Now that the dust has settled let's talk more about TSMC's Open Innovation Platform. Launched in 2008, OIP represents a groundbreaking collaborative model in the semiconductor industry. Unlike IDMs that controlled the entire supply chain, OIP fosters an| Semiwiki
Taiwan failed to pass an August referendum on whether or not a nuclear plant should be restarted, if it were deemed safe to operate. While the more than 4 million votes for “yes” outnumbered the more than 1.5 million “no” votes, the number of affirmative votes failed to surpass the 25 percent threshold of eligible voters also required for the referendum to pass. As a result, Taiwan remains on the nuclear-free path it has followed since the shutdown of the nuclear plant in question, Ma...| IEEE Spectrum
Written by Colin Aponte. This article analyses what Taiwan's experience can teach the US about resisting economic coercion at home beyond the so-called silicon shield. It shows that diversification beats dependence, strategic industries can become a form of self-protection and retaliation from China should be expected and prepared for. Continue reading| Taiwan Insight
In his keynote at the TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum Dr. LC Lu, TSMC Senior Fellow and Vice President, Research & Development / Design & Technology Platform, highlighted the exponential rise in power demand driven by AI proliferation. AI is embedding itself everywhere, from hyperscale data centers to edge devices, fueling new applications in daily life.…| Semiwiki
TSMC to invest $100B to scale up chip manufacturing and development through 2023 - SiliconANGLE| SiliconANGLE
US President Donald Trump called for the immediate resignation of Intel's new CEO, Lip-Bu Tan.| TechCentral
The production process that Intel hoped would pave the way to winning manufacturing deals is facing a big hurdle.| TechCentral
TSMC's latest chip design process, the 2nm node, has serious implications for technology - and for Taiwan's security.| TechCentral
Η TSMC αντιμετώπισε πρόσφατα ένα περιστατικό κλοπής τεχνολογίας που αφορά τα chip 2nm και ίσως επηρεάσει εταιρείες smartphone.| GizChina Greece
TSMC may expand 2-nanometer wafer production to 200,000 per month by 2027 due to strong demand from Apple, NVIDIA, and Intel.| Wccftech
The two semiconductor stocks that investors should watch and why not all semiconductor stocks are equal.| Asia Markets
We did some math on the profitability of TSMC’s nodes.| Digits to Dollars
Tying together DeepSeek open source week, the Oval Office meltdown, and TSMC’s new investment| Interconnected
Today’s post is the translation of a speech Morris Chang delivered on the history and future of TSMC and the semiconductor industry at large in April. Chang is the founder and two-time CEO of TSMC, now 90-years-old and retired. The audience of the speech was Taiwanese government officials and| Interconnected
Transistor count and transistor density are often portrayed as technical achievements and milestones. Many vendors brag about the complexity of their design, as measured by transistor count. In reality, transistor count and density varies considerably based on the type of chip and especially the type of circuitry within the chip, and there is no standard way of counting. The net result is that transistor count and density are only approximate metrics and focusing on those particular numbers r...| Real World Tech
At VLSI 2018, researchers from TDK and TSMC described advances in Magneto-resistive memory (MRAM). TDK focused on new materials to improve writing for low-voltage MRAM cells at small geometries. A team from TSMC showcased circuit techniques to improve read performance of MRAM arrays despite process variability and a small read window. The post MRAM Research at VLSI 2018 appeared first on Real World Tech.| Real World Tech
SK Hynix Inc., the world’s No. 2 memory chipmaker, began mass-producing HBM3E, the best-performing DRAM chip for AI applications, for the first time in t| KED Global
AMD has been an unstoppable juggernaut in the realm of CPUs, always looking for newer and better technologies to pit against the neglect of the world. And now with the upcoming AMD Ryzen 9000 Series…| Play3r
Missed deadlines and tension among Taiwanese and American coworkers are plaguing the chip giant’s Phoenix expansion.| Rest of World
U.S. President Biden announced on Wednesday an agreement to provide Intel with $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans under the CHIPS and Science Act. Intel will use the funding for wafer fabs in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico, and Oregon. As reported in our December 2023 newsletter, the CHIPS Act provides a…| Semiwiki
The much-lauded CHIPS Act is not going well. And TSMC, which is supposedly to be one of the Act’s biggest beneficiaries, is starting to hedge against a failing industrial program. Since its passage 16 months ago, the Act’s implementation led by the Commerce Department has done very little| Interconnected
The “tool-in” ceremony of TSMC’s new fab in Arizona drew a lot of attention last week. CEOs from Apple, Nvidia, and AMD attended and spoke. President Biden, along with a coterie of cabinet officials, congresspeople, and local Arizona politicians, came to rally, celebrate, and claim (as we will see,| Interconnected
