The Latest Breaking News from TSMC

TSMC's first European plant builds momentum for the EU's chip ambitions

A joint venture between TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP has won the approval it needs to get €5 billion in German subsidies.

Fortune · Aug 20, 2024

U.S. community groups want more rigorous environmental reviews of proposed semiconductor facilities

As the U.S. rushes to maintain semiconductor supremacy with the CHIPS Act, many are asking how these new fabs will affect the health of their workers and the community around them.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 20, 2024

CXL Gathers Momentum at FMS 2024

The CXL consortium has had a regular presence at FMS (which rechristened itself from 'Flash Memory Summit' to the 'Future of Memory and Storage' this year). Back at FMS 2022, the company had announced v3.0 of the CXL specifications. This was followed by CXL 3.1's introduction at Supercomputing 2023. Having…

AnandTech · Aug 19, 2024

SoftBank's Intel AI processor plans in doubt as insiders say it is now considering a TSMC partnership

SoftBank had to start talks with TSMC after it canceled plans to produce AI processors with Intel as the company failed to meet production requirements.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 15, 2024

Intel sells all its Arm shares, likely raising almost $150 million, AKA peanuts in tech

$150 million is silly money, but still quite miniscule in the chip fab bizz.

PC Gamer · Aug 15, 2024

Google Pixel Watch 4: All you need to know about the latest Pixel wearable

The Pixel Watch 4 is officially here, and we have the rundown of every key hardware upgrade and new feature that Google has to offer.

Android Central · Aug 15, 2024

Foxconn confirms limited availability of Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs this year

Foxconn vows to be among the first to offer GB200-based servers later this year, albeit in limited quantities.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 14, 2024

Northern Taiwan power outage causes small impact on Micron and Nanya fabs

Micron and Nanya Technology factories have been affected by a minor power interruption.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 13, 2024

Rapidus Wants to Offer Fully Automated Packaging for 2nm Fab to Cut Chip Lead Times

One of the core challenges that Rapidus will face when it kicks off volume production of chips on its 2nm-class process technology in 2027 is lining up customers. With Intel, Samsung, and TSMC all slated to offer their own 2nm-class nodes by that time, Rapidus will need some kind of…

AnandTech · Aug 13, 2024

Intel Braces for an Even Tougher Road Ahead

Amid a long, costly turnaround, Intel resets expectations again. Its new woes raise questions about U.S. industrial policy and global chip competition.

Kiplinger · Aug 12, 2024