Chip shortage could continue for years
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Monday, 07 March 2022 13:16

Chip shortage could continue for years


TSMC warns

A TSMC boss has warned that the chip shortage is unlikely to ease up for years.

Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express gets wide acceptance
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Intel, AMD, Arm, TSMC, and Samsung sign up

Intel, AMD, Arm, TSMC, and Samsung have signed up to a Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express (UCIe) consortium.

Nvidia spends $10 billion to secure 5nm supply
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Tuesday, 22 February 2022 12:39

Nvidia spends $10 billion to secure 5nm supply


TSMC cashes in

The graphics card maker named after a Roman vengeance daemon, Nvidia is spending $10 billion to make sure that TSMC makes its 5nm node design chipsets.

TSMC runs into construction delays in Arizona
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Wednesday, 16 February 2022 11:42

TSMC runs into construction delays in Arizona


Already three to six months behind schedule

TSMC’s new Arizona chip-making plant has run into construction delays.

Germany sends confused messages on semi-conductor industry
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Thwarts take over while promises to spend cash

Germany appears to be sending mixed messages about its technology strategy after promising cash while thwarting a local take over.

TSMC expects more growth
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Thursday, 13 January 2022 12:41

TSMC expects more growth


Record quarterly profit

Taiwanese chip outfit TSMC expects robust growth to accelerate due to booming semiconductor demand.

AMD buys more wafers from Gloflo
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Friday, 24 December 2021 11:33

AMD buys more wafers from Gloflo


Buying $1.6 billion worth of chips from old mate

AMD will acquire about $2.1 billion of silicon wafers from GlobalFoundries from 2022 through 2025 in an amended agreement.

Intel shows off plans to speed up and shrink chips
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Will gain market lead lost to TSMC

Research teams at Intel unveiled work that the company believes will help it keep speeding up and shrinking computing chips over the next ten years, with several technologies aimed at stacking parts of chips on top of each other.

Gelsinger "too old" to save Intel -  TSMC boss was wrong
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Updated: Claims former TSMC boss, 90 - 
Corporate Governance guidelines updated to 75 years old

Kicking Pat Gelsinger, 61, is too old to save Intel according to TSMC founder Morris Chang, age 90 told a lecture hall.

Intel wants to avoid a fight with Apple
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Monday, 06 December 2021 12:55

Intel wants to avoid a fight with Apple


But armies gathering for 3nm production capacity fight 

A war between Intel and Apple is brewing over TSMC’s production capacity for 3nm processors.