The Latest Breaking News from TSMC

Amkor and TSMC team up for advanced packaging in the U.S. — CoWoS and InFo to make AI and HPC CPUs

Amkor will offer TSMC's advanced CoWoS and InFo chip packaging for AI and HPC processors in the U.S.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 4, 2024

TSMC's 2nm process will reportedly get another price hike — $30,000 per wafer for latest cutting-edge tech

TSMC's 2nm wafers will cost two times more than 4nm and 5nm wafers, according to report.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 4, 2024

Samsung's foundry customers reportedly flock to TSMC — three firms move to Taiwanese chipmaker in latest exodus

Small AI chip designers from South Korea increasingly turn to TSMC for their subsequent generations of products after using Samsung Foundry.

Tom’s Hardware · Oct 3, 2024

Qualcomm Snapdragon X die shot reveals massive CPU cores with huge caches

An annotated die shot of what is claimed to be Qualcomm's Snapdragon X processor has been posted on Baidu. We compare it to Apple M4 designs.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 29, 2024

Intel isn't just a company in decline—it's a corporate actor on the geopolitical stage

Investors, Wall Street analysts, competitors, suppliers, and customers must face a new reality: Intel is no longer a conventional company and can no longer be evaluated as one.

Fortune · Sep 28, 2024

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman branded "podcasting bro" for his reportedly absurd plan to "take $7 trillion and many years to build 36 semiconductor plants and additional data centers" to fulfill his ambitious AI vision

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has reportedly been curating an "audacious plan" to address the firm's computing power needs, which require "$7 trillion and many years to build 36 semiconductor plants and additional data centers."

Windows Central · Sep 27, 2024

TSMC execs allegedly dismissed Sam Altman as ‘podcasting bro’ — OpenAI CEO made absurd requests for 36 fabs for $7 trillion

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took a whirlwind tour of the Far East last winter, meeting with high-powered execs from companies like TSMC, Samsung, and SK hynix. However, according to a report in the New York Times this week, senior TSMC execs dubbed Sam Altman a 'podcasting bro' after the meeting(s).

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 27, 2024

Nvidia will reportedly start Blackwell server deliveries in early December — the first servers will go to Microsoft

First, Blackwell-based machines are on track for December delivery, but their volumes are unclear.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 26, 2024

Polar Semiconductor receives $123M in CHIPS Act money — company named as the first CHIPS Act awardee

Polar Semiconductor, a manufacturer of power and sensor chips, is the first company to be officially awarded under the Biden administration's CHIPS Act.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 25, 2024

Nvidia expected to produce 450,000 Blackwell AI GPUs in Q4 — potential $10B in revenue for the chipmaker

Nvidia expected to produce nearly half of a million Blackwell GPUs in the fourth quarter alone, analysts from Morgan Stanley believe.

Tom’s Hardware · Sep 25, 2024