TSMC chairman says "nobody can control TSMC by force" as tensions between the US and China escalate
"If they need us, it's not a bad thing"
Semiconductor articles
US introduces new restrictions for exports of chipmaking tools to China
Just as China's SMIC achieves 7nm breakthrough
US Senate passes CHIPS Act to boost domestic semiconductor manufacturing as relations with China worsen
President Biden is expected to sign the bill into law next week
Samsung lays the potential groundwork for several new Texas-based semiconductor factories
The company's recently filed applications could lead to more than 10,000 jobs in the Austin area
Chipmakers might soon get $52 billion CHIPS Act windfall, but there's a catch
Companies that operate in "unfriendly" countries won't see any benefits
Chip shortage may be coming to an end, TSMC is still king
Slowing demand sees wave of chip order cancellations
Samsung starts manufacturing chips on a 3nm process, DRAM supply glut brewing in South Korea
The company beat TSMC to 3nm just as semiconductor market slows down
TSMC to cease building capacity for nodes older than 28nm
Company says it's time to leave 40nm and 65nm
Samsung could begin mass production of 3nm chips as soon as this week
Beating TSMC to both 3nm and GAAFET
GlobalWafers wants to build a $5 billion factory in Texas
The Taiwanese company's ambitions are key for the future of US chip manufacturing
TSMC announces a handful of 3nm process nodes, N2 coming in 2025
Five N3 nodes in three years
GlobalFoundries and STMicroelectronics are in talks to build a chip fab in France
The EU could score another win for its semiconductor industry
Fabless semiconductor companies saw massive revenue growth in the past year
AMD is close to entering the top three
Taiwan export ban limits Russia and Belarus to chips with frequencies under 25 MHz
And performance must be under 5 GFLOPS
Russian tanks are using chips from household appliances due to sanctions
Diminishing Russia's war effort
US and Japan could cooperate on advanced chip manufacturing beyond 2 nm
Both countries want to reignite their semiconductor industries
Intel CEO thinks chip shortage could extend into 2024
Others agree we'll see another two years of supply constraints
Silicon manufacturers are cannibalizing washing machines as chip shortage continues
The executive believes the chip shortage will last well into 2023
Russia plans to manufacture chips locally on a 28 nm node by 2030
It may be a bit unrealistic
Equipment delays are slowing chipmakers' expansion plans
Some suppliers are warning of 18-month lead times
SK Hynix could form a consortium to buy Arm
Arm is currently battling its Chinese subsidiary to fast track an IPO
Intel announces Silicon Junction, a €17 billion manufacturing arm in Germany
The company will invest €80 billion and create thousands of permanent jobs in the EU
Chinese researchers create the world's smallest transistor gate
Behold the side-wall transistor, possibly the last node for Moore's Law
Ukraine invasion stops half the world's neon production, possibly worsening the chip crisis
A lot will depend on stockpiles and the length of the war