![Apple will create its own power management chips](/media/k2/items/cache/e2fecbdefa392938f2de19f5c20421f4_Generic.jpg)
Apple will create its own power management chips
Dialog faces night of the long knives
Yet another loyal Apple partner is suffering for failing to do what the company told it to do.
![Qualcomm 7nm made by TSMC](/media/k2/items/cache/3deb43979366c8fb3b5cb9469832cd2a_Generic.jpg)
Qualcomm 7nm made by TSMC
The one after Snapdragon 845
Korean based Etnews has mentioned that Qualcomm 7nm manufacturing has been a big win for TSMC while two other US and China customers chose Samsung’s 7nm. TSMC traditionially have dibs on Nvidia and MediaTek too.
![7nm mobile SoCs to arrive in late 2018](/media/k2/items/cache/129feb6224a80cbe9476f800c174c0df_Generic.jpg)
7nm mobile SoCs to arrive in late 2018
Volume shipments in early 2019
It looks like that you will see first 7nm SoCs in the second half of 2018 and currently all the major players are working on designs.
![TSMC sees growth and new processes](/media/k2/items/cache/f7ce44bf7cea7bf1b4e2b39b6e987e2e_Generic.jpg)
TSMC sees growth and new processes
Reveals cunning plans
TSMC has revised its 2017 forecasts for global foundry to seven percent growth and thinks that the overall IC market will grow 16 percent.
![TSMC sees profits down](/media/k2/items/cache/101f3b56b524237c40d4088b6977f410_Generic.jpg)
TSMC sees profits down
Supply-chain inventory constraints
TSMC claimed that supply-chain inventory constraints hurt its net profit in the third quarter, although not as badly as many analysts had predicted.
![TSMC builds 3nm Fab in Taiwan](/media/k2/items/cache/583bb707d19fb7e1fa83297faf67fd42_Generic.jpg)
TSMC builds 3nm Fab in Taiwan
Not the US
As we predicted,TSMC will build the 'world's first' semiconductor plant to support the creation of 3nm node silicon chips in Taiwan.
![TSMC founder and chairman, Morris Chang to retire](/media/k2/items/cache/289bf1d41ab52ee21f1e5e9a122ca30d_Generic.jpg)
TSMC founder and chairman, Morris Chang to retire
Leaving in June
TSMC said its founder and chairman, Morris Chang, will retire in June – to be fair he is 86.
![TSMC will make most of Qualcomm's power management ICs](/media/k2/items/cache/e2132df393f483f32b497f06cbf9724f_Generic.jpg)
TSMC will make most of Qualcomm's power management ICs
Goodbye Globalfoundaries
TSMC is to make 70 to 80 percent of Qualcomm's new-generation power management ICs (PWM IC).
![MediaTek announces Helio P23 and P30](/media/k2/items/cache/82a028a20bc552604144ad46d38709ad_Generic.jpg)
MediaTek announces Helio P23 and P30
Back to its Mid-market roots
MediaTek has just announced its latest addition to the Helio family with two new octa core Helio P23 and P30 CPUs, both at 16nm from TSMC.
![Chinese chipmakers could be boosted in post-Moore’s Law](/media/k2/items/cache/7f923570bc0e384656c5bd585bf07c25_Generic.jpg)
Chinese chipmakers could be boosted in post-Moore’s Law
Chinese dragon could take Chipzilla
Not everyone is mourning the slow death of Moore’s Law and Chinese chipmakers could use the period to catch up with their Western rivals.