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Tag: chip fab

TSMC on track for 3nm Apple ‘A16’ chips in 2022

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 2:13 pm8 Comments

Apple-supplier TSMC continues to move right along with its manufacturing processes. The Taiwan-based high-end chip foundry maintains that its 3nm fab…

Apple partner starts new A13 chip production for the next-gen iPhones

Friday, May 10, 2019 1:07 pm3 Comments

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

Saturday, August 4, 2018 10:17 am22 Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd, the world’s largest contract chipmaker…

Apple chip maker TSMC plans 5nm chips for 2020, and 3nm in 2022

Friday, January 26, 2018 5:35 pmFriday, January 26, 201828 Comments

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

Wednesday, August 16, 2017 4:00 pmWednesday, August 16, 2017No Comments

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

Friday, March 3, 2017 12:01 pmFriday, March 3, 20172 Comments

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

Wednesday, February 8, 2017 2:00 pmWednesday, February 8, 201756 Comments

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

Friday, December 23, 2016 3:25 pmFriday, December 23, 201613 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 13, 2016 4:01 pmTuesday, December 13, 201617 Comments

Samsung is reportedly looking at splitting off its chip fabrication business…

TSMC has never been so dominant as Apple orders boost profit

Tuesday, November 8, 2016 10:28 amTuesday, November 8, 20167 Comments

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is on a roll…

Apple’s deadly attack on Samsung

Friday, July 22, 2016 9:30 amFriday, July 22, 201625 Comments

Apple has pre-emptively neutered these complaints being attached to the iPhone 7 family by going…

Post-Brexit, predators go hunting British corporate prey

Monday, July 18, 2016 5:33 pmMonday, July 18, 201623 Comments

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

Monday, July 18, 2016 4:55 pmMonday, July 18, 20166 Comments

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

Monday, July 18, 2016 4:26 pmMonday, July 18, 20166 Comments

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

Monday, July 18, 2016 11:24 amMonday, July 18, 20163 Comments

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’

Saturday, April 30, 2016 10:48 amSaturday, April 30, 201612 Comments

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

Friday, February 12, 2016 4:36 pm5 Comments

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

Thursday, February 11, 2016 5:35 pm47 Comments

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

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 8:34 pm35 Comments

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

Thursday, January 14, 2016 9:27 amThursday, January 14, 201614 Comments

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

Thursday, January 14, 2016 8:25 amThursday, January 14, 20165 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 1:01 pmTuesday, December 15, 20157 Comments

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

Tuesday, December 15, 2015 9:25 amTuesday, December 15, 20155 Comments

The facility also offers a complete tool line consisting of 197 well-maintained front-end tools…

What TSMC has revealed about Apple’s future

Monday, October 19, 2015 4:46 pm6 Comments

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

Monday, September 28, 2015 3:55 pmMonday, September 28, 201511 Comments

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

Monday, September 14, 2015 1:55 pmMonday, September 14, 20158 Comments

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

Wednesday, August 26, 2015 4:29 pmWednesday, August 26, 201519 Comments

Today, Taiwan’s highest court ruled in favor of TSMC…

Apple’s iPhone 7 ratchets up intense competition among chip fabs

Tuesday, May 26, 2015 11:26 amTuesday, May 26, 20153 Comments

We aren’t anywhere close to the launch of the iPhone 6s…

Apple A9 chip likely driving Globalfoundries 14-nm expansion

Friday, May 22, 2015 5:25 pmFriday, May 22, 201513 Comments

Apple is likely driving the 14-nanometer ramp at Globalfoundries…

Tensions between Apple and Samsung thaw, and the competition should be terrified

Friday, May 1, 2015 10:58 amFriday, May 1, 201530 Comments

The technology industry’s greatest rivalry may be turning into an unstoppable collaboration…

GlobalFoundries to make next-gen Apple chips in Malta, New York

Saturday, April 4, 2015 5:12 pm12 Comments

Apple has awarded the contract for its next-generation A9 chips…

Samsung wins Apple A9 chip fab orders for next iPhone, iPad, sources say

Friday, April 3, 2015 8:30 amFriday, April 3, 201536 Comments

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

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:56 amTuesday, February 24, 201514 Comments

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

Tuesday, February 17, 2015 10:26 amTuesday, February 17, 20158 Comments

Lavishing $12 billion on…

TSMC says to invest additional $16 billion in advanced chip factory

Friday, February 6, 2015 8:30 amFriday, February 6, 20155 Comments

TSMC, the world’s top contract chip maker, said on Friday…

Serial Apple-copier Samsung lands Apple A9 chip stamping deal

Wednesday, February 4, 2015 5:25 pmWednesday, February 4, 201525 Comments

Apple is discovering it’s harder to split from Samsung than it would like…

Samsung has already lost to Apple in smartphones

Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:01 pmThursday, January 29, 201515 Comments

Apple’s greater profitability affords it the capital needed to fuel…

Samsung and GlobalFoundries reportedly win majority of Apple A9 chip orders

Friday, January 16, 2015 10:25 amFriday, January 16, 20156 Comments

Samsung Electronics and Globalfoundries have secured…

Bernstein: Samsung gets Apple’s next-gen iPhone chip business; TSMC gets iPad, ‘iPad Pro,’ and ‘iPhone 6c’

Friday, November 21, 2014 11:26 amFriday, November 21, 20147 Comments

Bernstein believes Apple will likely introduce a larger iPad…

TSMC overtakes Samsung in FinFET, confident they will land Apple A9 orders

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 9:28 amTuesday, October 7, 20141 Comment

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

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 6:00 pmWednesday, August 27, 201420 Comments

When Apple introduces their new version of the iPhone 6…

Bernstein: Why Apple Will Leave TSMC Next Year

Monday, August 4, 2014 3:01 pmMonday, August 4, 20148 Comments

Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co….

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