Samsung starts mass producing 3nm processors
Samsung started mass producing advanced 3nm processors. The South Korean tech giants hopes to win over new foundry customers and orders.
3nm processors are smaller and more energy-efficient than 5nm processors. This makes the processors especially suitable for mobile and high-performance applic... Read more
TSMC is deploying ASML’s new EUV machine
Taiwan's TSMC expects to deploy one of ASML's high-NA extreme ultraviolet lithography machines in two years' time. The machine allows the chip manufacturer to produce extremely small chips.
TSMC is one of the first chip manufacturers to receive the technology from ASML. The Taiwanese giant has ... Read more
Samsung travels to the Netherlands for negotiations with ASML
Samsung's vice chairman travelled to the Netherlands to discuss its future with ASML. Samsung wants to produce groundbreaking microchips. The tech giant depends on a steady supply of ASML's equipment.
Samsung is one of the world's largest chip manufacturers. Customers place orders, after which ... Read more
TSMC does not have plans to build chip factories in Europe
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) stated on Wednesday that it has no definite intentions to build chip factories in Europe, despite the European Union's attempts to encourage Taiwanese companies to do so.
Due to the global scarcity of semiconductors affecting numerous industries, Tai... Read more
Taiwan assures the EU it will continue to be a ‘trusted’ chip partner
At rare high-level discussions on Thursday, Taiwanese Economic Minister Wang Mei-hua assured a top European Union official that Taiwan would continue to be a trusted partner for the global chip sector and stabilize the supply chain, which Taipei characterized as a significant breakthrough.
Taiwa... Read more
‘Samsung to raise chip prices by 20 percent’
Insider sources told Bloomberg that Samsung is trying to raise chip production prices by 15 to 20 percent.
The business model of chip manufacturers revolves around the service of production capacity. The manufacturer invests in its own factories and produces at the request of customers. Samsung ... Read more
TSMC books record revenue in first quarter 2022
Taiwanese chip giant TSMC booked a record turnover in the first quarter of 2022. Rising demand played a major part.
Chip demand remains extraordinarily high. In the first quarter of 2022, TSMC booked a record turnover of 17 billion US dollars (approximately 16 billion euros). The figures rose b... Read more
AMD, Intel, and others collaborate on chiplet technology standard
Giant chipmaker companies announce that they are coming together to make a chiplet technology standard.
Some of the major chipmaking companies of today, such as Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Arm LTS., ASE Inc., TSMC Ltd, and Qualcomm Inc., are collaborati... Read more
Taiwan sees an opportunity for cooperation with the European Union on chips
The Taiwanese government believes there is much room for cooperation with the European Union on semiconductors. The response comes after the bloc announced plans to boost its chip industry and reduce dependence on Asian and US suppliers.
The bloc’s plan mentions Taiwan, home to the world’s l... Read more
‘Chip makers fight over staff worldwide’
Major chip manufacturers face a global shortage of qualified, university-educated personnel. According to the Wall Street Journal, most major manufacturers are scrambling for employees to man the increase in mega-factories under construction.
Suppliers such as ASML and Intel, Samsung and TSMC ar... Read more