40 news items tagged roadmap
TSMC to roll out 3nm Plus process in 2023
Wednesday 2 December 2020TSMC plans to launch an enhanced version of 3nm process technology in 2023, with Apple being the initial customer adopting the process, according to industry sources.
TSMC unlikely to build additional capacity for Intel orders
Tuesday 28 July 2020TSMC internally does not consider orders for Intel's processors as long-term ones, and therefore is unlikely to build additional production capacity for the new contract, according...
TSMC EUV nodes to attract orders from Intel, sources say
Monday 27 July 2020Intel at its recent earnings call disclosed that its next-generation 7nm processors, including the company's first 7nm datacenter GPU design, would rely on external and internal process...
Synaptics to acquire rights to Broadcom wireless IoT connectivity biz
Wednesday 8 July 2020Synaptics has announced the signing of definitive agreements under which Synaptics will acquire certain assets and manufacturing rights associated with the wireless IoT business of...
Samsung reportedly to skip 4nm foundry process
Thursday 2 July 2020Samsung Electronics has revised its foundry process roadmap, skipping 4nm and jumping directly to 3nm from 5nm, according to industry sources.
Samsung to spend big on EUV fab tools in 2020
Thursday 30 April 2020Samsung Electronics is gearing up for mass production of 5nm chips later this year to further enhance its FinFET process offerings that leverage extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technolog...
Globalfoundries delivers production-ready eMRAM on 22FDX platform for IoT and auto apps
Monday 2 March 2020Globalfoundries announced recently that its embedded magnetoresistive non-volatile memory (eMRAM) on the company's 22nm FD-SOI (22FDX) platform has entered production. The foundry...
MediaTek to make aggressive 5G push in China
Tuesday 24 December 2019MediaTek is expected to embrace an ambitious strategy to grow its presence in the 5G smartphone SoC sector. It will focus its efforts on 5G chip solutions for the upper midrange smartphone...
Synaptics to sell mobile LCD TDDI biz to Hua Capital
Monday 23 December 2019Synaptics has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to divest its mobile LCD TDDI business to Hua Capital through a special purpose entity backed by Hua-Capital Cayman for...
MediaTek's role in 5G world: Q&A with TL Lee, GM of wireless communication
Wednesday 4 December 2019MediaTek has released Dimensity 1000 featuring four Arm Cortex-A77 cores operating up to 2.6GHz with four power-efficient Arm Cortex-A55 cores operating at up to 2.0GHz, accelerating...
MediaTek to intro new-gen 5G SoC this week
Monday 25 November 2019MediaTek will introduce the new generation of its 5G SoCs later this week when the mobile chip specialist discloses its shipment goal next year, according to sources familiar with...
SJSemi rolls out AiP technology for 5G and millimeter waves
Wednesday 20 March 2019SJ Semiconductor (SJSemi) has unveiled its ultrawideband dual-polarization antenna-in-package (AiP) technology for 5G millimeter-wave applications.
SEMI, Imec team up for healthcare, transportation and IoT
Wednesday 9 January 2019SEMI and Imec are joining forces to drive innovation and deepen industry alignment on technology roadmaps and international standards while adding technology depth to SEMI's five...
Advantech ready to embrace IoT challenges
Tuesday 13 November 2018The just-concluded 2018 Advantech IoT Co-Creation Summit held in Suzhou, China highlighted the top IPC vendor's roadmap for developing IoT solutions and services in cooperation with...
Arm roadmap highlights 15% annual boost in CPU performance
Friday 2 November 2018Arm has unveiled its latest client CPU roadmap in Taiwan, seeking to boost processor performance by at least 15% annually by 2020 to brace for the data-centric computing era and help...
Chipmakers slowing down transition to sub-10nm technology
Tuesday 4 September 2018With sub-10nm node manufacturing requiring huge capex, a number of foundries have slowed down their investment pace while fabless chipmakers stick with 14/12nm products for cost reasons...
Globalfoundries puts 7nm FinFET program on hold
Tuesday 28 August 2018Globalfoundries is reshaping its technology portfolio to intensify its focus on delivering differentiated offerings for clients in high-growth markets, according to the pure-play...
Taiwan diode suppliers shift focus to automotive sector
Thursday 23 August 2018Taiwan-based diode suppliers including Eris Technology, HY Electronic, Lite-On Semiconductor, Panjit International and Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSC) have all shifted their focus...
ASML sales beat guidance in 2Q18
Thursday 19 July 2018ASML has reported net sales of EUR2.74 billion (US$3.19 billion) for the second quarter of 2018, which went above its guidance range from EUR2.5 billion to EUR2.6 billion.
Global 2017 smartphone AP market drops while growth resumes in tablet AP sector, says Strategy Analytics
Thursday 31 May 2018The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market declined 5% on year to US$20.2 billion in 2017, while the tablet AP market grew 3% to US$2 billion, according to Strategy...
No product roadmap for micro LED displays yet, says AUO
Friday 25 May 2018AU Optronics (AUO) has said that it does not have a specific roadmap as well as a schedule for volume production of micro LED display products currently although it has successfully...
Samsung unveils plan for 3nm process
Thursday 24 May 2018Samsung Electronics has disclosed its comprehensive process technology roadmap updates down to 3nm at the annual Samsung Foundry Forum in the US.
ALi STB chips adopted by Videocon d2h
Friday 9 March 2018Set-top box (STB) chipset developer ALi has obtained orders from Videocon d2h, an India-based direct-to-home (DTH) operator, for Videocon d2h's next-generation high-definition (HD)...
Intel, Micron increase 3D XPoint manufacturing capacity with IM Flash fab expansion
Tuesday 14 November 2017Intel and Micron Technology have announced the completion of an expansion to Building 60 (B60) at the IM Flash facilities in Lehi, Utah. The expanded fab will produce 3D XPoint memory...
Staying focused on profitability: Q&A with UMC co-president SC Chien
Monday 2 October 2017United Microelectronics (UMC) recently disclosed plans to expand its 28nm process offering by launching 28nm HPC and 28nm HPC Plus nodes, and introduce a further improved version...