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Wednesday 4 January 2023
Samsung said to use high-end EUV pellicles to stabilize 3nm yield
Samsung Electronics reportedly will incorporate the latest EUV mask pellicles with a light transmittance rate of over 90% into its 3nm process for yield improvement, with the pellicles...
Wednesday 4 January 2023
AI tech, own design architectures to steer Qualcomm future chips development
Qualcomm has laid out its future development roadmaps with focuses on AI technology and solutions, in-house developed Oryon CPU and AR glasses discrete architecture, all among forward-looking...
Wednesday 4 January 2023
TSMC obtains sub-5nm chip orders from system vendors
TSMC has received chip orders from system vendors including Google, Tesla, and Oppo, in addition to Apple, utilizing its sub-5nm process technologies, according to industry sources...
Tuesday 3 January 2023
IC manufacturing capacity utilization fall in 1H23 to accelerate inventory digestion
Taiwan's semiconductor manufacturers including top foundry TSMC and OSAT ASE Technology are expected to see their capacity utilization fall steeply in the first or even the second...
Tuesday 3 January 2023
Qualcomm, MediaTek unlikely to launch 3nm mobile SoCs in 2023
MediaTek and Qualcomm will have to think more about whether to follow in the footsteps of Apple to have their mobile SoCs fabricated by TSMC using 3nm process technology in 2023,...
Tuesday 3 January 2023
Denso notes smooth progress with TSMC; expects improved auto parts output in summer
Japan-based automotive component manufacturer Denso, which together with Sony invested in TSMC's fab in Japan's Kumamoto, noted that work on the 12-inch fab is going smoothly, owing...
Tuesday 3 January 2023
AMD reportedly to set up logistics center in Taiwan
AMD reportedly will follow in the footsteps of Nvidia and move its logistics center from Hong Kong to Taiwan.
Friday 30 December 2022
TSMC gearing up for 3nm capacity expansion, 2nm fab construction
In southern Taiwan, TSMC is constructing phase-8 facilities at Fab 18 for additional 3nm capacity, while in the northern and central regions of the country, 2nm fabs are being prepared...
Friday 30 December 2022
IC test interface solution providers expect 3nm demand to boom in 2024-2025
Suppliers of probe cards, test sockets, and other IC test interface solutions are gearing up for a boom in 3nm chip demand in 2024 and 2025.
Thursday 29 December 2022
Gudeng dismisses speculation about withdrawal from China
Taiwan-based EUV pod and reticle box supplier Gudeng Precision Industrial reportedly has stopped shipments to Chinese clients, sparking market speculation that it might withdraw from...
Thursday 29 December 2022
TSMC 3nm chip starts mass production to unleash US$1.5 trillion in end product value in 5 years
At the ceremony to celebrate the mass production of its 3 nm node processing technology and fab expansion in southern Taiwan, TSMC chairman Mark Liu stressed that Fab 18 will be the...
Thursday 29 December 2022
TSMC to scale up 3nm chip output in mid-2023
TSMC is expected to ramp up substantially its 3nm chip output starting mid 2023 to fulfill orders from multiple customers, according to sources at fab toolmakers.
Wednesday 28 December 2022
TSMC braces for weak 1Q23
TSMC is bracing for a nearly 15% sequential decline in first-quarter 2023 revenue, driven by falling capacity utilization rates at its fabs and wafer banks reaching new highs, according...
Monday 26 December 2022
Technology roadmap of logic IC manufacturing
Logic IC manufacturing process technologies have been making rapid advances with lithography technologies and machines, transistor architecture and power delivery network (PDN) design...
Monday 26 December 2022
Foundry houses may see orders, capacity utilization rebound in 2H23
Semiconductor supply chains are facing the challenges of severe inventory corrections and business downturns in the first half of 2023, and most foundry houses are not expected to...