Chip production TSMC and United Microelectronics shut down after earthquake
TSMC and United Microelectronics have halted chip production in some plants and evacuated employees due to the earthquake in Taiwan. This may particularly affect the production of high-end processors.
The recent earthquake on Taiwan's coast was the most powerful on the island in the past 25 year... Read more
Arm gets mega investment of $100 million from chip manufacturer TSMC
Arm is getting a mega investment of 93.1 million euros ($100 million) from chip manufacturer TSMC. The investment comes as the chip technology specialist goes public.
With a $100 million investment in Arm shares, TSMC also appears to want to claim a share of control in the industry-wide chip tec... Read more
TSMC: Nvidia chips delayed by packaging shortages
Issues around chip packaging continue to cause problems for AI chip supply. This is what TSMC chief Mark Liu has claimed in a recent interview with Nikkei Asia. As a result, TSMC is now having problems supplying Nvidia A100 and H100 AI processors, for example.
The supply of AI processors will re... Read more
MediaTek first to announce a 3nm chip
Apple's A17 chip is rumoured to be baked on TSMC's 3nm process, but MediaTek is the first company to actually confirm its own SoC on the latest node. The new flagship chipset is expected to appear in smartphones, tablets, cars and other devices in the second half of 2024.
The chip's performance ... Read more
TSMC, Bosch, Infineon and NXP open European chip factory
The Board of Directors at TSMC has made its choice: there's going to be a new chip factory in Dresden, Germany. It should be operational by 2027. This would give the European chip industry a push in the right direction.
Previously, Intel decided to establish itself in Germany by having a factory... Read more
TSMC expects no direct effect from China’s raw material restrictions
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC does not expect its chip production to be directly affected by Chinese export restrictions on gallium and germanium. Other Taiwanese chip producers also do not yet see any problems.
The metals are used to manufacture processors and also electric cars. According to Chine... Read more
Hackers increasingly turn to third-party suppliers
Hacker collective LockBit has obtained company information from chipmaker TSMC. The data breach resulted from a security incident at a supplier of IT services to the company. Hackers seem increasingly interested in such indirect attacks.
Ransomware group LockBit announced it had stolen data fro... Read more
TSMC to open its first German chip fab at a cost of €10 billion
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is in talks with its partners to put $11 billion (€10 billion) into building a chip fabrication plant in Saxony, Germany.
According to people familiar with the matter, the planned investment between TSMC, NXP Semiconductors NV, Robert Bosch GmbH and I... Read more
TSMC wants to profit from the European Chips Act
The Taiwanese chip making giant wants to take advantage of the EU's recent European Chips Act.
This week Reuters reported that talks between the Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and the German state of Saxony about building a new factory are at "an advanced stage", but are no... Read more
TSMC founder supports US China strategy – even at Taiwan’s expense
The Taiwanese oligarch says that US sanctions are necessary to "slow down China's progress".
Morris Chang, the 91-year-old founder of chip making giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) this week told Bloomberg that globalization for the chip industry is "over". Chang, whom Bloomber... Read more