Apple’s latest move: partnership with TSMC
Apple has teamed up with a Taiwanese chipmaker to make its iPhones. This new partnership will allow the Cupertino-based company to use a faster and more advanced manufacturing process.
According to Nikkei Asia, the soon-to-be-released iPhone might be equipped with a new modem chip, allowing it t...
TSMC announces Japanese chip plant and forecasts ‘tight’ supply in 2022
TSMC announced that it plans to build a new factory in Japan to meet the long-term chIps demand. The company also said that 2022 will see tightened supply, as the COVID-19 boom saw electronics fly off the shelf, as global supply chains suffered.
TSMC is the world’s largest contract chipmaker, ...
China’s SMIC to build a new Shanghai plant
China’s SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp) will invest $8.87 billion to build a plant in Shanghai. SMIC announced the news on Friday, saying it plans to expand capacity, amid a global shortage as Beijing aims to become independent in the sector.
The expansion by the country...
TSMC’s most advanced chips will cost 10% more
TSMC, the largest semiconductor foundry on the planet, is raising the prices of its most advanced chips by about 10%.
The company is also raising the prices of its less advanced chips by about 20%, according to a Wall Street Journal report that announced the move on Thursday. The increases will ...
TSMC says it’s too early to tell if Germany factories will be build
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co told us that it's too early to say whether plans to build factories in Germany will go on. The company said that talks were in the early stages, as the EU seeks to alleviate the chip supply shortage and reduce imports.
The European Commission is said to be i...
ASML’s second-quarter net profits rise by 38% as demand rallies
One of the world's biggest semiconductors suppliers, ASML, had an optimistic 2021 sales outlook released on Wednesday, where it announced a new share buyback as sales went up. Given that we are in the middle of a chip shortage, it is not surprising that ASML is confident about the future.
On ear...
TSMC expects global chip shortage to ease in the coming months
Improvements should come even in the current quarter, according to the company CEO.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. , the world’s largest contract chip maker, said it expects the chip shortage that has hampered car makers to start easing in the next few months after it ramped up its pro...
TSMC looks to double down on US chip factories, EU talks hit a snag
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) is looking at plans to spend tens of billions of dollars to building more cutting-edge factories in Arizona. In Europe, a debate is playing out over how to boost chip-making, after seeing the effects of an ongoing global chip shortage.
Intel has shown in...
Taiwan not a fan of chip production on EU soil
For the time being, there seem to be no plans for TSMC to carry out semiconductor production within the EU. Taiwan wants to keep this on its own soil as much as possible.
Wang Mei-hua, the Taiwanese Minister of Finance, has made it clear that she has little interest in the idea of Taiwanese semi...
Cisco also pessimistic about short-term chip supply
Cisco expects the chip shortages to affect global supply chains for at least another six months. Even after that, it will be some time before the problems are really solved.
In an interview with the BBC, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins says that the company does not expect any relief in the short term. ...
TSMC puts 2.4 billion euros into capacity expansions
TSMC's board has decided to spend just under 3 billion dollars on expanding its capacity. This is in response to the global chip shortages affecting various sectors.
TSMC reports that two decisions were made during a board meeting. The first decision concerned the distribution of shares among em...
EU asks Taiwan to invest in semiconductor production within EU
The European Union is urging Taiwan and the country's semiconductor manufacturers to invest more in semiconductor manufacturing. The aim is specifically to attract a greater share of production to the European continent.
Filip Grzegorzewski, the EU ambassador to Taiwan, says the European Union w...