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Monday 22 May 2023
From "semiconductors are national power" to "AI is national power"
I was invited to be a seminar moderator at the 2023 Taiwan Supercomputing Conference themed on AI 2.0, supercomputing, and the new ecosystem, recently organized by Taiwan Web Service...
Friday 19 May 2023
Why are Huawei, SMIC taking different approaches against US curbs?
China's tech giant Huawei and top semiconductor foundry SMIC apparently adopt different approaches against US chip curbs. The former has just announced its successful development...
Friday 19 May 2023
TSMC commits to investing in Japan
TSMC has pledged to increase its investment in Japan, as company chairman Mark Liu reportedly has just taken part in a meeting convened by Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida.
Friday 19 May 2023
Nvidia sees AI GPU orders ramp up
Nvidia has seen a ramp-up in orders for its A100 and H100 AI GPUs, leading to an increase in wafer starts at TSMC, according to market sources.
Thursday 18 May 2023
IC design houses may see flat performance for peak season this year
Most IC design houses and even the entire semiconductor supply chain previously expected business performances to improve quarter by quarter after hitting the bottom in first-quarter...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Synopsys, TSMC team up to help clients accelerate 2nm chips designs
EDA specialist Synopsys has recently announced its collaboration with TSMC to deliver digital and custom design EDA flows on the foundry's most advanced N2 (2nm) process, aiming to...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
GF, Samsung, and TSMC join Imec's Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies & Systems program
Imec, the Belgium-based semiconductor research hub, announced on May 16 that GlobalFoundries, Samsung Electronics, and TSMC have joined its Sustainable Semiconductor Technologies...
Wednesday 17 May 2023
NXP, TSMC to deliver automotive 16nm FinFET embedded MRAM
NXP Semiconductors and TSMC have jointly announced their collaboration to deliver the industry's first automotive embedded MRAM in 16 nm FinFET technology.
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Etron rolls out SPU chip built using TSMC 28nm process
Etron Technology has rolled out its new-generation stream processor unit (SPU) built using TSMC's 28nm process.
Wednesday 17 May 2023
Japan's Rapidus shares views on TSMC competition and 2nm progress
Rapidus, Japan's newly created semiconductor champion that seeks to reach 2nm production by 2027, indicated that it has completed the preparatory work of its first EUV lithography...
Tuesday 16 May 2023
Backend firms see slow adoption of FC packaging among handset APs
The adoption of advanced fan-out packaging among handset application processors has been sluggish, according to sources at backend houses.
Monday 15 May 2023
Apple devices to occupy 90% of TSMC 3nm capacity in 2023
TSMC will see the baseline 3nm process technology (N3B) dominate 90% of its N3 family capacity in 2023, and nearly 90% of the N3B capacity reportedly has been booked by Apple for...
Monday 15 May 2023
Qualcomm, MediaTek shifting competition to computing, auto apps
With handset APs still in sluggish demand and new-spec networking chips not yet well adopted, the competition between Qualcomm and MediaTek is gradually shifting to the realm of automotive...
Friday 12 May 2023
Silicon Island Chronicles series interview: MIH Consortium CEO highlights semiconductor and electronics advantages for building EV ecosystem in Taiwan
Electronics and semiconductors are Taiwan's two 'diamond' industries with complete ecosystems and strong tech resources, and their close combination is being highlighted in the trends...
Friday 12 May 2023
Novatech expects revenue growth in 2023
Nova Technology (Novatech), which specializes in chemical and gas equipment used in the semiconductor and display industries, expects to generate another annual revenue growth in...