Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported better-than-expected quarterly revenue, posting NT$534.1 billion…
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Apple supplier TSMC faces chip material price hikes into 2023
Japanese chemicals supplier Showa Denko K.K. – a vital supplier to Apple-supplier TSMC – expects to further raise prices and cut back…
Apple’s M2 Pro, M2 Max, and M3 chips reported to use TSMC’s 3nm process
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) will manufacture Apple’s upcoming “M2 Pro” and “M3” chips based on its advanced 3nm …
Apple supplier TSMC to fabricate ultra-advanced 2nm chips by 2025
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) says it will begin the production of ultra-advanced 2nm chips by 2025…
Apple’s A16 chip said to stick to 5nm process; M2 will make leap to 3nm
Apple’s chip plans for its upcoming A16 and M2 chips, as well as the “final” variant in the M1 family of chips…
Apple Silicon fab TSMC expected to start 2nm chip production in 2025
TSMC, the fabricator of Apple Silicon chips, is set to make significant enhancements to its chipmaking process when it begins 2nm production…
Apple supplier TSMC’s sales urge with Q1 profit up 45%
Apple supplier TSMC posted a better-than-expected surge in quarterly profit on Thursday and forecast an up to 37% jump in current-quarter…
Apple supplier TSMC reports March sales increase of 33.2% year-over-year
Apple supplier TSMC on Friday reported March sales of T$171.97 billion (US$5.95 billion), up 33.2% year-over-year…
Apple’s 4nm M2 chip is on track to launch this year
Apple’s M2 SoC will likely see a launch later this year in an updated family of Macs. It will be fabricated using TSMC’s 4nm process…
Taiwan to join ‘democratic countries’ in sanctions on Russia; Apple supplier TSMC ready to comply
Taiwan will join “democratic countries” in imposing sanctions on Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, the government said on Friday…
iPhone 14 said to get even longer battery life as Apple dumps Samsung for new TSMC 5G chips
Apple will continue pushing battery life even further with the iPhone 14, as the compnay is said to be dumping Samsung for more efficient 5G…
Apple averts supply chain crisis, but others not so fortunate
Apple’s stunning triumph over the global chips supply chain shortage has signaled good news amid troubled markets around the world…
Apple supplier TSMC profit rises 16.4%; sees multi-year growth ahead; to boost chip spending in 2022
Taiwan-based major Apple supplier TSMC expects strong growth to accelerate in coming years due to booming semiconductor demand…
Apple supplier TSMC sales set sixth quarterly record on strong chip demand
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), the world’s largest foundry, reported a sixth straight quarter of record sales, thanks to…
TSMC in talks with German government about potential new chip plant
Major Apple supplier TSMC is in early talks with the German government about potentially establishing a plant in Germany …
Apple said to begin using custom 5G iPhone modem in 2023
TSMC’s 4-nanometer chip technology wil be used to produce Apple’s custom 5G modems as the Cupertino Colossus removes Qualcomm from…
Apple Silicon roadmap: 3nm Mac and iPhone chips coming in 2023
The Information reports Friday that Apple has plans for even faster second- and third-generation Apple Silicon chips in the coming years…
iPhone 14 likely won’t feature 3nm chips due to TSMC production challenges
TSMC is struggling in its transition to 3nm manufacturing, meaning that Apple’s “iPhone 14” likely won’t feature 3nm chips …
Sony considering joint investment in Apple supplier TSMC’s first chip plant in Japan
Apple camera component supplier Sony is considering joint investment of $7 billion in Apple supplier TSMC’s first chip plant in Japan …
Apple boosts iPhone 13 A15 Bionic chip orders, reduces orders for older iPhone chips
Even in the face of a global chip shortage, Apple is ramping up A15 Bionic chip orders for the new iPhone 13 lineup while reducing equivalent…
U.S. Commerce Secretary: ‘Aggressive’ action on chip shortage needed
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Thursday it is time to get “aggressive” in addressing the worsening chip shortage…
Apple’s ‘iPhone 13’ A15 chip performance continues dominance over Android phones
