TSMC Teams Up with Bosch, Infineon, NXP for European Fab TSMC to build fab in Europe to serve automotive, industrial, and IoT industries. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 8, 2023
MacBook Pro M3 Max just tipped with 40 GPU cores and 48GB of RAM The Apple M3 Max chip is reportedly an incredibly powerful piece of silicon that could power next year's rumored MacBook Pro. Tom’s Guide · Aug 8, 2023
iPhone 15 Pro's secret weapon may be a 3nm A17 chip deal that rivals simply can't match New production process will give iPhone 15 Pro the edge over its competitors. iMore · Aug 8, 2023
Here's why the iPhone 15 Pro chipset could be unbeatable at launch The A17 chipset tipped for the iPhone 15 Pro won't be matched by other phones thanks to Apple's exclusive arrangement with chip fabricator TSMC. Tom’s Guide · Aug 8, 2023
Nvidia's AI dominance will be the death knell for its GeForce graphics cards Nvidia built its reputation — and its business — making consumer graphics cards, but that is about to change. TechRadar · Aug 8, 2023
TSMC Board to Approve First European Fab This Week: Report TSMC and German government may formally announce Dresden fab in coming days. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 7, 2023
A17 Bionic: what to expect from Apple's next flagship chipset Apple's A17 Bionic chipset is expected to land later in 2023, and it could deliver beastly performance. TechRadar · Aug 5, 2023
Taiwanese microchip company agrees to more oversight of its Arizona plant construction A Taiwanese microchip manufacturer building its first U.S. plant in Arizona has agreed to more scrutiny from the state when it comes to the safety of construction workers The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023
PowerColor blows it and reveals the AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT weeks before its announcement The AMD Radeon RX 7800 XT has been accidentally revealed by PowerColor weeks ahead of the anticipated announcement from AMD. TechRadar · Aug 4, 2023
NVIDIA: GPU Supply Issues Involve Packaging, Not Chip Wafers NVIDIA has set the record straight regarding supply issues surrounding its AI and compute-oriented high-performance GPUs. But the problem doesn't seem to lie with the number of chips leaving TSMC's manufacturing floors; the issue lies with the multti-step, complex packaging step associated with TSMC's CoWoS technology. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 4, 2023
TSMC Preps More Advanced Tools For AMD’s MI300, Booming Sales Expected: Report TSMC seems to have optimistic projections about the demand for AMD's Instinct MI300-series APUs and GPUs. Tom’s Hardware · Aug 3, 2023
M3 Extreme could succeed where M2 Extreme never materialized - but not until 2025 Taiwan Semiconductor's new manufacturing method could bring the dream of an M2 Extreme back. iMore · Aug 2, 2023
China is Now Home to 40% of All Arm Servers: Report China uses more Arm-based servers than any other country, according to Bernstein. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 31, 2023
AZ Union Fires Back at TSMC's 'Offensive' Claims of Unskilled U.S. Workers Arizona union accuses TSMC of using fab equipment installation delays to bring in lower-paid foreign workers. Tom’s Hardware · Jul 31, 2023
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 29, 2023 Russian CPU Tested Against Intel and Huawei Processors, Fails to Impress Russian manufacturer Baikal Electronics compares the Baikal-S server processor to the Huawei Kunpeng 920 and Intel Xeon Gold 6230.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 27, 2023 Acer Founder Doubts US Can Match Asia's Chip Making Dominance Acer Founder Stan Shih says that the United States is too far behind Taiwan when it comes to chipmaking prowess.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 27, 2023 Huawei's Breakthrough 7nm Chips Projected at 50% Yield: Report Huawei may overcome U.S. curbs with Chinese technologies.
PC Gamer · Jul 27, 2023 European Union Council approves €43 billion Chips Act It aims to reduce reliance on foreign made semiconductors.
Roll Call · Jul 26, 2023 Senators look to undo jurisdictional snag on Taiwan tax bill - Roll Call Lawmakers want to strengthen the economic partnership with Taiwan and bolster the U.S. microchip industry.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 25, 2023 European Council Greenlights Chips Act: $47 Billion for Semiconductor Industry EU seeks to double global chip production market share to 20% by 2030 with $47 billion subsidies to manufacturers.
Reason · Jul 25, 2023 Taiwanese Company Demands U.S. Taxpayers Cover the Higher Costs of Making Semiconductors in Arizona Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company cites regulatory costs and a lack of skilled workers as specific impediments. Biden and Congress can fix those without giving out billions of taxpayer dollars.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 25, 2023 Rapidus: We Want to Serve TSMC's Customers, But We Won't Be Like TSMC Rapidus is looking for select global partners requiring leading-edge fabrication technologies, but it does not plan to become TSMC and serve hundreds of customers.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 25, 2023 U.S. Chip Industry Labor Shortfall Could Reach 67,000 Workers by 2030 The US semiconductor industry's labor shortfall is set to ramp up over the next few years, with a talent gap of 67,000 workers by 2030, says SIA.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 25, 2023 TSMC Plans $2.87 Billion Packaging Fab as German Fab Decision Looms TSMC confirms plans for a yet another massive advanced chip packaging facility in Taiwan and is expected to formally announce its fab in Germany in the coming weeks.
Tom’s Hardware · Jul 24, 2023 Germany to Pour $22 Billion into Chip Production: Intel, TSMC to Benefit Germany to spend $22 billion on helping Intel, TSMC, others to build or expand chip production facilities.