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OpenAI reportedly asks Broadcom for help with custom inferencing silicon

Fabbed by TSMC, needed for … it's a secret

AI + ML30 Oct 2024 | 7

TSMC reportedly cuts off RISC-V chip designer linked to Huawei accelerators

You know what they say, where there's a will there's a Huawei

Systems28 Oct 2024 | 4

TSMC blows whistle on potential sanctions-busting shenanigans from Huawei

Chip giant tells Uncle Sam someone could be making orders on the sly

Systems22 Oct 2024 | 13

AI's energy appetite has Taiwan reconsidering the nuclear option

Premier indicates possible shift in post-Fukushima policy

Science22 Oct 2024 | 17

Tesla, Intel, deny they're the foreign company China just accused of making maps that threaten national security

As TSMC defends itself against report it may have helped Huawei

Security21 Oct 2024 | 13

TSMC revenue up 36% as world+dog demands AI and smartphone chips

Biggest semi contract manufacturer – and Nvidia supplier – building out capacity in US and Europe

Systems17 Oct 2024 | 3

TSMC and Amkor link up to bring advanced packaging stateside

Arizona looks like the place to be for US semiconductor manufacturing

Systems04 Oct 2024 | 7

TSMC preps facilities as Taiwan braces for powerful Super Typhoon Krathon

Plants in Tainan and Kaohsiung face heavy rainfall

Systems01 Oct 2024 | 3

US may exempt latest chip fabs from eco red-tape, but power is still a trip

Comment AC/DC: America's grid might need to brace itself

Systems25 Sep 2024 | 37

TSMC, Samsung reportedly eye UAE's silicon fields for fab expansion

There’s no shortage of sand, but chip plants are thirsty for something even more precious: Water

Systems23 Sep 2024 | 6

Pat Gelsinger's grand plan to reinvent Intel is in jeopardy

Comment Foundry faces a reckoning

CxO06 Sep 2024 | 66

OpenAI allegedly wants TSMC 1.6nm for in-house AI chip debut

Another job for Broadcom, then

AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 5

TSMC confirms it'll dig into Dresden for chip giant's first fab on Euro soil

Partnership with NXP, Infineon, and Bosch finally gets under way

Systems30 Jul 2024 | 3

TSMC boss predicts AI chip shortage through 2025, says Trump comments don't change his strategy

Overseas expansion to continue, insists C.C. Wei

Systems18 Jul 2024 | 2

AI demand pushes TSMC revenue for 2024 up 28% so far

Taiwan's silicon supremo comfortably sails past analyst forecasts

Systems10 Jul 2024 |

TSMC chip plant construction halted by discovery of archaeological ruins

Ancient ruined architecture? What's Intel's Itanium doing in Taiwan?

Systems18 Jun 2024 | 5

TSMC mulled moving chip fabs from Taiwan over China threat

CEO says it even spoke to customers about the switch but decided it was not feasible

Systems04 Jun 2024 | 9

Even TSMC can't cook chips fast enough to sate AI's hunger

Semiconductor foundry industry thanks its lucky stars amid slow general recovery

Systems22 May 2024 |

ASML could brick Taiwan's chipmaking machines in case of uninvited guests

If I can't have you, then no one will!

Systems21 May 2024 | 36

China's top rideshare boss vacates her role

ASIA IN BRIEF PLUS: Grab's fintech profits surges; TSMC exec gets ASML sticker shock; US and China talk about AI, and more.

Software20 May 2024 | 2

Hypothetical TSMC invasion 'absolutely devastating' says Raimondo

No it's not happened, but officials want readiness in the South China Sea

Systems09 May 2024 | 45

TSMC fully booked on advanced packaging until 2025

TrendForce warns of 'potential crowding out effects on HBM'

Systems07 May 2024 | 2

TSMC says first 1.6nm chips coming in 2026

Watch out Intel ... Angstrom-class A16 with Super Rail backside power tech incoming

Systems25 Apr 2024 | 8

Rapidus US chief says AI chip crunch, supply chain paranoia make for an ideal growth climate

Interview Japanese foundry upstart aims to bolster domestic production while catering to growing demand for custom accelerators

Systems24 Apr 2024 | 2

TSMC expects customers to pay more for chips fabbed overseas

It'll be pricier, but there are geopolitical benefits, says CEO

Systems18 Apr 2024 | 9

TSMC sees semiconductor bounce as Q1 revenues rise 16.5%

Early figures post a $18.44B haul for industry bellwether

Personal Tech10 Apr 2024 | 1

TSMC scores $11.6B funding infusion for Arizona fabs, now plans for third plant

Nevermind the fact that the first two plants are facing delays and costs are rising – build, build build!