A new benchmark for what is said to be the GPU in Apple’s forthcoming A15 chip, destined for the “iPhone 13,” is 13.7% faster than the A14…
These Apple suppliers are likely to profit from new ‘iPhone 13’ models
As Apple iPhone fans pore over “iPhone 13” rumors, investors in Apple suppliers, too, are scrutinizing the rumor mill’s output. On Tuesday…
Apple’s Macs, iPads, and iPhones could boast 3nm chips next year
2022 Macs, iPads, and iPhones may feature chips built on the 3nm process, as TSMC, Apple’s chip fabricator, is planning to begin…
TSMC reports gas contamination at key chip plant supplying Apple; no ‘obvious impact’ on operations
Apple’s chip supplier TSMC said on Friday that some of its production lines in southern Taiwan were hit by a contamination of gases…
Apple supplier TSMC gets green light for 2nm chip production by 2024
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has received final approval from the taiwanese government to build a 2nm chip plant…
Apple supplier TSMC to begin mass production of 5nm chips at new Arizona plant in 2024
C.C. Wei, CEO of TSMC, on Thursday confirmed for the first time that the $12 billion factory that TSMC is building in Arizona will start…
Qualcomm CEO: We can have the best chip on the market, thanks to ex-Apple chip architects
Longtime processor suppliers Intel Corp and Advanced Micro Devices have no chips as energy efficient as Apple’s. Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon…
Apple’s iPad likely be the first powered by 3-nm chip
Apple has emerged the first adopter of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)’s next-generation 3-nanometer (3-nm) chip …
TSMC to give top priority to Apple, vehicle chip orders
According to a new DigiTimes eport, TSMC will prioritize Apple and vehicle-makers ahead of those who make crappy Windows PCs and other…
TSMC and Foxconn to buy 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Taiwan
Taiwan will allow Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Foxconn to buy 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on behalf…
TSMC to start 4nm process risk production in Q321, 3nm volume production starts 2H22
TSMC is rapidly advancing its world-class manufacturing processes, and it is expected to move its N4 4nm node to risk production…
TSMC plans up to five additional chip fabs for Arizona
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) is planning to build several more chipmaking factories in Arizona beyond the one currently…
Apple supplier TSMC approves $2.8 billion for capacity expansion
TSMC’s board of directors has approved $2.89 billion in spending to increase capacity, the company said on Thursday.…
TSMC books 19.4% rise in first-quarter profit, sees chip shortage lasting into 2022
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) on Thursday reported a 19.4% rise in first-quarter profit, beating market expectations…
Power restored at TSMC’s plant in southern Taiwan after outage
TSMC said on Wednesday power had been restored at a major manufacturing site in southern Taiwan after an outage earlier in the day…
How beleaguered Intel fell so far behind
Apple still makes Macs with Intel chips, but nobody really wants them. They’re the past, not the future. Even Apple’s entry-leve M1 chip runs…
Apple supplier TSMC to invest $100 billion over 3 years to meet chip demand
Contract chipmaker and major Apple supplier TSMC said on Thursday that it plans to invest $100 billion over the next three years to increase…
TSMC board approves $743 million bond sale to build Arizona chip fab
TSMC will issue a total of NT$21.1 billion (US$743.2 million) in unsecured bonds to finance an expected $12 billion chip fab in Arizona …
Global chip shortage ‘affecting everybody except Apple,’ Android phones face delays
Samsung today warned that there is a “serious imbalance” in semiconductors causing a global chip shortage that could delay…
Strategy Analytics: Smartphone applications processor revenue hit all-time high in 2020
Despite the response to COVID-19, the global smartphone applications processor market showed resiliency and grew 25 percent year-on-year…
Apple supplier TSMC on track for volume production of 3nm chips next year
Apple’s main chip supplier TSMC is on track to begin risk production of a 3nm fabrication process in the second half of this year, when…
