Chip world's major suppliers of neon gas shut down by Ukraine invasion – report Neon Genesis: Even Cryoin gone Systems11 Mar 2022 | 40
China's annual parliament gives tech industry much to ponder More digitization, more R&D, and more provocation of tech-producing neighbours Security08 Mar 2022 | 2
Taiwan cracks down on China spying on tech firms Revised laws will regulate workers' travel to mainland in bid to protect economy Security18 Feb 2022 | 23
AlphaICs gets long-awaited AI Gluon chips fabbed by TSMC When they started out, these engineers had just two things in their possession: A dream ... and $10m AI + ML15 Feb 2022 |
Dear chip designers, if you're struggling to get components made, try 28nm. Supply set to overtake demand Analysis Put your nodes to the grindstone On-Prem04 Feb 2022 | 9
EC president promises European Chips Act to quadruple homegrown production by 2030 'Most of our supplies come from outside Europe. This is a dependency and uncertainty we cannot afford' On-Prem21 Jan 2022 | 31
TSMC allocates a third more on capital spending in 2022 – that's a fab-ulous $44bn on new plants and other things Execs foresee fewer kinks in the supply chain this year? Perhaps On-Prem13 Jan 2022 | 4
Supply and demand means TSMC set to beat revenue expectations for Q4 2021 What happens when you're top of the pile and everyone wants chips On-Prem10 Jan 2022 | 3
US Army journal's top paper from 2021 says Taiwan should destroy TSMC if China invades No more chip factories would surely change Beijing's mind about unification Security05 Jan 2022 | 94
Think small, score big: India details subsidies for chipmakers More advanced manufacturing processes will attract the big rupees, but scheme seems unlikely to make India a major player On-Prem22 Dec 2021 | 4
Chip manufacturers are going back to the future for automotive silicon Analysis Where we're going, we don't need 5nm Personal Tech19 Oct 2021 | 12
TSMC's post-pandemic future in a world short of chips? New factories, more revenue It's not all bad news for some On-Prem14 Oct 2021 |
TSMC to hike some chip prices 'by as much as 20%' If you want all these new fabs, you're gonna pay for 'em, pal On-Prem26 Aug 2021 | 15
Taiwan and Arizona economic groups agree to bring more chip industry to desert state Never mind that semiconductor foundries require lots of water and that Arizona is a desert state On-Prem25 Aug 2021 | 10
Taiwan president pokes the bear by saying the nation needs to lessen its supply chain dependency on China Tsai Ing-wen also expressed desire to attract external tech talent in rare interview On-Prem12 Aug 2021 | 41
Please, no Moore: 'Law' that defined how chips have been made for decades has run itself into a cul-de-sac Feature Are we approaching peak computing? What are the alternatives? On-Prem05 Aug 2021 | 159
TSMC reveals plans for further expansion, progress on 3nm process, evolving car tech, amid solid Q1 results Meanwhile Intel reportedly eyes off buying Global Foundry On-Prem16 Jul 2021 | 3
TSMC and Foxconn sign on dotted line to buy 10 million Pfizer vaccines for Taiwan Foxconn's Terry Gou says deal had no guidance nor interference from Beijing Offbeat12 Jul 2021 | 2
Foxconn builds stuff for everyone. Now it finds vaccines for Taiwan, and TSMC's chipped in, too President blames China for blocking government purchases as tech titans say they'll find five million doses Legal21 Jun 2021 | 20
Silicon foundries surge to new revenue records, but Texas cold snap sent Samsung backwards TSMC is well on truly on top with 55 percent market share On-Prem01 Jun 2021 | 5
Chipmaker TSMC to build 'up to five' more factories in Arizona Copper State turns silicon? On-Prem04 May 2021 | 12
Global chip shortage probably won't let up until 2023, warns TSMC: CEO 'still expects capacity to tighten more' Automotive supply is a 'top priority', analysts told On-Prem16 Apr 2021 | 6
Thirsty work: TSMC starts trucking in water amid Taiwan drought to keep chip production lines chugging Yet more woes for embattled industry On-Prem24 Feb 2021 | 17
We're gonna bounce back, says Intel's Gelsinger: Don't worry, most of our chips will be made by us... in 2023 Updated Financial figures released minutes ahead of schedule after 'hacker' swipes and shares infographic Systems22 Jan 2021 | 8
Chip fab Intel said to be using better chip fab TSMC to make 5nm Core i3 processors, 20% of its non-CPU parts And 3nm mid-to-high-end silicon to follow, claims analyst house Personal Tech21 Jan 2021 | 20
Taiwan’s silicon titan TSMC says three-nanometre tech is on track for 2021 debut and a 2022 flood of kit Outlines $25bn of capex plus plans to expand in China Systems15 Jan 2021 | 12
CEO of China’s largest chipmaker 'possibly' resigns over hiring of Taiwanese rival's production guru SMIC in turmoil as TSMC legend reportedly elevated beyond non-exec role On-Prem16 Dec 2020 | 4
America, Taiwan make semiconductors their top trade priority at first-ever 'Economic Prosperity Dialogue' Do you see what I TSMC? Science23 Nov 2020 | 13
Microsoft cooking Azure instance types just for chip designers Ties up with TSMC on innovation lab and banks on elasticity speeding up design pipeline SaaS25 Aug 2020 |
Money talks as Chinese chip foundries lure TSMC staff with massive salaries to fix the Middle Kingdom's tech gap China wants to break free from reliance on those outside the homeland Science14 Aug 2020 | 71
