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Friday 5 January 2024
Christian Koitzsch to become TSMC's first Europe JV head
Former Bosch Semiconductor plant manager Christian Koitzsch confirmed that he is now president of TSMC's European subsidiary, European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC)
Friday 5 January 2024
Market cap performance of TSMC, Intel, UMC, and ASE show GenAI influence
Generative AI was behind Nvidia's 240% surge in market cap in 2023, and the effect also trickled down to foundry manufacturers and packaging & testing service providers in the...
Friday 5 January 2024
TSMC outlook, global fab deployments to draw market attention at upcoming investor meeting
TSMC will host an investor meeting on January 18, marking the return of its physical conference after nearly four years of conference calls. The upcoming investor meeting will be...
Tuesday 2 January 2024
Chipmakers see limited impact from recent Japan earthquake
A massive earthquake rocked the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on January 1, 2024. It was Japan's third most powerful earthquake since 2010. The primary cities hit were...
Tuesday 2 January 2024
Intel's outsourcing was a ruse from the start, says former TSMC vice chairman
In 1989, Intel initially contracted TSMC to manufacture its products. F.C. Tseng, former vice chairman of TSMC, stated at a public event in Taiwan, "I knew this was Intel's conspiracy...
Tuesday 2 January 2024
2023 sees Nvidia reign as top chip company by market cap, Broadcom surpasses TSMC to claim second place
Over the past year, the global semiconductor industry has experienced lackluster demands in the downstream electronics sector. AI and geopolitical uncertainties have been driving...
Tuesday 2 January 2024
Weekly news roundup: Three major chip equipment makers set up R&D centers in Taiwan and other top stories
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories during the last week of 2023 (Dec 25-Dec 29):
Friday 29 December 2023
Semiconductor industry caught between two superpowers and AI
When reviewing the semiconductor industry in 2023, the complex US-China tech war has become an unavoidable topic for the industry's development. Over the past few years, the Biden...
Friday 29 December 2023
ASML's High-NA EUV technology: Shaping the future of sub-2nm chips as US pushes ahead in semiconductor race
At the close of 2023, it's reported that TSMC and Samsung will delay the mass production of 4nm chips at their new fabs in the US from 2024 to 2025, posing a challenge to the Biden...
Friday 29 December 2023
Taiwan circular economy startup sets sights on Southeast Asia expansion
Package+, a Taiwanese startup pioneering circular economy solutions for packaging, is aiming to bring its model across Southeast Asia after gaining momentum in its home market.
Thursday 28 December 2023
Intel invests US$25 billion in Israel fab, aims to overtake TSMC and Samsung
In a bid to surpass TSMC and Samsung, aiming for the position of the world's leading foundry by 2030, Intel is said to have committed an additional US$25 billion investment in establishing...
Thursday 28 December 2023
Will high-NA EUVs become Intel's secret weapon to overtake Samsung and TSMC at 2nm node?
Intel has reportedly acquired 6 high-NA EUV lithography machines from ASML, which is scheduled for shipment in 2024, according to South Korean media outlets. Intel's fast adoption...
Thursday 28 December 2023
TSMC and Rapidus fabs fuel semiconductor talent shortage in Japan
In response to the establishment of semiconductor facilities by major manufacturers in Japan, including TSMC's wafer plant in Kumamoto and Rapidus's new facility in Hokkaido, the...
Thursday 28 December 2023
TSMC 3nm fab capacity could fall short of demand in 2024
TSMC is on target to increase its 3nm fab capacity to 100,000 wafers per month in 2024 but may fall short of meeting customer demands for the node except for Apple, according to supply...
Wednesday 27 December 2023
MediaTek CEO reiterates TSMC as a 3nm foundry partner
TSMC has scaled up its 3nm production output since the second half of 2023, thanks to the adoption of key customer Apple, and more customers will join and ramp up 3nm production in...