TSMC rushing to get smaller
New 1nm chip factory to beat Intel and Samsung
TSMC has just made the chip race a bit more exciting as the company has become the world's first foundry to prepare for 1nm production.
TSMC blunder could let Intel win the chip war
Generational mistake
TSMC could be about to make a mistake, costing it victory over a resurgent Intel.
Race is on for 2nm processing
Samsung sets 2025 for 2nm and 2027 for 1.4nm
The big foundries are starting to gear up for 2nm processing.
Intel will issue five upgrades to process over four years
We are on track
US chip group Intel is on track to deliver five upgrades to its advanced manufacturing process in four years, CEO Pat [kicking] Gelsinger said.
TSMC’s profits fall
Sees a better future due to AI
Taiwan's TSMC said profit fell by a quarter in the third-quarter but said demand was picking up for its advanced semiconductors needed for cutting-edge AI applications.
TSMC N3 wafer cost $20K+
Too expensive to use A17 Pro for vanilla iPhone 15
Apple is the first of many who started using the TSMC N3 3nm process for its latest SoC, and even for Apple, it is not easy to eat the manufacturing cost.
Chipzilla flogs a slice of IMS Nanofabrication business to TSMC
Keeps control
Intel has agreed to sell a stake of about ten per cent in the IMS Nanofabrication business to TSMC.
Qualcomm wins a place on TSMC product lines
Looks like Apple was not the only fruit
It had been long claimed that the fruity cargo cult Apple had bought up all TSMC’s advanced chip manufacturing leaving Qualcomm out in the cold. But it seems that this is not the case.
Tame Apple Press wrong about TSMC deal
Analyst says Apple is treated the same as everyone else
The Tame Apple Press has been telling the world+dog that TSMC is bending over backwards to keep Apple as a client with shed loads of sweeteners.
Intel's Foundry looks good says Nvidia
Might want to use it instead of TSMC
Nvidia CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang said he is open to using Intel Foundry Services to manufacture future GPUs, because it's seen the results of some test chips the company has produced on a future process node and they're looking good.