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…
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How the world ended up with an acute chip shortage
The world is facing an acute chip shortage. Numerous companies, including the auto sector, are facing an inability to get semiconductors…
Apple partners with TSMC to develop ultra-advanced displays
Apple has partnered with TSMC to develop ultra-advanced display technology at a secretive facility in Taiwan…
Apple supplier TSMC puts isolates Taiwan employees over COVID-19 outbreak fears
A new report explains that Taiwan is being hit by another round of COVID-19 cases. Apple supplier TSMC is implementing strict new…
TSMC ‘on track’ for testing 3nm Apple Silicon processors this year
TSMC say it is on track to move 3nm process technology to risk production in 2021 followed by volume production in the second half of 2022…
Beleaguered Intel ousts CEO Bob Swan
Beleaguered Intel ousted its CEO Wednesday in a surprise move that pivots the semiconductor giant closer to its engineering roots after…
Apple supplier TSMC plans to bury feckless Intel with spending blitz of up to $28 billion
TSMC will invest up to $28B, a staggering sum aimed at constructing a plant in Arizona to serve Apple and expanding its lead over Intel and…
TSMC reports record quarterly profit, fueled by Apple’s iPhone 12
TSMC posted its record quarterly profit, fueled in part by Apple’s iPhone 12 family of 5G smartphones. TSMC hiked revenue and capital…
Apple Silicon will lead the way in 5nm chips this year
Counterpoint expects Apple to lead the way as the top customer in 5nm this year (with all orders to TSMC), including Apple Silicon fab…
Apple’s biggest breakthrough in 2020 wasn’t iPhone 12
In 2020, Apple shares appreciated a remarkable 82.3% with dividends included. Even in the midst of a COVID-19 pandemic, Apple earnings…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple A15-powered ‘iPhone 13’ to launch on regular schedule in 2021
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today forecast that mass production of Apple’s next-generation “iPhone 13” models with a new A15 chip will…
Apple reportedly discussing ‘Apple Car’ with automotive suppliers
On Wednesday, DigiTimes shared alleged details on Project Titan (“Apple Car”) autonomous vehicle development in Cupertino. Apple is…
Apple suppliers’ China exodus won’t slow down regardless of who’s U.S. President
The splintering of the global tech supply chain spurred by an exodus from China that began during President Donald Trump’s first term…
Phoenix City Council okays development deal with TSMC for $12 billion U.S. chip factory
City officials in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday unanimously voted to authorize a development agreement with chipmaker TSMC that would…
TSMC’s strong guidance bodes well for Apple
Chip manufacturing giant TSMC raised both its full-year revenue and cap-ex guidance, as it continues seeing strong orders from smartphone…
Apple supplier TSMC Q3 profit surges 36%, well ahead of analysts’ forecasts
Apple supplier Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported a 36% surge in quarterly net profit, boosted by robust demand…
Trump administration presses tech supply chain to cut ties with China
The Trump administration is making a concerted effort to press non-U.S. suppliers to move production out of China …
New U.S. government development agency could loan billions for reshoring, official says
U.S. government financing for reshoring projects to return critical supply chains to the United States as part of coronavirus response efforts could…
U.S. lawmakers propose $22.8 billion to spur construction of chip factories in America
U.S. lawmakers want to provide more than $22.8 billion in incentives for semiconductor manufacturers, aiming to spur the construction of chip factories …
TSMC on track for 3nm Apple ‘A16’ chips in 2022
Apple-supplier TSMC continues to move right along with its manufacturing processes. The Taiwan-based high-end chip foundry maintains that its 3nm fab…
TSMC secures government subsidies and picks site for $12 billion U.S. plant
TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.) has secured government subsidies for a planned $12 billion U.S. chip plant to be built in…
TSMC: We could fill order gap if unable to sell chips to Huawei due to U.S. ban
