Tagged: TSMC

RTX 5090

AI Boom Strains TSMC: Chip Demand Outpaces CoWoS Capacity

Due to the unprecedented demand for artificial intelligence (AI) chips, the market’s need for data center GPUs such as Nvidia’s H100 has significantly increased. Consequently, TSMC is continually constructing new facilities to meet customer...

TSMC Expansion Talk Fuels Kumamoto’s Semiconductor Ambitions

TSMC Expansion Talk Fuels Kumamoto’s Semiconductor Ambitions

The Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (JASM), established through a collaboration between TSMC, Sony, Denso Corporation, and Toyota, commenced the construction of a new production facility in Kumamoto Prefecture on Kyushu Island, Japan, in...

Qualcomm financial third quarter 2023

Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 Revamp: 4.26GHz Takes on Apple A18

At the MWC 2024 event in Barcelona, Qualcomm’s Chief Marketing Officer Don McGuire announced that the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 is set to be released in October 2024. Rumors suggest that this iteration will...

Nvidia AI market

AI Chip Race: Nvidia, AMD Secure TSMC Deal

The artificial intelligence market is heating up, and as key hardware providers, Nvidia and AMD are both strategizing to increase their shipments. Media reports indicate that these two companies have secured TSMC’s advanced packaging...

TSMC CEO Wei

TSMC Slows Down: A14 Factory Land Acquisition Postponed

According to the UDN, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has postponed the land acquisition process for the A14 factory in the second phase of the Central Taiwan Science Park, stating that “there is no...

TSMC factory Germany A14

TSMC Unveils A16: Powering the Future of AI

Recently, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) held its 2024 North American Technology Forum, unveiling its latest advancements in process technology, advanced packaging, and 3D Integrated Circuits (3D IC). These sophisticated semiconductor technologies are poised...

TSMC CEO Wei

TSMC Gears Up: 2nm Production Starts, Expansion Plans Unveiled

Reports have previously indicated that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is embarking on significant investments across Northern (Hsinchu Baoshan), Central (Taichung Zhongke), and Southern (Kaohsiung Nanzih) Taiwan to establish 2nm fabrication plants. Specifically, the...

Samsung's 3nm process yield rates

Samsung Improves 3nm Yields, But TSMC Still Leads

In late June 2022, Samsung announced the commencement of 3nm chip production at its Hwaseong facility in South Korea, employing the revolutionary Gate-All-Around (GAA) transistor architecture. However, post-mass production, the yield rate of Samsung’s...

Nvidia RTX 50 4NP process

Nvidia RTX 50 series GPU may use TSMC 4NP process

At the GTC 2024 conference held at the San Jose Convention Center in California, Jensen Huang, founder, and CEO of NVIDIA, unveiled GPUs based on the Blackwell architecture, including the B200 GPU designed to...