Samsung: chip shortages for cars may hit smartphones as well
Chip manufacturer Samsung Electronics is warning that the chip shortages hitting the car market could soon impact the supply of parts for smartphones as well.
The world's largest chip manufacturers are now working at full capacity in an attempt to meet the huge demand for semiconductors that is ... Read more
Huawei facing a tough 2021
After the various blows Huawei has suffered in the last two years, analysts expect the electronics company to face a tough year in 2021.
Analysts tell Reuters that lack of access to high-quality semiconductors keeps Huawei from rolling out a network upgrade in China. Meanwhile, the company is de... Read more
AMD and Google help TSMC develop 3D stacked chips
Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC is working with Google and AMD on a new technique to create 3D stacked chips. By packaging different parts of a chip on top of each other, the chips should become more compact and efficient.
The rumour about the collaboration originates from Nikkei Asia. The pape... Read more
To stop China’s world domination, Huawei has to die
U.S. President Donald Trump has tightened the thumbscrews by extending and strengthen Huawei's trade ban. The company itself now indicates that it is going to get into trouble, it needs a solution. The chance that China will allow one of its largest companies to collapse because of Trump's policies... Read more
Samsung starts building new production line for 5 nm chips
Samsung has started building a new chip production line in South Korea that will make advanced 5-nanometer chips for 5G networks, AI and other applications. Production is expected to begin in the second half of 2021.
The new production line, located in a facility south of Seoul in the city of Py... Read more
‘TSMC no longer accepts Huawei orders after new trade ban’
According to sources Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company stopped taking new orders from Huawei. This decision comes after the U.S. government introduced strict measures to restrict the Chinese company's access to American chips.
Several sources have reported this to the Nikkei Asian Revie... Read more
TSMC accelerates production process 5 nanometer chip due to 5G introduction
TSMC sees the demand for new processors rise, thanks to the sale of early 5G devices. The company now wants to roll out more advanced technology, in the form of 5 nanometer chips, a little earlier than expected.
The production process of the new 5 nanometer (nm) chip should be scaled up to mass prod... Read more
Intel again the world’s largest chipmaker for Samsung
Samsung has lost its title as the biggest chipmaker in the world. The shrinking DRAM market is hacking into Korean sales, and the American chip manufacturer seems to be benefiting from this now.
For two years, Samsung was the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world. In 2017, the Koreans took... Read more
AMD focuses on server market with launch plans 7 nm Zen 2
AMD's new Zen 2-cpus, baked at 7 nm, will first enter the server market. The chips are launched in Q3.
AMD is preparing for the launch of the first Zen 2 architecture chips. This successor to the first Zen chips is baked at TSMC, mainly at 7 nm. We've known for some time that the launch was planned ... Read more
Huawei Kirin 985 will be the first EUV chip at TSMC.
Last year, Huawei took a big step forward in the smartphone world. Their flagships continue to innovate and the Kirin chips are becoming increasingly powerful. According to sources, this year the world's first mass production of EUV chip is expected to roll off the production line under the name Kir... Read more