TSMC could quickly fill any order gap should U.S. restrictions against Huawei prevent sales of chips to the Chinese firm, the company…
Little-known data show signs of a tech rebound from COVID-19 shutdown
Buried in a set of little-known data are early signs that the hardware side of the tech sector may be showing a rebound from the pandemic-driven plunge…
U.S.-China fight over chipmaker TSMC rattles tech industry
On Friday, the Trump administration banned TSMC and rival chipmakers using American equipment from supplying China’s Huawei Technologies Co. without …
TSMC expands U.S. manufacturing with $12 billion chip fabrication plant
Last week, TSMC announced last week that is expanding its manufacturing footprint within the U.S. The new facility will be built in Arizona…
China ready to target Apple, other U.S. firms in retaliation against U.S.’ Huawei ban
The Trump administration on Friday moved to ban shipments of semiconductors to Huawei Technologies from global chipmakers…
Apple supplier TSMC to build multibillion-dollar chip plant in Arizona with Trump admin backing
In a potential realignment of global trade, TSMC is planning to build a multibillion-dollar chip plant in Arizona with Trump administration backing…
Trump administration in talks with TSMC, Intel about building U.S. factories
Representatives from two chipmakers, TSMC, and Intel, said on Sunday that the Trump administration is in talks with semiconductor companies…
Apple steps up orders for 5nm chips from TSMC
A report today out of Taiwan reveals that TSMC has cut 5nm wafer production for Huawei due to slowing smartphone sales and that production capacity…
Apple unlikely to delay 5G iPhone launch
It’s unlikely that Apple will delay 5G iPhone launch, longtime Apple analyst Gene Munster explains for Loup Ventures.It typically takes 3-4 years…
Apple suppliers regain confidence, see bright 2020
Apple suppliers, specifically IC backend and verification specialists in Apple’s supply chain, have regained confidence in their revenue performances…
Apple increases iPhone processor orders due to strong demand
Apple has tasked processor supplier TSMC to increase its output of A13 Bionic iPhone processors this quarter due to higher-than-anticipated iPhone demand…
TSMC says no plans to make chips in America, for now
In response to increased pressure from the Trump administration on TSMC to make chips in America, TSMC says “the feasibility is being evaluated.”
Apple chipmaker TSMC projects revenue well above analysts’ estimates
Apple chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is riding high. TSMC projects revenue quarterly revenue well above analysts’ estimates…
TSMC to start fabricating 5nm Apple A14 SoCs in Q220
Apple supplier TSMC has secured orders for Apple-designed A14 SOCs destined for this year’s iPhones…
Apple supplier TSMC is making a $19 billion bet on 3nm – and that means faster iPhones are on the way
TSMC has begun construction of a 3nm fabrication facility at the Southern Taiwan Science and Technology Park…
Apple chip supplier TSMC boosts capex by up to $5 billion, sees Q4 sales jump on smartphones
Apple Inc supplier TSMC raised its 2019 capital spending plan by up to $5 billion on Thursday and forecast a nearly 10% rise…
Apple supplier TSMC counter-sues U.S. chip rival GlobalFoundries for patent infringement
Apple Inc supplier TSMC has counter-sued smaller contract chipmaking rival GlobalFoundries Inc in the United States, Germany and Singapore…
GlobalFoundries sues TSMC for patent infringement, seeks U.S. and German import bans
In a move to highlight its investment in the United States amid an intensifying U.S. trade war with China over Beijing’s alleged unfair practices involving technology transfers and intellectual property…
Apple supplier TSMC’s outlook shines as industry stabilizes
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. projected current-quarter revenue ahead of estimates, as the Apple Inc. supplier…
Apple iPhones, Macs, and other tech goods could account for proposed China tariffs of $167 billion
U.S. consumers will delay or forgo technology upgrades if President Donald Trump imposes a new round of 25% tariffs on Chinese goods…
Companies like Apple that depend on rare earth metals have nowhere to turn, but China
China’s threat to clamp down on exports of rare-earth metals poses problems, because those exports account…
