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Friday 26 May 2023
Developing advanced processes at SMIC could become an unrealized dream of co-CEO Liang Mong Song?
China's top foundry SMIC unexpectedly removed 14nm process service from its webstie home page, and its co-CEO Liang Mong Song, the key figure in charge of the company's development...
Friday 26 May 2023
Backend houses optimistic about AI chip demand
Promising AI chip demand from Nvidia has injected optimism back into the associated backend suppliers regarding their 2023 business prospects, according to industry sources in Taiw...
Friday 26 May 2023
AI chip boom to drive TSMC revenue growth in 2023
A boost in demand for AI chips may help TSMC sustain its annual revenue increase this year, according to market observers.
Friday 26 May 2023
Nvidia rush orders lifting TSMC 5nm fab utilization
An influx of Nvidia orders requiring super hot runs (SHR) have shored up capacity utilization rates for TSMC's 5nm process platform to almost full, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 24 May 2023
Re-engage and regain competitiveness: Q&A with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is in Taiwan for the Intel Vision event, which is aimed at high-level executives and managers from customers and ecosystem partners. In a Q&A with the...
Wednesday 24 May 2023
IC inspection labs see robust demand from EV customers
Electric vehicle (EV) vendors have moved to build their own chips or procure their own chips, according to sources at IC inspection labs, who are enthusiastic about demand from the...
Tuesday 23 May 2023
Taiwan-EU collaboration helps enhance supply chain resilience
Collaboration between Taiwan and the EU helps ensure and strengthen the resilience of supply chains, said vice minister of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Chuan-Neng...
Tuesday 23 May 2023
TSMC wins major AI chip orders
With its sub-7nm process manufacturing, TSMC has won significant AI chip orders amid surging demand for generative AI applications, according to industry sources.
Monday 22 May 2023
ASE lands Broadcom orders for silicon photonics-based networking chips
Taiwan's leading OSAT ASE Technology and its affiliate Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have officially joined the supply chain of silicon photonics high-speed networking chips...
Monday 22 May 2023
Major customers confident about TSMC 2nm GAA process
Almost all of TSMC's top-10 customers have readied plans to adopt the foundry's 2nm GAA-FET (gate-all-around field-effect transistor) process technology, to be commercialized in 2025...
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...