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Wednesday 29 May 2024
Nvidia jumps to FOPLP for AI server chips amid CoWoS capacity strain
Nvidia is reportedly planning to adopt Fan-Out Panel Level Packaging (FOPLP) technology for its GB200 AI server chips ahead of schedule, aimed at addressing the tight production capacity...
Tuesday 28 May 2024
Is Samsung close to winning 3nm orders from AMD?
Recently, analysis within South Korea's securities industry suggests that Samsung Electronics may secure orders for 3nm chips from AMD. Apart from factoring in TSMC's production capacity,...
Tuesday 28 May 2024
TSMC's 7nm bridges academia and industry in Taiwan
Taiwan's significant wafer foundries, such as TSMC and UMC, and compound semiconductor firms such as Win...
Monday 27 May 2024
Are TSMC and SK Hynix on the same page regarding HBM4 collaboration?
SK Hynix and TSMC are collaborating on the development of the next generation of high bandwidth memory (HBM). Although it is widely believed that SK Hynix would entrust TSMC with...
Monday 27 May 2024
Taiwan fab tool makers see demands rising in US and Europe
Onshoring efforts of semiconductor manufacturers have spurred the demand for more cost-effective fab tools. Fab machinery makers in Taiwan, including the supply chain partners of...
Monday 27 May 2024
Weekly news roundup: CSIA executive advises China's chip industry to prioritize practical wins over advanced node pursuits
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of May 20 – May 24.
Friday 24 May 2024
TSMC obtains permanent VEU license for Nanjing fab from US
The US Department of Commerce on March 23 issued a validated end-user (VEU) license to TSMC Nanjing, replacing the previous temporary exemption given in October 2022, according to...
Friday 24 May 2024
AI becomes the key to new paradigm shifts and how TSMC responds to new era
Since the turn of the century in the year 2000, the changes brought to the world by digital technology and the Internet can be roughly categorized into four phases. The first phase...
Friday 24 May 2024
TSMC 3nm chip output to rise over 300% in 2024, says fab director
TSMC is scaling up its 3nm chip output, which in 2024 will be over three times that of 2023, according to Y. K. Hwang, company senior director for Fab 18B.
Thursday 23 May 2024
Global foundry industry recovers slowly with 5% sequential drop in 1Q24
The global foundry industry's revenue declined about 5% sequentially but grew 12% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, according to Counterpoint Research.
Thursday 23 May 2024
TSMC-backed VisEra cautiously optimistic about 2024, with Longtan plant to reach full capacity in 3Q24
Optical film packaging and CMOS image sensor (CIS) back-end manufacturer VisEra held its shareholder meeting and board of directors election on May 22.
Thursday 23 May 2024
TSMC CEO visits ASML HQ
In a recent LinkedIn post, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet said that TSMC CEO C.C. Wei, along with other executives, paid a visit to ASML's Veldhoven headquarters last week.
Tuesday 21 May 2024
ASML and TSMC can disable chip machines if China invades Taiwan
ASML Holding NV and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. have ways to disable the world's most sophisticated chipmaking machines in the event that China invades Taiwan, according...
Tuesday 21 May 2024
Samsung foundry zooms on 'Nemo' in its competition with TSMC
Many in the South Korean industry believe that with TSMC, the leading semiconductor foundry, facing increasing risks from earthquakes in Taiwan and unstable cross-strait relations,...
Tuesday 21 May 2024
SK Hynix teams up with TSMC to accelerate rollout of customized HBM4 solutions
SK Hynix and TSMC have advanced their next-generation High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM) mass production plans.