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Thursday 8 December 2022
OSATs still uncertain about constructing facilities in US
Though TSMC is building advanced wafer fabs in the US, Taiwanese OSAT companies still have concerns about constructing facilities there to provide cutting-edge packaging services...
Thursday 8 December 2022
TSMC on track to materialize American manufacturing dream for advanced chips
A high-profile first-tool-in ceremony held recently at TSMC's Arizona fab signifies a major milestone in materializing the foundry's dream to set up advanced chips capacity in America...
Thursday 8 December 2022
Global company, like TSMC, should have access to global resources
The opening of TSMC's new Arizona plant has dominated recent industry news headlines. Regarding this information, there have been many negative comments, with the main argument being...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Biden joins Tim Cook to hail TSMC's US$40 billion US chip venture
US president Joe Biden celebrated TSMC's plans to increase its investments in Arizona to US$40 billion and construct a second factory, with companies like Apple eager to source more...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Automotive chip IDMs could hardly pass all extra costs to carmakers
With foundries' price negotiations with IDMs and tier-1 suppliers for 2023 reaching an end, foundries are unlikely to cut their prices and the chip vendors will have difficulties...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
Taiwan government to deploy team to protect key technologies
With the concern that the US may pressure the Taiwanese government to have TSMC move its newest technologies to the US, thus weakening Taiwan's importance in the semiconductor industry,...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
The significance of TSMC building fabs in US
The global notebook market increased from 158 million units in 2019 to 247 million in 2021, thanks to the work-from-home demand, and it will not be easy to surpass the 200 million-unit...
Wednesday 7 December 2022
TSMC starts building second fab in Arizona
TSMC has announced that it has started construction of another fab in Arizona, raising its total investment in the US state to US$40 billion.
Tuesday 6 December 2022
2024 will be crucial turning point for Samsung to compete with TSMC
Samsung is preparing a "master plan" for its foundry business to turn the tables against TSMC in 2024, utilizing its 3nm process to take back orders from major US clients like Qualcomm...
Tuesday 6 December 2022
Intel CEO to meet Taiwan partners
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger will come to Taiwan before traveling to South Korea to meet the company's local partners, mainly those engaged in the PC and server industry supply chains,...
Friday 2 December 2022
Biden and Tim Cook to attend TSMC Arizona fab first-tool-in
There has never been any other first-tool-in ceremony in any company that has received the attention that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd (TSMC) is getting for its Arizona...
Friday 2 December 2022
TSMC soon to hold first tool-in ceremony at Arizona fab
TSMC will hold a ceremony on December 6 to mark the installation of the first batch of equipment at its new Arizona fab in the US, with participants including company founder Morris...
Thursday 1 December 2022
IC design houses expect foundry quotes to be negotiable
With foundries seeing a drop in capacity utilization rates, fabless chip clients expect foundries, particularly second- and third-tier ones, to become less firm on their contract...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Micron to ramp up 1-beta DRAM shipments, eyeing market rebound in 2024
Micron Technology is already delivering qualification samples of DRAM chips built at its 1-beta node to select smartphone manufacturers and will kick off commercial production of...
Tuesday 29 November 2022
Rising 3nm quotes at TSMC opening doors for Samsung?
With TSMC's unit wafer prices for 3nm FINFET process topping US$20,000 and likely to rise further in 2023, Samsung Electronics may be able to obtain orders from major clients for...