TSMC Chairman Mark Liu in a recent interview with TIME Magazine named one of the reasons for the shortage of chips. It seems that along with natural factors that disrupt the normal operation of the industry, artificial ones are also at work. When automakers, some of the first to experience a shortage of semiconductor products, […]
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TSMC to build a state-of-the-art microcircuit plant in southern Taiwan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chip manufacturer, intends to build a cutting-edge plant in southern Taiwan as part of a $ 100 billion expansion program. The program aims to address an unprecedented global chip shortage. The plant will be located in Kaohsiung City, home to ASE Technology Holding, the world’s largest […]
Contaminated gas arrives at key TSMC plant that makes chips for Apple
The TSMC plant, which makes Apple processors, has received contaminated gas used in the process of manufacturing microcircuits. This was announced today by TSMC itself. Fab 18 is the most advanced plant in the company. Industry sources say they manufacture the latest processors for upcoming iPhones and Macs. “Some of TSMC’s production lines in South […]
TSMC Authorized to Build Most Advanced Chip Factory in Taiwan
Taiwan’s largest semiconductor contract manufacturer, TSMC, has received final approval to build its most advanced plant. The Environmental Review Committee, an intergovernmental and scientific regulatory body for the environment, issued its approval to TSMC a day after US-based Intel said it expects to catch up with TSMC in technology by 2025. TSMC plans to build […]
TSMC Says It’s Too Early To Talk About Manufacturing In Germany
TSMC, the largest contract chip maker, said today that it is too early to say whether it will build factories in Germany and that negotiations are in the early stages, while the EU seeks to reduce its dependence on chip imports in the face of their shortages. The European Commission has held discussions with major […]
TSMC plans to open a chip factory in Japan in 2023
TSMC expects to commission its first chip factory in Japan in 2023, the source said. The planned plant at Kumamoto on Kyushu Island in western Japan will be built in two phases. The TSMC board is expected to make an investment decision in the current quarter. When the plant reaches full capacity, it will be […]
Intel chief unhappy with US helping TSMC
The source highlighted a recent speech by Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger in which he questioned the wisdom of US aid to foreign companies. “Foreign chipmakers competing for US subsidies will keep their valuable intellectual property on their shores, ensuring that the most profitable and advanced manufacturing remains there,” the source said. Gelsinger’s discontent stemmed from […]
Taiwan to invest $ 300 million in educational institutions that train specialists for the semiconductor and microelectronics industries
Over the next decade, Taiwan’s leadership and major chipmakers intend to invest at least $ 300 million in advanced training programs for the semiconductor industry, seeking to protect the local economy as the United States and China seek to stimulate their own production and build their own workforce. TSMC, the world’s largest chip maker, and […]
TSMC Confirms It Is In Negotiation To Build A Chip Factory In Japan
TSMC today confirmed that it is in talks to build its first chip factory in Japan. The world’s largest semiconductor manufacturer said it is conducting a comprehensive review of the project, which provides for the construction of an enterprise in the west of the country. TSMC plans to build a chip factory in Japan Previously, […]
Intel Delays Release of 10nm Processors Again, Already Develops 3nm Processors
According to the source, Apple and Intel will be the first to order from TSMC the production of microcircuits based on the 3-nanometer process technology. They are allegedly already testing their designs designed for 3nm norms. The commercial release is expected to begin in the second half of next year. So far, the most advanced […]