Apple-supplier TSMC continues to move right along with its manufacturing processes. The Taiwan-based high-end chip foundry maintains that its 3nm fab…
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Apple partner starts new A13 chip production for the next-gen iPhones
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has started production of a new chip for Apple Inc.’s next line of iPhones…
Apple chip fabricator TSMC says a number of fab tools infected by computer virus
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd, the world’s largest contract chipmaker…
Apple chip maker TSMC plans 5nm chips for 2020, and 3nm in 2022
Apple’s chip manufacturer TSMC today broke ground on its first 5-nanometer fabrication…
Details leak on Intel’s upcoming Ice Lake CPU, 10nm schedule
Intel has taken the unusual step of releasing (or leaking) information on the company’s next-next-generation processor…
Apple’s iPhone 8 build plans changes TSMC’s schedule
We are reducing our June quarter earnings-per-share estimate for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing…
President Trump and Intel CEO announce $7 billion investment in next-gen semiconductor fab in Arizona; will create more than 10,000 jobs
In an announcement made by U.S. President Donald Trump and Intel CEO Brian Krzanich at the White House…
TSMC yield issues could hinder launch of Apple’s next-gen iPads
Both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s and Samsung’s 10nm processes have reached…
Apple’s shift to TMSC may force Samsung to split chip design, fabrication businesses
Samsung is reportedly looking at splitting off its chip fabrication business…
TSMC has never been so dominant as Apple orders boost profit
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is on a roll…
Apple’s deadly attack on Samsung
Apple has pre-emptively neutered these complaints being attached to the iPhone 7 family by going…
Post-Brexit, predators go hunting British corporate prey
Japan’s SoftBank has pledged to double ARM’s UK workforce and could emerge as a good owner, but…
ARM says did not consult with Apple, other customers before Softbank deal
Britain’s ARM said it did not consult its partners such as Apple that use its technology…
Apple hurts Samsung with exclusive choice of TSMC to stamp A-series chips
Apple has chosen Taiwan-based contract chip manufacturer Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to produce…
TSMC reportedly nabs exclusive orders for Apple’s A10 and A11 chips
The Taiwan-based foundry will continue to be the sole supplier of Apple’s next-generation A11 processor…
Apple’s top secret ‘Athena’ chip fab gets new ‘delicate instruments’
Semi-trailer truckloads of equipment, wrapped in anti-static foil labeled as ‘delicate instruments’ have been…
Why this Apple A10 chip rumor is likely false
Apple’s chip teams should be able to deliver some very substantial performance and power improvements…
Beleaguered Samsung enters ‘State of Emergency’ as Apple picks TSMC to be sole A10 stamper
Samsung Electronics has entered a state of emergency system to prevent declination of rate of operation of factories…
TSMC to be sole manufacturer of Apple A10 processor dealing blow to beleaguered Samsung
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, better known as TSMC, has reached a deal with Apple to be the sole provider of the A10 processor…
Apple supplier TSMC reports record earnings, casting further doubt on ‘Peak iPhone’ concern
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest chip fab and a manufacturer of Apple’s A9 chips…
Apple supplier TSMC raises capex, expects global smartphone shipments to expand
he world’s biggest contract chipmaker said it expects global smartphone shipments to expand 8 percent…
Apple’s taking big steps toward controlling even more primary technology
Things may be about to get tough for some Apple partners as the company invests in…
Apple buys former chip fab in San Jose, California
The facility also offers a complete tool line consisting of 197 well-maintained front-end tools…
What TSMC has revealed about Apple’s future
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s Q3 earnings conference telecast shed much light on its partnership with Apple…
TSMC set to oust Samsung for future Apple chip fabrication
Despite a late start in TSMC’s 16 nm FinFET process, TSMC appears to have captured…
TSMC to be Apple’s exclusive A10 chip fab
Taiwan-based TSMC will be the exclusive manufacturer behind Apple’s next mobile chipset, the Apple A10 SoC…
Samsung stole trade secrets from TSMC to win Apple A9 stamping deal
Today, Taiwan’s highest court ruled in favor of TSMC…
Apple’s iPhone 7 ratchets up intense competition among chip fabs
We aren’t anywhere close to the launch of the iPhone 6s…
Apple A9 chip likely driving Globalfoundries 14-nm expansion
Apple is likely driving the 14-nanometer ramp at Globalfoundries…
Tensions between Apple and Samsung thaw, and the competition should be terrified
The technology industry’s greatest rivalry may be turning into an unstoppable collaboration…
GlobalFoundries to make next-gen Apple chips in Malta, New York
Apple has awarded the contract for its next-generation A9 chips…
Samsung wins Apple A9 chip fab orders for next iPhone, iPad, sources say
Winning this order from Apple will helpSamsung electronics, the world’s second-largest chipmaker rebound…
Samsung to supply DRAM for Apple’s next-gen iPhones; deal worth worth billions of dollars, sources say
Samsung will handle at least half of the amount that Apple needs for its new iPhone 6s…
The price of getting Apple’s attention: $12 billion
Lavishing $12 billion on…
TSMC says to invest additional $16 billion in advanced chip factory
TSMC, the world’s top contract chip maker, said on Friday…
Serial Apple-copier Samsung lands Apple A9 chip stamping deal
Apple is discovering it’s harder to split from Samsung than it would like…
Samsung has already lost to Apple in smartphones
Apple’s greater profitability affords it the capital needed to fuel…
Samsung and GlobalFoundries reportedly win majority of Apple A9 chip orders
Samsung Electronics and Globalfoundries have secured…
Bernstein: Samsung gets Apple’s next-gen iPhone chip business; TSMC gets iPad, ‘iPad Pro,’ and ‘iPhone 6c’
Bernstein believes Apple will likely introduce a larger iPad…
TSMC overtakes Samsung in FinFET, confident they will land Apple A9 orders
TSMC, which has more than half the global foundry business, has overtaken Samsung…
Apple’s A8 processor launch and its impact on Intel’s mobile CPUs
When Apple introduces their new version of the iPhone 6…
Bernstein: Why Apple Will Leave TSMC Next Year
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co….
