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Monday 27 May 2024
Taiwan fab tool makers see demands rising in US and Europe
Onshoring efforts of semiconductor manufacturers have spurred the demand for more cost-effective fab tools. Fab machinery makers in Taiwan, including the supply chain partners of...
Thursday 16 May 2024
TSMC Arizona construction site blast kills truck driver
An explosion from a chemical truck at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.'s construction site in Arizona killed the driver, according to statements from a local construction union...
Friday 3 May 2024
Intel chip fabrication pant selling US$3.85 billion of bonds
A company tied to Intel Corp.'s expansion of computer chip factories in Arizona is selling $3.85 billion of investment-grade bonds on Thursday.
Friday 26 April 2024
Should TSMC run fabs in Arizona, Dresden, or even Kumamoto the way they do in Taiwan?
Recently a Delaware-based non-profit media Rest of World interview roused widespread attention and discussion regarding TSMC's Asian management model and hierarchy system.
Monday 22 April 2024
Will Taiwan's government approve TSMC's plan to produce 2nm chips in America?
Upon TSMC Arizona's signing of a Preliminary Memorandum of Terms (PMT) with the Biden Administration, the decision to manufacture 2nm chips in its third fab and part of the second...
Friday 19 April 2024
Intel's Fab 52 construction progress entails slim chance for 2024 production start
Intel's Fab 52 in Arizona is likely to miss its original target of starting commercial production by the end of 2024, and its prospective rollout of 2nm chips at the plant might not...
Thursday 18 April 2024
US border states grow enticing as EV cluster forms in Southwest
US states like Arizona and New Mexico are expected to become more tempting for investments, partly thanks to an EV cluster that will emerge in the southwestern US and northern Mexico...
Thursday 11 April 2024
Intel can expand foundry market share
Intel can increase its influence in the foundry business and challenge TSMC's dominance, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 10 April 2024
TSMC to enter 2nm, A14 process generations on schedule
TSMC is making progress toward entering the A14 and 2nm process generations as planned, according to sources at fab toolmakers.
Tuesday 9 April 2024
Advanced chips 100% made in US will be possible
According to TSMC's announcement of a third fab for 2nm and more advanced chips, as well as Amkor Technology's intentions to develop an advanced packaging fab in Arizona, advanced...
Monday 8 April 2024
TSMC plans a third fab in Arizona and to receive up to US$6.6 billion in Chips Act funding
TSMC today announced that the US Department of Commerce and TSMC Arizona have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms (PMT) for up to US$6.6 billion in direct funding...
Thursday 21 March 2024
Biden hails US$20 billion for Intel, says Trump lost jobs to China
President Joe Biden said his $20 billion award to Intel Corp. demonstrated his investments in US industries that had withered under Donald Trump's tenure, touting a flurry of government...
Monday 26 February 2024
TSMC says 2nd fab in Arizona reaches topping out milestone
TSMC Arizona recently reached a "topping out" milestone for its second semiconductor manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona.
Friday 23 February 2024
How Japan pulled off an early victory in the race to make more chips
When Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. unveiled plans to begin building a new chip fabrication facility in Japan in 2022 and start production in 2024, it looked like an implausibly...
Thursday 15 February 2024
Why TSMC may have different strategies in Japan and Arizona? Q&A with former TSMC General Counsel Richard Thurston
Asia Pacific (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and Singapore) accounts for 84% of global chip exports and is home to 10 of the 16 semiconductor exporters and the top six suppliers, which...