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Wednesday 17 April 2024
TSMC No.1 and Nvidia posts triple-digit growth in TechInsights 2023 top-25 chip suppliers rankings
Semiconductor research platform TechInsights released the final 2023 ranking of the top 25 semiconductor suppliers based on sales revenues, which showed that no new suppliers broke...
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Samsung Foundry plans to provide 'one-stop-service' to compete with TSMC
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics has received US$6.4 billion of US CHIPS Act direct funding and disclosed that it will increase its investments to US$40 billion to set...
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Electricity resilience challenges Taiwan's tech industry
In a seismic event that shook Taiwan's eastern seaboard with a 7.2 magnitude earthquake, the island's electricity resilience was put to the test.
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Samsung at crossroads, seeking ties with Taiwanese peers?
Samsung Electronics reported profits of US$4.89 billion for the first quarter of 2024. The semiconductor division successfully ended a streak of losses spanning four consecutive quarters...
Wednesday 17 April 2024
Rapidus outlook dimmed by TSMC, Samsung 2nm fab projects in US
Rapidus might have been caught off guard by TSMC's and Samsung's latest announcements of plans to make 2nm chips in the US, which threatens to undermine the Japanese chipmaker's competitiveness...
Tuesday 16 April 2024
Despite US subsidies, challenges just about to begin for TSMC and Samsung
TSMC and Samsung Electronics stand to gain from subsidies provided by the US government to a lesser extent, according to sources at semiconductor equipment companies.
Monday 15 April 2024
TSMC unveils BOD nominees, including vice chair of US DOC advisory council
TSMC has nominated ten candidates for its board of directors, including three new independent directors.
Monday 15 April 2024
Samsung executives visited Taiwan and TSMC in secret for HBM collaboration
According to sources in Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain, Samsung Electronics visited Taiwan at the end of March.
Monday 15 April 2024
Weekly news roundup: JCET has offered advanced packaging services for chips below 5nm, the company says
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of April 8 - April 12.
Friday 12 April 2024
No substitute for silicon over next decade, says TSMC SVP
The ongoing booming artificial intelligence (AI) development relies heavily on massive computing power facilitated by semiconductors, and consequently, looking ahead 10 years, there...
Friday 12 April 2024
Gudeng to set up new plant in Japan
Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer, plans to open a new facility in Japan. Construction is anticipated to begin in 2024, with...
Thursday 11 April 2024
Research Insight: TSMC's investment in US will bear fruits
DIGITIMES Research analyzed the US CHIPS Act grant program for TSMC and found that although TSMC received US$6.6 billion compared to Intel's US$8.5 billion, the US government still...
Thursday 11 April 2024
ASML to turn a new page as Co-Presidents pass the baton
Coinciding with ASML's 40th anniversary, Martin van den Brink and Peter Wennink, Co-Presidents of Dutch semiconductor equipment manufacturer ASML, are set to retire in...
Thursday 11 April 2024
Intel can expand foundry market share
Intel can increase its influence in the foundry business and challenge TSMC's dominance, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 10 April 2024
TSMC sees 1Q24 revenue top guidance
TSMC has announced revenue of NT$592.64 billion (US$18.5 billion) for the first quarter of 2024, down 5.3% sequentially but up 16.5% year-on-year.