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Monday 6 March 2023
Top 3 memory vendors account for three-fourths of leading-edge wafer capacity
According to Knometa Research, Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology, and SK Hynix held 76% of the leading-edge capacity at the end of 2022, with the majority of it going toward...
Monday 6 March 2023
With Japanese government subsidizing semiconductors, who benefits?
The Japanese government will again subsidize the production and development of semiconductors in Japan with a supplementary government budget for fiscal year 2022 (April 2022 to March...
Friday 3 March 2023
TSMC sees biggest customer generate 23% of 2022 revenue
TSMC saw revenue generated from orders placed by its largest customer increase over 30% on year to NT$529.65 billion (US$17.3 billion) in 2022, accounting for roughly 23% of the foundry's...
Friday 3 March 2023
Process gas emission and green energy adoption key to semiconductor fab net-zero target, according to DIGITIMES Research
Semiconductor manufacturing is one of the dominant sources of carbon emissions. Vast amounts of power are required to manufacture the chips. Most discussion about the methods to limit...
Thursday 2 March 2023
South Korea concerned about insufficient support as ChatGPT fuels foundry growth
The buzz created by ChatGPT has resulted in the demand for processors increasing correspondingly as well. Headlined by TSMC, the foundry sector is seeing performance growth in the...
Thursday 2 March 2023
Microsoft reportedly mulls utilizing TSMC CoWoS for AI chip
Microsoft has reportedly approached TSMC and its ecosystem partners about using the foundry's CoWoS packaging for its own AI chip, according to industry sources.
Thursday 2 March 2023
Next iPhone utilizing TSMC 3nm tech may spark replacement demand
The next-generation iPhone slated for launch later in 2023 will be powered by Apple's custom-designed 3nm SoC fabricated by TSMC, marking the market's long-awaited transition from...
Thursday 2 March 2023
High-end AI chip boom to spur demand for TSMC CoWoS packaging
A surge in high-end AI chip demand spurred by the growing popularity of ChatGPT is expected to drive demand for TSMC's CoWoS packaging, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 1 March 2023
AMD surpasses Intel in data center CPU market share growth, says research firm
The global data center CPU market posted a 4.4% revenue decline on year in 2022, when AMD saw its market share expand to nearly 20% from 11.74% in 2021, according to Counterpoint...
Thursday 23 February 2023
Companies brace for water shortage in southern Taiwan
Because of the water shortage in southern Taiwan, the state-owned Taiwan Water will enforce a 10% water consumption reduction in industrial zones and the science park in Tainan, southern...
Thursday 23 February 2023
TSMC sees 5/4nm capacity utilization pick up
TSMC's capacity utilization for 5/4nm process nodes started picking up recently, driven by a strong pull-in of orders primarily for AI chips and server processors with short lead...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Samsung, SK Hynix might not be able to produce next-gen memory in China in 3-5 years, warns expert
It would be almost impossible for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix to produce next-generation memory chips in China in 3-5 years at the latest as a result of the US tightening semiconductor...
Wednesday 22 February 2023
Samsung keen to strengthen own IC design ecosystem
Main IC design houses under the ecosystem of Samsung Electronics are actively recruiting new talent despite the recent layoff wave at the tech sector, riding on the rise of ChatGPT...
Tuesday 21 February 2023
TSMC rumored to delay Europe fab by two years
Industry sources pointed out that TSMC is considering delaying its new Europe factory to around 2025, two years later than previously estimated. The possible reason for this delay...
Tuesday 21 February 2023
Intel defers placing 3nm chip orders with TSMC
Intel will delay placing orders for 3nm chips with TSMC until the fourth quarter of 2024, according to sources at PC makers.