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Tuesday 1 October 2019
TSMC files complaints for technology infringement against Globalfoundries
TSMC has announced it filed multiple lawsuits on September 30, 2019 against Globalfoundries in the US, Germany and Singapore for its alleged ongoing infringement of 25 TSMC patents...
Monday 30 September 2019
Optical fingerprint sensors shipments to ramp up in 1Q20
Taiwan's IC designers are set to ramp up shipments of diverse optical in-display fingerprint sensors for smartphone application starting in the first quarter of 2020, and backend...
Friday 27 September 2019
Highlights of the day: Tight supply at TSMC, not just for 7nm
TSMC sees strong demand not just for its 7nm manufacturing node. Some of Taiwan's IC designers have reported that they have been unable to secure full support for their demand from...
Friday 27 September 2019
More Chinese firms developing advanced-node CPUs in-house
More China-based firms have become keen on in-house development of new-generation CPUs and GPUs, allowing Taiwan IC design service providers, especially those associated with TSMC,...
Friday 27 September 2019
TSMC 16nm, 12nm and 10nm chip supply becomes tight
In addition to its tight 7nm chip supply, with delivery lead times extending to over six months, pure-play foundry TSMC has seen its supply of 16nm, 12nm and 10nm chips also fall...
Friday 27 September 2019
Arm and TSMC demo 7nm Arm-based CoWoS chiplets for HPC
Arm and TSMC have announced jointly an industry-first 7nm silicon-proven chiplet system based on multiple Arm cores and leveraging TSMC's chip-on-wafer-on-substrate (CoWoS) advanced...
Thursday 26 September 2019
Highlights of the day: Clients scrambling for TSMC capacity
Demand for 7nm manufacturing capacity at TSMC is so strong that long lines have been formed trying to secure supply from the foundry house for the advanced process. As supply is tight,...
Thursday 26 September 2019
TSMC leading-edge fab investments set stage for sale surge in 2H19
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's heavy investments in advanced wafer-fab technology are set to pay off significantly for the world's largest silicon foundry as it continues...
Thursday 26 September 2019
TSMC advises clients to book 7nm capacity for entire 2020
TSMC has advised its clients to book foundry capacity well in advance for their 7nm chip demand for the entire 2020, according to industry sources.
Thursday 26 September 2019
AMD server market share expected to break 10% in 2020
AMD's second-generation EPYC server processors have landed significant orders from major IT players such as Dell, IBM and Nokia recently, with the chip vendor standing a good chance...
Thursday 26 September 2019
M31 develops IP solutions on multiple TSMC specialty processes
M31 Technology has announced its series of developments geared to optimize IP solutions for TSMC's specialty processes.
Wednesday 25 September 2019
AMD delays Ryzen 9 3950X launch due to unsatisfactory clock speeds, sources claim
Unsatisfactory clock speeds are the cause of AMD delaying launch of its 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X processor, which has nothing to do with support from its foundry partner TSMC, according...
Monday 23 September 2019
TSMC may join forces with OSAT firms to build SoIC ecosystem
In the era of heterogeneous chips integration, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected be among global top-3 players in the advanced 3D IC packaging field along...
Monday 23 September 2019
Entegris, Gudeng competing for EUV pod orders
Entegris and Gudeng Precision Industrial, both of which have received ASML certification for their reticle pods for high-volume IC manufacturing using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography,...
Monday 23 September 2019
TSMC to volume produce 5nm chips as early as March 2020
TSMC is expected to move its more advanced 5nm process technology to volume production as early as March, according to industry sources.