TSMC updates

Foundry house TSMC plays a crucial role in the semiconductor sector, and the world economy in general.

IN THE NEWS

Friday 19 December 2025

TSMC Co-COO Y.J. Mii wins Executive Yuan Award for driving advanced process and packaging innovation

TSMC Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer Y.J. Mii has been awarded the Executive Yuan Award for Outstanding Science and Technology Contribution, underscoring both...

Friday 19 December 2025

Exclusive: Former TSMC COO talks discipline and unity behind success

Former COO of TSMC and a veteran semiconductor industry leader, J.K. Wang, shared insights from his 30-plus-year career at the company in an exclusive interview with DIGITIMES'...

Thursday 18 December 2025

Taiwan targets four research priorities to maintain semiconductor leadership

Taiwan has long dominated advanced semiconductor manufacturing, with TSMC's global R&D headquarters in Hsinchu alone employing over 10,000 researchers. The government continues...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Rapidus unveils glass interposer to challenge TSMC

Rapidus, Japan's state-backed chipmaker, has developed a prototype glass interposer for artificial intelligence chips. The company says the technology could lower production costs...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Samsung Foundry reportedly wins Intel 8nm order after Nvidia

Samsung Electronics' foundry division is reported to have secured an 8nm manufacturing order from Intel, adding another blue-chip customer to its mature advanced-node portfolio after...

Wednesday 17 December 2025

Moore's Law of Economy: Former TSMC exec warns semiconductor talent gap could widen 15-fold

Burn-Jeng Lin, one of TSMC's six R&D pioneers and current dean of National Tsing Hua University's College of Semiconductor Research, introduced the concept of a "Moore's Law of...

Tuesday 16 December 2025

'Father of Immersion Lithography' warns: Intel's TSMC talent grab invites process tech scrutiny

Intel's recruitment of Wei-jen Lo, formerly TSMC's Senior Vice President of Strategy Development, signals an aggressive push by the US IDM to regain process leadership. However, industry...

Tuesday 16 December 2025

Japan's $65 Billion Bet: Inside the Government's Semiconductor Revival Plan

In 1988, Japanese firms controlled 51% of worldwide chip sales, dominating memory production and manufacturing equipment. Fast forward to 2019, and that share had steadily...

Monday 15 December 2025

Samsung chair, Musk reportedly meet at Texas fab as chip output looms

Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee reportedly met Tesla CEO Elon Musk on December 11, 2025, local time at Samsung's semiconductor plant in Texas, underscoring a deepening partnership...

Monday 15 December 2025

TSMC, Broadcom AI outlook signals strong growth for Samsung, SK Hynix in 2026

Analysts believe that the performance outlook for 2026 from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Broadcom offers a glimpse into the expected performance of South...

Monday 15 December 2025

Weekly news roundup: TSMC pauses Japan fab plans, Tesla Powerwall demand rises in Taiwan, Huawei flags AI oversupply risks

These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of December 8 to December 14, 2025.

Monday 15 December 2025

TSMC to expand CoW Orders in 2H26 as OSAT CoWoS-like tech rises

As major US CSPs are ramping up ASIC development, the capacity gap in TSMC's CoWoS advanced packaging continues to widen. Thus, the rise of "CoWoS-like" capacity by OSAT providers...

Monday 15 December 2025

Samsung pushes new thermal packaging to win back Qualcomm and Apple

Samsung Electronics is positioning a proprietary thermal management technology for external clients as it seeks to reclaim foundry market...

Saturday 13 December 2025

Commentary: Uncertainty rises as US delays Section 232 semiconductor tariff ruling after eight months

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) launched a Section 232 national security investigation on April 1, 2025, targeting semiconductors, manufacturing equipment, and related products...

Friday 12 December 2025

TSMC pauses work on second Kumamoto wafer fab amid potential shift to AI chip production

TSMC, through its Japanese subsidiary Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), has halted construction on its second wafer fabrication facility in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto...

1/377 pages