Artificial intelligence (AI), high-performance computing (HPC), and PCs have been driving demand for advanced process technologies rapidly in recent years, and leading chipmakers have expanded their leading-edge production capacities to accommodate them. Apparently, demand for advanced compute GPUs, such as Nvidia’s A100 and H100, is so high that TSMC is now planning to expand its…
TSMC is developing a new version of its Chip-On-Wafer-On-Substrate-L (CoWoS-L) that will enable it to build extremely large interposers — which it calls Super Carrier Interposers — that pushing the boundaries of current system-in-package (SiPs) sizes to levels never seen before. The next-generation CoWoS technology, planned to be qualified in 2025, will potentially increase the…
On Monday, Taiwan’s Minister for National Defense, Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正), made a statement about the nation’s territorial integrity. According to the Taiwan News, the Taiwanese minister said that the island’s armed forces would not tolerate any U.S. attempts to destroy TSMC in the event of a war with China. Normally the war of words is…
(Image credit: Intel) During its Q1 2023 earnings, Intel announced that it is ramping production wafers for its Meteor Lake processors for a launch in the second half of this year. These chips will be partially fabbed on the ‘Intel 4‘ process node, a key milestone for the company as it works towards delivering five…
At the 2023 North American Technology Symposium TSMC revealed more information about its upcoming 2nm-class process technologies set to be production ready in 2025 – 2026. The world’s largest foundry plans to expand its N2 family with N2P that will get a backside power rail and promises to boost performance, reduce power consumption, and increase transistor density. In addition, TSMC…
TSMC, which plans to invest $40 billion in its fab complex in Arizona, is seeking to get up to $15 billion in funding under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. Yet, it believes that the funding conditions set by the U.S. government are unacceptable and plans to discuss them with the U.S. authorities. The world’s…
A high-ranking R&D executive with nearly two decades of experience at TSMC recently took up a position with Samsung. Semiconductor industry insiders speaking with Taiwan’s DigiTimes described the senior executive’s move as “rare” and one that may be a “threat” to TSMC’s hegemony. Lin Jun-Cheng started his long tenure at TSMC in 1999 after serving…
In late January, we reported that Intel secured a leading “cloud, edge, and data center solutions provider” that will use its Intel 3 node. Intel is bolstering its efforts to sign lucrative contracts for its Intel Foundry Services arm, a lynchpin in CEO Pat Gelsinger’s efforts to increase revenue. But while Intel produces most of…
Although TSMC’s N3 (3nm-class) family of fabrication processes brings a number of benefits in terms of performance and power, the very high costs of the foundry’s initial N3 node hampers widespread adoption. Unsurprisingly, the company is rumored to be preparing to lower its quotes for 3nm production to stimulate interest from chip designers, according to a report…
TSMC is already building a plant in the US that will produce 5- and 4-nm chips for Apple, Nvidia, and other tech companies. While this plant is expected to be ready at the end of next year or the beginning of 2024, a new report indicates that the iPhone chipmaker, TSMC, is in talks in…
