Monthly Archives: May 2024

[Insights] Trendforce: Foundry Capacity Market Share of Advanced Process to Decline in Taiwan, Korea until 2027, While US on the Rise

TrendForce’s latest findings revealed that as of 2024, Taiwan is expected to lead the global semiconductor foundry capacity in advanced manufacturing processes (including 16/14nm and more advanced technologies) with a 66% market share, followed by Korea (11%), US (10%), and …

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[News] Arm to Develop AI Chip Next Spring and Start Mass Production in Autumn 2025

SoftBank Group’s global IP leader, Arm, has reportedly announced the establishment of an AI chip division with the goal of developing AI chip prototypes by spring 2025. According to a report from DRAMeXchange, mass production will be handled by contract …

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[News] Apple’s Foldable Devices Reportedly to Debut with iPad, Placing Orders on Samsung

Industry sources cited by a report from Economic Daily News have indicated that Apple is accelerating the development of its foldable device, moving up the expected launch from 2026 to 2025. Apple has reportedly placed orders for flexible panels from …

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[News] Samsung Reportedly to Challenge Apple/TSMC with 3nm Exynos W1000

According to a report from Korean media The Korea Economic Daily, Samsung Electronics Co. is planning to apply its 3nm process chips to its Galaxy series smartphones and smartwatches, posing a challenge to rivals Apple and TSMC. The report cited …

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[News] Kumamoto Vying for TSMC’s Third Fab, Looking to Build Semiconductor Hub

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has planned to build two fabs in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Kumamoto’s newly appointed governor, Takashi Kimura, who took office in April, stated in an report from Bloomberg on May 11th that he would spare no effort …

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