Systems08 Apr 2024 | 7

Taiwan quake to hit chipmakers' capex, not chip supply

Some equipment suffered minor damage, but the silicon show must go on

Off-Prem05 Apr 2024 | 1

TSMC shrugs off impact of Taiwan earthquake

Nonetheless DRAM prices may yet feel slight aftershocks

Off-Prem04 Apr 2024 | 3

TSMC boss says one-trillion transistor GPU is possible by early 2030s

Timing predictions aside, multi-chip designs with 3D stacking will be the path forward

Systems01 Apr 2024 | 15

TSMC's 3nm node powers up, setting stage for tech giants' next-gen chips

AMD, Apple, Intel throw weight – and cash – behind process technology

Systems27 Mar 2024 | 3

Suppliers to Intel and TSMC's Arizona fabs now face build delays

Updated You know where plants are much cheaper to construct? Asia

Systems19 Mar 2024 | 7

Biden to inject Intel with CHIPS fab cash 'next week'

Samsung and TSMC apparently slated to receive $6B and $5B

On-Prem15 Mar 2024 | 11

GlobalFoundries scores $1.5B in Uncle Sam's semiconductor subsidy bonanza

Meanwhile, Intel looks set to bag more than $10B

Systems20 Feb 2024 | 2

TSMC to build second fab in Japan, backed by local investment

Plus: SMIC said to be building new lines to make 5nm process chips designed by Huawei

Systems07 Feb 2024 | 1

Things are going to get weird as the nanometer era draws to a close

Comment Angstrom age is right around the corner – for state-of-the-art chips, anyway

Systems29 Jan 2024 | 19

TSMC finds its green chips are highly sought after... the edible ones

Crunchy, tasty, coconut flavoured... and hopefully thicker than a few nanometers

Systems27 Jan 2024 | 13

Has the semiconductor down cycle reached its nadir? TSMC thinks so

Chipmaker reports flat Q4 but expects to be on the up in 2024

Systems18 Jan 2024 |

Asia beat US, EU in chip building because the West didn't invest, Intel CEO claims

Gelsinger reckons pandemic-era supply chain snarls helped demonstrate the sector's importance

On-Prem18 Jan 2024 | 29

Teardown finds Huawei's 5nm notebook processor was made in Taiwan, not China

Stockpiled TSMC silicon from 2020 shock!

Personal Tech05 Jan 2024 | 25

German budget woes threaten chip fab funding for Intel and TSMC

Constitutional court tells govt: Er, about that €60B you handed out... it's not legal

Systems24 Nov 2023 | 39

Greenpeace calls out tech giants for carbon footprint fumble

Net-zero promises or zero-net progress?

Offbeat23 Nov 2023 | 172

Washington pours $3B into silicon smackdown to outpackage Asia

Uncle Sam rolls up sleeves to onshore work and protect supply chain

Systems21 Nov 2023 | 6

World's largest chipmaker TSMC's sales down on last year, says upswing 'coming'

Isn't that what it said last time? Premium chips are picking up ... no really

Systems19 Oct 2023 |

TSMC abandons plans for 2nm chip plant after Taiwanese locals protest

Foundry giant now searching for new home for high-end fab site

Systems17 Oct 2023 |

India drops plan to place PCs on restricted import list

PLUS: TSMC chips away at export restrictions; Singapore's COVID model challenged; Japan's banking and ID systems wobble

Systems16 Oct 2023 |

Samsung nabs contract to produce 3nm server chips for mystery US biz

Parts reportedly geared toward high-performance compute and leverage advanced packaging

Systems13 Oct 2023 |

TSMC's outlook is so fuzzy it's reportedly stalling fab machine deliveries

SEMI predicts factory equipment spending will slide another 15% before rebounding in 2024

On-Prem15 Sep 2023 | 8

TSMC gobbles up $430M slice of Intel's IMS Nanofab unit

Taiwanese also plot $100M investment in Arm IPO, x86 giant gets real about Thunderbolt 5

Systems12 Sep 2023 |

TSMC warns AI chip crunch will last another 18 months

Boss Mark Liu says silicon ready but advanced packaging isn't

AI + ML08 Sep 2023 | 4

Intel's Tower bid has shuffled off this mortal coil – so what about foundry plans?

Analysis Maybe Pat dodged a bullet – mature process nodes aren't the kind of thing shareholders get excited about

Systems18 Aug 2023 | 2

TSMC and pals chip in for €10B German fab

NXP, Infineon, Bosch each nab 10% stake in joint venture

On-Prem09 Aug 2023 | 14

Wafer shipments still down, but chipmakers are looking up

AI runs on chips, remember

Systems27 Jul 2023 | 2

TSMC thinks it's got exactly what Taiwan needs – another multibillion-dollar chip plant

Talk about all your eggs in one China-coveting basket

Systems26 Jul 2023 | 8

One problem with America's chip ambitions: Not quite enough staff

Semi industry fears US will be short 70K engineers, technicians, computer scientists by end of decade

On-Prem26 Jul 2023 | 40

GlobalFoundries claims German chip subsidies will 'distort competition'

US semiconductor manufacturer unhappy rival TSMC is bagging billions

Systems25 Jul 2023 | 15