSMC to back up Arizona site with manpower, highlighting US talent shortage problem
According to sources, TSMC and its suppliers plan to dispatch hundreds of workers from Taiwan to Arizona, USA, to accelerate the construction of TSMC's fab. The move highlights not...
Thursday 29 June 2023
AMD CEO to visit Taiwan in mid-July
AMD CEO Lisa Su and other senior executives will travel to Taiwan in the middle of July to confer with local PC and server industry supply chain partners and customers, according...
Thursday 29 June 2023
TSMC to see fab utilization rates rise substantially
Pure-play foundry TSMC will see its fab utilization rates, notably for sub-7nm process manufacturing, rise substantially in the second half of this year, according to sources at fab...
Tuesday 27 June 2023
Nvidia rumored to secretly aid Amkor to support AI advanced packaging
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's exclamation of the arrival of "AI's iPhone moment" sparked an explosive demand for AI HPC (high-performance computing) chips. For 2.5D advanced packaging...
Tuesday 27 June 2023
Samsung's investment in Japan: advantages and disadvantages
Following the G7 Summit held May 19–21 in Hiroshima, the geopolitical war surrounding semiconductors is heating up in Northeast Asia. In response to the increasing intensity...
Tuesday 27 June 2023
TSMC in talks with potential 2nm customers, say sources
Despite the fact that unit wafer prices for TSMC's 2nm gate-all-around (GAA) process will approach US$25,000, the foundry is already in discussions with potential customers about...
Monday 26 June 2023
Dongjin Semichem set to develop high-NA EUV photoresists in 2H23
South Korean semiconductor chemical materials maker Dongjin Semichem has announced plans to develop a new generation of high-NA EUV photoresists to meet the demand to result from...
Monday 26 June 2023
TSMC to build new CoWoS capacity in central Taiwan
TSMC has readied plans to build new CoWoS (Chip on Wafer on Substrate) capacity at its manufacturing complex in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) to meet a rapid surge in demand...
Monday 26 June 2023
European Chips Act yet to entice Samsung
Upon implementation of the European Chips Act, TSMC and Intel are enticed to make substantial investments in Europe, whereas Samsung Electronics maintains a wait-and-see attitude...
Wednesday 21 June 2023
Samsung keen on leveraging AI to boost semiconductor competitiveness
Samsung Electronics is aggressively incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) to improve its DRAM design and wafer fabrication yield, aiming to boost its product competitiveness...
Wednesday 21 June 2023
Trade unions pose challenge to TSMC, Intel fabs in Germany
Trade unions are expected to pose a challenge to TSMC and Intel as they look to build and operate local fabs in Germany, according to market sources.
Tuesday 20 June 2023
MediaTek, TSMC try to lure female students into semiconductor industry
Talent shortages have become a universal issue in the semiconductor industry worldwide. In Taiwan's ecosystem, the gender ratio imbalance is severe. Leading semiconductor companies...