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Friday 2 December 2022
Biden and Tim Cook to attend TSMC Arizona fab first-tool-in
There has never been any other first-tool-in ceremony in any company that has received the attention that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSMC) is getting for its Arizona...
Friday 2 December 2022
TSMC soon to hold first tool-in ceremony at Arizona fab
TSMC will hold a ceremony on December 6 to mark the installation of the first batch of equipment at its new Arizona fab in the US, with participants including company founder Morris...
Thursday 1 December 2022
IC design houses expect foundry quotes to be negotiable
With foundries seeing a drop in capacity utilization rates, fabless chip clients expect foundries, particularly second- and third-tier ones, to become less firm on their contract...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Micron to ramp up 1-beta DRAM shipments, eyeing market rebound in 2024
Micron Technology is already delivering qualification samples of DRAM chips built at its 1-beta node to select smartphone manufacturers and will kick off commercial production of...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Rising 3nm quotes at TSMC opening doors for Samsung?
With TSMC's unit wafer prices for 3nm FINFET process topping US$20,000 and likely to rise further in 2023, Samsung Electronics may be able to obtain orders from major clients for...
Monday 28 November 2022
Infineon to use TSMC 28nm RRAM technology for next-generation automotive MCU
According to Infineon, its next-generation Aurix microcontroller will use embedded non-volatile memory, specifically resistive random access memory (RRAM), instead of embedded flash...
Monday 28 November 2022
TSMC capacity utilization fall to widen in 1H23
TSMC's overall fab capacity utilization rate is estimated to fall to 80% in the first half of 2023, with the utilization for 7/6 nm process capacity to see a widening fall, 5/4nm...
Friday 25 November 2022
Silicon IP provider M31 gains from China IC self-sufficiency drive
Taiwan-based silicon IP provider M31 Technology has benefited significantly from semiconductor self-supply campaign in China, with the ratio of revenues contributed by Chinese clients...
Friday 25 November 2022
2023 Outlook: China in sanction aftershock, TSMC sees limited impacts
Year 2022 marks a new height of the US-China chip war, with the US government imposing unprecedented sanctions against China's semiconductor sector. As the year draws to a close,...
Thursday 24 November 2022
Automotive clients reducing inventory of components not in short supply
Automakers reportedly are scaling down orders for components which have long been in stable supply or have become more easily available, so as to reduce inventory costs, while some...
Thursday 24 November 2022
Taiwan, Japan poised to expand cooperation in semiconductor, 5G, EV
Taiwan and Japan already have complementary cooperation in 5G and semiconductor, and the cooperation will likely expand to electric vehicles (EV) and green energy, according to Taiwan's...
Wednesday 23 November 2022
TSMC caught in geopolitical shackles for overseas capacity expansions
TSMC reportedly has plans to build a 3nm fab in the US, adjacent to its 5nm fab under construction in Arizona, and also plans to set up a fab in Germany focusing on 28 nm automotive...
Wednesday 23 November 2022
What can Shang-Yi Chiang bring to Foxconn?
With Foxconn's latest announcement to invite Shang-Yi Chiang, TSMC veteran and former SMIC executive, as the chief strategy officer of its semiconductor group, some in the industry...
Wednesday 23 November 2022
Solar Applied Materials cuts into supply chain for TSMC 3nm process
Taiwan-based Solar Applied Materials Technology (SAMT), a supplier of precious and rare metals, chemicals and materials, has reportedly cut into the supply chain for TSMC's 3nm process...
Tuesday 22 November 2022
Impossible for TSMC to distribute production in many countries, says founder
While many countries have welcomed fab investments from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), it is impossible for the foundry to set up fabs in many countries, according...