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Monday 2 December 2024
TSMC evolves CoWoS technology, to challenge 9x reticle sizes in 2027
TSMC announced at the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum in Europe that its CoWoS packaging technology will achieve certification by 2027, introducing a version with 9x...
Monday 2 December 2024
Elon Musk lands priority for Nvidia GB200 delivery in January with US$1.08 billion
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI has made headlines with its urgent push for advanced AI hardware. Industry sources indicate that Musk directly approached Nvidia CEO...
Monday 2 December 2024
Weekly news roundup: SMIC leads China's semiconductor rise as memory makers gain ground
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Monday 2 December 2024
Taiwan expands science parks to strengthen industrial clusters
Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs J.W. Kuo announced plans for TSMC to construct a new domestic plant annually. The ministry is actively preparing water and electricity infrastructure...
Monday 2 December 2024
Trump's America First raises stakes for TSMC's advanced processes
President-elect Donald Trump, who will take office on January 20, 2025, has voiced strong criticism of the Biden administration's CHIPS Act subsidies. His America First policy is...
Friday 29 November 2024
China's semiconductor industry makes significant strides, putting pressure on South Korean firms
China's largest foundry operator, SMIC, surpassed the US$2 billion revenue mark for the first time in the third quarter of 2024. Meanwhile, companies like CXMT and JHICC are aggressively...
Thursday 28 November 2024
TSMC donates more 12-inch fab equipment to Taiwan govt
Following a previous donation of two sets of 12-inch wafer equipment to Taiwan's National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), TSMC has donated an additional three sets to the Ministry...
Wednesday 27 November 2024
TSMC's CoWoS far from secure: Etron CEO flags Intel EMIB's rising threat
TSMC's CoWoS technology continues to scale, driven by strong demand from major clients such as Nvidia. Production capacity is projected to reach 75,000 units by 2025, with the persistent...
Wednesday 27 November 2024
Samsung's challenges mount: Nvidia Jensen Huang urge HBM3E swift approval
Nvidia is currently conducting high bandwidth memory (HBM) verification tests with Samsung Electronics (Samsung), with industry attention focused on the validation timeline and potential...
Wednesday 27 November 2024
40nm crisis: how TSMC shaped Nvidia's triumph, AMD's demise
The 2009 TSMC 40nm process crisis was a defining moment for the wafer foundry industry, offering pivotal lessons for the broader semiconductor sector. As TSMC founder Morris Chang...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Taiwan's chip industry unfazed by Trump's trade policy, says former TSMC chairman Mark Liu
On November 25, newly inaugurated US President Donald Trump announced plans to sign an executive order imposing a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico and Canada and raising tariffs on...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Deglobalization accelerates global brands' supply chain reshuffle
Geopolitical tensions have spurred another major shift in global supply chains, as highlighted by TSMC founder Morris Chang's proclamation that globalization is dead. With Donald...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Japan's dream of chip revival: a two-pronged bet on TSMC and Rapidus
Industry sources indicate that while the Japanese government maintains high expectations for Rapidus, contingency plans are being developed. Recently appointed Shigeru Ishiba, Japan's...
Tuesday 26 November 2024
Chinese firms react to TSMC chip supplies halt and escalating US tension
TSMC has halted providing advanced AI chips at 7 nanometers and below to Chinese customers, highlighting mounting challenges for China's semiconductor industry. The suspension follows...
Monday 25 November 2024
Inside TSMC VI: Navigating the semiconductor pricing wars
"Strategy is simply resource allocation. When you strip away all the noise, that's what it comes down to." —Jack Welch.