
TSMC and Samsung have been competing for clients for the 10nm node.
Wafer capacity by feature size shows rapid growth at sub-10nm
Thursday 17 October 2019Leading-edge processes, defined as sub-28nm technologies, accounted for the largest portion in terms of monthly installed capacity available in 2015. By the end of 2019, sub-28nm...
TSMC expects 9% sales growth to hit another record in 4Q19
Thursday 17 October 2019TSMC expects to enjoy another quarter of record high revenues, while adding an additional US$4 billion in its full-year capital budget. The pure-play foundry has forecast revenues...
Intel to unveil discrete 10nm GPU by mid-2020
Wednesday 16 October 2019Intel is looking to unveil its first discrete GPU solution based on its Xe architecture and built using 10nm process technology by the middle of 2020, according to industry sources...
TSMC 16nm production lead time stretched
Monday 14 October 2019TSMC has already seen its 16nm chip supply fall short of demand, with longer delivery lead times, according to sources at IC design service companies.
Notebook ODMs scrambling to secure Intel 14nm CPUs
Monday 7 October 2019Notebook ODMs are scrambling to secure supply from Intel for its 14nm CPUs that have again been hit by shortages ahead of the year-end holiday season, according to industry sources...
TSMC 16nm, 12nm and 10nm chip supply becomes tight
Friday 27 September 2019In addition to its tight 7nm chip supply, with delivery lead times extending to over six months, pure-play foundry TSMC has seen its supply of 16nm, 12nm and 10nm chips also fall...
TSMC leading-edge fab investments set stage for sale surge in 2H19
Thursday 26 September 2019Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's heavy investments in advanced wafer-fab technology are set to pay off significantly for the world's largest silicon foundry as it continues...
Graphics card market to see heated competition between Nvidia, AMD, Intel in 2021
Tuesday 20 August 2019Nvidia's dominance in the discrete graphics card market is expected to see strong challenges from Intel and AMD beginning from 2021, according to sources from the upstream supply...
AMD to enjoy rising share in server market with new generation EPYC platform
Friday 9 August 2019AMD has launched its second-generation EPYC server processors manufactured using Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 7nm process technology, and the new platform is...
Next-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors support up to 56 processor cores
Wednesday 7 August 2019Intel has announced its next-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processor family (codename Cooper Lake) will offer customers up to 56 processor cores per socket and built-in AI training...
Intel launches 10nm mobile Core processors
Friday 2 August 2019Intel has launched 11 highly-integrated 10th Gen Intel Core processors, manufactured via its 10nm process and designed for 2-in-1s and notebooks. The processors bring artificial intelligence...
TSMC expects 18% revenue increase in 3Q19
Thursday 18 July 2019Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects to post consolidated revenues of between US$9.1 billion and US$9.2 billion in the third quarter of 2019, up about 18% sequentially...
Intel, AMD to roll out top-end desktop CPUs in October
Tuesday 16 July 2019Intel and AMD are both set to roll out their new top-end desktop processors in October, triggering competition between them in the DIY market segment, according to sources at motherboard...
Intel to slash desktop processor prices by up to 15%
Friday 21 June 2019Intel is planning to cut prices of its eighth- and ninth-generation desktop processors by 10-15% and has already notified its downstream PC and motherboard partners, according to...
Aspeed starts sampling BMC chips for 10nm server products
Monday 10 June 2019Server management SoC solution provider Aspeed Technology has started delivering in small volume samples of its new baseboard management controller (BMC) chips for servers based on...
Intel 10nm CPU to ship in June; 7nm product to launch in 2021
Thursday 9 May 2019At a recent company investors meeting, Intel announced plans to start shipping its volume 10nm client processor in June and shared first details on its 7nm process technology.
Samsung set to lose semiconductor market lead in 2019
Monday 15 April 2019Samsung Electronics increased its lead as the No. 1 semiconductor vendor due to the booming DRAM market in 2018, according to Gartner. However, the memory chip giant is likely to...
TSMC gaining foundry steam from China IC design houses
Friday 22 March 2019TSMC has seen a significant pickup in foundry demand for AI, IoT and 5G chips from China's IC design sector and global tech firms seeking to develop chips on their own, according...
Intel CPU shortages to worsen in 2Q19, says Digitimes Research
Monday 11 March 2019Shortages of Intel's CPUs are expected to worsen in the second quarter compared to the first as demand for Chromebooks, which are mostly equipped with Intel's entry-level processors,...
Advances in logic IC process technology move forward
Friday 22 February 2019There is more variety than ever among the logic-oriented process technologies that companies offer, and derivative versions of each process generation between major nodes have become...
SMIC reportedly to move 14nm process to volume production in 1H19
Wednesday 30 January 2019Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is expected to enter volume production of chips built using 14nm FinFET process technology in the first half of 2019, fulfilling the...
AI, 5G to boost penetration of HDI PCBs in notebooks
Thursday 17 January 2019Notebooks are getting smart along with growing application of 5G and AI technologies, driving up demand for high-density interconnect (HDI) PCBs to support upgrades in designs, according...
Intel showcases technology for next era of computing at CES 2019
Tuesday 8 January 2019Intel made several announcements spanning PCs and new devices to diverse growth segments including artificial intelligence (AI), 5G and autonomous driving, at a pre-CES show.
No surprises if Intel quits contract chipmaking market
Thursday 20 December 2018Intel's recent announcement about refocusing its manufacturing resources on its own products has raised speculation again that the company may discontinue its so-called custom foundry...
Ambarella, Hella Aglaia partner to enable advanced AI features in front ADAS cameras
Wednesday 19 December 2018Ambarella, which develops high-resolution video processing and computer vision semiconductors, has announced it is partnering with Hella Aglaia, a developer of intelligent visual...
- Intel starts shipping 10nm Agilex FPGAs (Aug 30) - Tom's Hardware Guide
- Intel CEO: "Lots of road left in Moore's Law," 7nm coming in two years (Jul 22) - PC Magazine
- Intel reports tepid progress on 10nm (Oct 26, 2018) - EE Times
- Intel: No, we aren't abandoning 10nm chips (Oct 22, 2018) - PC Magazine
- Intel to break up manufacturing group (Oct 17, 2018) - ZDNet
- Globalfoundries mulls skipping 5nm (May 31, 2018) - Anandtech
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 mobile platform brings in-demand premium features to a new tier of smartphones (May 23, 2018) - Company release
- Intel delays 10nm volume production until 2019 (Apr 27, 2018) - EE Times
- Qualcomm unveils IoT-focused vision intelligence platform (Apr 11, 2018) - Company release
- Samsung starts producing GDDR6 memory for advanced graphics systems (Jan 18) - Company release