This Japanese company believes it can catch up with chipmakers like TSMC by 2027
The rebirth of Japan's semiconductor industry depends on it
Taiwan wouldn't tolerate US attempts to bomb TSMC in event of China takeover
Comments about the fate of TSMC during a Chinese invasion escalate further
TSMC wants to build a €10 billion chip manufacturing plant in Germany
Thanks to Brussel's money, Europe's attractiveness for chip fabs is increasing
TSMC may charge 30 percent more for chips made at its US-based Arizona fabs
The chipmaker is looking for $15 billion in subsidies from the US government
TSMC details N3 node evolution, outlines roadmap for 2nm-class nodes
N3E later this year, N2P with nanosheet transistors and backside power delivery in 2026
TSMC sees revenues slide for the first time in almost four years
The chipmaker isn't worried and expects weak demand will be a short-lived problem
TSMC founder Morris Chang supports China chip sanctions, but voices doubts on Chips Act
Foundry founder discusses chip industry fragmentation and US-China chip sanctions
Former Trump official claims the US would destroy TSMC plants were China to invade Taiwan
Former national security advisor thinks control of TSMC would make China the OPEC of semiconductors
Apple procures TSMC's entire supply of 3nm chips, insiders say
Competitors will need to look elsewhere
Apple's next MacBook Air and iMac could ship with 3nm-based M3 chips from TSMC
M3 is expected late this year or in early 2024
When it comes to semiconductors, leading is not everything
Direct and collateral effects of the CHIPS act
Editor's take: Undeniably, we usually spend a lot of time talking about leading edge semiconductor manufacturing. This is a common mistake that everyone falls into when discussing semis, one which we are as guilty of as anyone. The world is rightly focused on the scarcity of companies capable of operating at the leading edge, but there is a lot more to semis.
Taiwan chip exports jumped 18.4% last year as US sanctions crushed China's imports
But the future might not be so bright for Taiwan
TSMC may cut 3nm wafer prices to entice AMD, Nvidia, others
Company also expects modest revenue declines in 1H 2023
Waning consumer demand sees TSMC miss revenue forecasts for first time in two years
Revenue was up, but not as much as analysts expected
Falling demand for hardware hits TSMC as Nvidia, AMD, others slash orders
Economic downturn finally catches up to TSMC
TSMC set to begin mass production of 3nm chips
Apple to get first dibs on 2023 TSMC 3nm wafers
Explainer: What is Chip Binning?
#TBT You just bought a new CPU and it seems to run cool, so you try a bit of overclocking. The GHz climbs higher. Did you hit the silicon jackpot? You've got yourself a binned chip. But what's that exactly?
Russia can't obtain its 'domestic' CPUs from foreign manufacturers
Producers of Elbrus and Baikal chips are refusing to ship them
How did TSMC get so good?
There is no simple answer, but we think there are a few factors that really stand out...
The big picture: By now, we are all familiar with the fact that TSMC is, by far, the most capable semiconductor manufacturer in the world, with all the entails for the industry and geopolitics. And as this reality sets in, many people have been asking us how did they get so good?
CPU and GPU SRAM caches are not shrinking, which could increase chip cost or reduce performance
Why it matters: An interesting article posted at WikiChip discusses the severity of SRAM shrinkage problems in the semiconductor industry. Manufacturer TSMC is reporting that its SRAM transistor scaling has completely flatlined to the point where SRAM caches are staying the same size on multiple nodes, despite logic transistor densities continuing to shrink. This is not ideal, and it will force processor SRAM caches to take up more space on a microchip die. This in turn could increase manufacturing costs of the chips and prevent certain microchip architectures from becoming as small as they could potentially be.
Chinese newspaper claims the US "tricked" TSMC into building Arizona fabs, is stealing tech from "our Taiwan"
The US is compared to a bull in a China shop
TSMC will pour $40 billion into two Arizona chip fabs
Forward-looking: Taiwanese giant TSMC has officially confirmed it will build an additional fab for chip manufacturing in the US. The Arizona site will grow, the investment will skyrocket and the number of newly-created jobs will make politicians very, very happy.
TSMC's 2024 Arizona fab to upgrade from 5nm to 4nm after Apple's request
The big picture: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) Arizona factory project has become more apparent over the last few weeks. The company intends to move some of the most advanced node processing to the United States, much of it for Apple's iPhones. The company will soon announce an upgrade to its plans.