Intel couldn't shrink to 7nm on time – but it was able to reduce one thing: Its chief engineer's employment What, or rather, who's that going under wheels of Chipzilla's bus? Science27 Jul 2020 | 87
Chips for Huawei are fried: TSMC stops shipping parts to Middle Kingdom mega-maker this September Chairman Mark Liu is carefully abiding by Uncle Sam's new rules Science16 Jul 2020 | 39
SMIC, SMIC, boom: China's homegrown chip foundry raises £5.27bn as it hits Shanghai Stock Exchange Will drive investment inwards as trade war continues On-Prem16 Jul 2020 | 2
US senators propose $22bn fund for new fabs on American soil because making stuff is better than designing stuff TSMC's new Arizona factory will cost $12bn. What kind of a strategic or industry development impact can less than double that bring? Science11 Jun 2020 | 51
US senators call for more transparency over $12bn TSMC fab plant investment 'Serious questions' over security and how it would help supply chain Science20 May 2020 | 13
TSMC to build new 5nm chip factory in Arizona with US government backing Ticks plenty of diplomatic and supply chain security boxes with build in State tipped to be less MAGA-happy in 2020 Science15 May 2020 | 10
Uncle Sam courting Intel, TSMC to build advanced chip fabs on home soil – report Analysis Aims to head off supply chain issues from dependence on Asian plants On-Prem11 May 2020 | 29
Please, sir, we want some more! TSMC pumps extra $6.7bn into chip fabs to meet demand for new gadgetry Does this mean things are looking up for the industry? On-Prem14 Feb 2020 | 4
GlobalFoundries calls off the dogs to reach semiconductor patent sharing deal with TSMC In two months? That was quick On-Prem29 Oct 2019 | 3
My chemical romance drowns tomorrow's money, warns TSMC: Chip maker's yields rocked by bad batch Supplier's substandard sauce will hit processor manufacturing On-Prem28 Jan 2019 | 25
Chip flinger TSMC warns 'WannaCry' outbreak will sting biz for $250m But it could've been worse, shrugs Apple supplier Security06 Aug 2018 | 12
Hitting 3 nanometers to cost chipmaker TSMC at least US$20 billion That's the price for continuing to cook Apple's cores On-Prem10 Oct 2017 | 28
Chip design chap arrested for using photocopier If you're going to steal secret silicon designs, it's a bit of a giveaway to hang around the office making copies Bootnotes04 May 2017 | 24
Hand in hand, TSMC, ARM head to 7nm server chip land Will work together on high-performance data center designs Systems15 Mar 2016 | 14
TRANSISTOR-GATE-GATE: Apple admits some iPhone 6Ses crappier than others Samsung-made mobe brains chomp through battery charges faster than TSMC chips Personal Tech09 Oct 2015 | 91
Taiwan Supreme Court rules former TSMC exec leaked chip secrets to Samsung Ex-R&D boss banned from working for Korean firm Legal25 Aug 2015 | 5
ARM wrestles analysts' guesses to floor after slurping IP Kool-Aid Chip shop punts 3.8 billion units in the quarter, runs shipments at 450Hz HPC21 Apr 2015 | 9
While AMD, Apple et al thrash around, chippery fat-cat TSMC is grinning all the way to the bank But does 20nm sales slump spell trouble? Networks17 Apr 2015 | 9
Samsung pulls ahead of Qualcomm in mobe chip race with 14nm Exynos But TSMC still snapping at its heels Personal Tech17 Feb 2015 | 4
Chip giant TSMC, flush with record sales, plans $16bn fab build-out The race to 10-nanometer process is on On-Prem11 Feb 2015 | 5
Samsung, Apple soap opera drama: Korean giant WILL churn out chips for iPhones, iPads Report suggests TSMC just can't satisfy Cook & Co. Personal Tech18 Nov 2014 | 14
LG taps TSMC to bake its first-ever mobile chip Joins Apple, Samsung in ARM chipmaking party with Nuclun Personal Tech25 Oct 2014 | 4
TSMC touts IoT as semiconductor growth engine When the lower reaches of the supply chain get excited we might be onto something On-Prem03 Sep 2014 |
Samsung, GlobalFoundries ink exclusive, multi-year 14nm FinFET deal Customers can 'save literally hundreds of millions of dollars in design costs,' they claim Personal Tech17 Apr 2014 | 2
TSMC sole supplier of Apple's A8? NO WAY, says Samsung, US TOO Chaebol quashes rumors it will stop fabbing 'iPhone 6' silicon Personal Tech10 Mar 2014 | 4
So long, Samsung! TSMC is fabbing Apple's A8 chip, insiders claim Cupertino's hated rival booted from future iPhone supply chain, paper reports Personal Tech06 Mar 2014 | 17
Apple chippery sticking with Samsung or moving to GlobalFoundries? Or maybe TSMC? The rumor deluge continues apace Personal Tech15 Jul 2013 | 1
Samsung and Apple finally divorcing after years of court battles TSMC slips comforting arm round Apple, slips memory chip into pocket On-Prem01 Jul 2013 | 22
Apple said to dump Samsung as chip-baking partner – again Yes, it's déjà vu all over again, but this time it might be true Personal Tech24 Jun 2013 | 10
ARM, TSMC tape out 64-bit Cortex-A57 chip on 16 nanometers We have big ol' fat gates, too, Chipzilla Systems03 Apr 2013 | 9
LG ramps up fabless chip plans - report CES debut predicted for smart TV with tweaked ARM designs On-Prem04 Dec 2012 | 2
Apple to drop chip-baking partnership with Samsung? TSMC said to forge Apple's next-gen 20nm, quad-core ARM chips Personal Tech12 Oct 2012 | 51