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Monday 18 May 2026
TSMC CoWoS yields top 98% as capacity expands
Following its North America technology forum, TSMC held the Hsinchu session on May 14, 2026. The company said the smart revolution is beginning, with AI evolving from generative AI...
Friday 15 May 2026
Commentary: The Thucydides trap and TSMC's COUPE
On May 14, Xi Jinping opened his summit with Donald Trump in Beijing by invoking the Thucydides Trap — the idea that a rising power and an established hegemon are structurally...
Friday 15 May 2026
TSMC's Vanguard stake sale signals AI-era capital pivot
TSMC's decision to sell down its stake in Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) is the second significant portfolio move the company has made in as many weeks — and together,...
Thursday 14 May 2026
TSMC expands CoWoS and SoIC capacity on AI boom
TSMC said on May 14, 2026, that it is rapidly expanding CoWoS and SoIC advanced packaging capacity as AI demand drives the construction of 18 new fabs and advanced packaging facilities...
Thursday 14 May 2026
MediaTek courts Intel as Google pushes for alternatives to CoWoS
MediaTek's decision to pursue advanced packaging partnerships with both TSMC's CoWoS ecosystem and Intel's EMIB platform has become one of the semiconductor industry's most closely...
Tuesday 12 May 2026
TSMC CoWoS shortage drives SK Hynix-Intel 2.5D push
TSMC's tight CoWoS supply is reportedly pushing SK Hynix to work with Intel on advanced packaging, as the industry looks to diversify the 2.5D packaging supply chain for AI acceler...
Friday 8 May 2026
TSMC reportedly pushes CoPoS exclusivity to lock in next-gen packaging lead
TSMC is accelerating the expansion of its CoWoS advanced packaging capacity while pushing ahead with the more technically demanding panel-level packaging technology CoPoS, aiming to...
Wednesday 6 May 2026
VIS joins CoWoS chain with TSMC-backed Singapore interposer foundry
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) said on May 5 that it has secured support from TSMC for a new interposer foundry line at its 12-inch Singapore fab, alongside a broader push...
Tuesday 5 May 2026
Analysis: CoWoS crunch and MediaTek's hire raise a bigger question — can Intel deliver?
The AI chip race is increasingly running into a different kind of limit — not compute, but packaging, as supply constraints around advanced technologies such as CoWoS begin to...
Friday 24 April 2026
TSMC CoPoS equipment orders face reshuffle with legal turmoil at Taiwanese equipment maker
The semiconductor packaging equipment sector is experiencing order shifts linked to significant executive changes at a key Taiwanese supplier, raising concerns over TSMC's chip-on-wafer-on-substrate...
Thursday 23 April 2026
TSMC targets 2029 production for A13 and A12 as next AI chip nodes
At its North America Technology Symposium, TSMC showcased a range of innovations in advanced process technologies. Following the introduction of its A14 process in 2025, the company...
Thursday 23 April 2026
GUC Announces 3nm 12 Gbps HBM4 PHY and Controller

Global Unichip Corp. (GUC), the advanced ASIC leader, today announced the successful demonstration of a 12 Gbps HBM4 IP platform implemented on TSMC's 3nm process technology...

Friday 10 April 2026
CoWoS capacity emerges as AI bottleneck as TSMC’s advanced packaging grows at 80% CAGR
Global advanced packaging capacity is currently in severe shortage. Nvidia has already reserved most of TSMC's leading-edge capacity, particularly its CoWoS packaging technology. According...
Tuesday 7 April 2026
Intel challenges TSMC CoWoS as Amazon, Google reportedly explore alternatives

AI-driven demand is pushing advanced chip packaging to its limits, exposing constraints in TSMC's CoWoS capacity and forcing hyperscalers...

Wednesday 1 April 2026
TSMC eyes SiPh breakthrough as industry consensus forms
TSMC is advancing its silicon photonics (SiPh) advanced packaging platform, Compact Universal Photonic Engine (COUPE), shifting from development to commercial mass production. TSMC...