
Cirrus Logic makes seriously logical return to TSMC
Needs of the many
Cirrus Logic has shifted its orders back to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) after a high provide move to Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS).

Samsung 10nm ramp expected in late 2016
14nm FinFET churned out in four fabs
Samsung has announced that it plans to ramp 10nm production in 2016.

TSMC is the king of 28nm
78 percent of the market
TSMC looks certain to keep its foot firmly on the throat of 28nm chip production, according to a new study.

Next iPhone will be Galaxy class
Only a rounded rectangle between them
Samsung has officially scored a huge chunk of the hardware work in the iPhone 7 and will be putting a chip and a screen on the new shiny toy.

Foxconn steered Apple to TSMC
Politics
Foxconn, Apple's main supplier, might have steered Jobs' Mob to TSMC to spite the spite Samsung and keep the money in Taiwan.

ASML will flog 15 EUV machines to mysterious "US customer"
Yeah it is probably Intel
ASML, Europe's largest supplier to computer chip makers, will sell 15 of its extreme ultraviolet (EUV) chip etching systems to a "single U.S. customer" who is probably Intel.

Internet of Things will kick-start semi-conductor industry
TSMC sees gold in them thar hills
Internet of Things (IoT) will be the semiconductor industry's next growth driver, according to TSMC president and co-CEO CC Wei.

TSMC promises 7nm chips in 2017
Promised you a miracle
TSMC is telling the world that it is optimistic about its abilities to make chips using super thin process technologies.

TSMC will have 10nm fab by middle of next year
Breaking ground in June
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will break ground for a new fab at its 12-inch wafer plant in central Taiwan in June.

Qualcomm to tap Samsung for Snapdragon 820
New sources confirm old rumour
It appears that rumours of Qualcomm’s plans to ditch TSMC in favour of Samsung were spot on.