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Friday 1 March 2024
SMIC unhindered by US sanctions as Chinese foundry strives toward 5nm
Amidst the US trade sanctions and restrictions on technology exports, China's leading foundry SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation) has not only been significantly...
Tuesday 6 February 2024
SMIC reportedly building 5nm capacities in Shanghai to produce Huawei's smartphone and AI chips
SMIC is said to have set up a new semiconductor production line in Shanghai and hopes to utilize its existing US and Dutch manufacturing facilities to mass-produce Huawei HiSilicon's...
Wednesday 6 December 2023
Huawei's 5nm chip in L540 NB could be inventory made by TSMC before US ban
The latest report by Wccftech pointed out that Huawei's new notebook (NB) PC L540 is equipped with the 5nm Kirin 9006C, an SoC with 8 cores. Chinese media ITHome...
Thursday 23 November 2023
Restricting TSMC benefits SMIC, multi-patterning prohibitively costly, said lithography guru
With the ongoing US-China tensions, Huawei exemplified its ability to make 7nm chips without EUV equipment, and chip guru Burn Lin believes it's not surprising for Huawei to achieve...
Wednesday 22 November 2023
Microsoft leverages TSMC's one-stop service for in-house developed chip
TSMC not only offers advanced process manufacturing but also its advanced packaging for the recently released Microsoft Azure Maia 100 AI accelerator, according to industry sources...
Friday 17 November 2023
TSMC secures 5nm AI chip orders from Microsoft
TSMC has received AI chip orders from major cloud service providers (CSP), including Microsoft's 5nm chip orders, according to industry sources.
Thursday 19 October 2023
TSMC expects 11% sequential revenue growth in 4Q23
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$18.8 billion and US$19.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023, which is an 11.1% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and...
Monday 2 October 2023
Huawei's SoC layout and hidden efforts: examined through the lens of 'chip peace'
After Huawei's Mate 60 Pro, featuring the 7nm Kirin 9000S processor produced by SMIC, caused a stir, Dr. Burn-Jeng Lin, dean of the College of Semiconductor Research under Taiwan's...
Wednesday 6 September 2023
GUC announces 5nm HBM3 PHY and controller silicon proven at 8.4Gbps

Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), the advanced ASIC leader, announced that they have silicon proved 8.4 Gbps HBM3 solution on...

Monday 4 September 2023
Where does Huawei's Mate 60 Pro SoC come from?
Huawei's Mate 60 Pro recently made an unexpected debut, sparking curiosity among Chinese consumers that the model might not necessarily carry truly top-notch SoC specs. In a public...
Tuesday 1 August 2023
Global Unichip cuts 2023 revenue outlook, says report
Global Unichip, an IC design services provider partnering mainly with TSMC, has lowered its revenue growth forecast for 2023 to a single-digit percentage, according to a report by...
Tuesday 25 July 2023
TSMC deployments minimize geopolitical risks
TSMC's deployments have been designed to minimize geopolitical risks, according to industry sources. The world's number-one pure-play foundry house is leading in advanced chip manufacturing...
Thursday 20 July 2023
TSMC expects 9% revenue increase in 3Q23
TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$16.7 billion and US$17.5 billion in the third quarter of 2023, which is a 9.1% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Wednesday 5 July 2023
Ultra-high-density heterogeneous integration tech sees breakthrough under Taiwan-US academic collaboration
A breakthrough in ultra-high density heterogeneous integration has been achieved through an academic collaboration between Taiwan and the US as part of a research project under the...
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...