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.
Apple rumoured to swap Samsung for TSMC
Terrified by Galaxy S6
Fruity cargo cult Apple is so terrified of the success that Samsung has had with its Galaxy S6 it has taken a chip order away from Samsung and given it to TSMC instead.
TSMC cuts Capex, Q2 sales to slip
Worse than expected
TSMC has released Q2 sales guidance, missing the mark and disappointing many analysts.
TSMC cleans everyone's clock for now
But writing on the wall
Funloving TSMC has reported a 65 percent rise in first-quarter net profit.
TSMC clarifies 16nm and 10nm schedule
16FF coming soon, 10nm in late 2016
TSMC has shed more light on its FinFET plans, saying its 16nm and 10nm nodes are on track.