Monthly Archives: June 2024

[News] TSMC Reportedly Invests over USD 12.3 Billion in EUV, Advancing in 2nm Production

TSMC’s advanced 2-nanometer process capacity is set to begin mass production in 2025, with equipment manufacturers actively delivering machines. According to a report from Commercial Times, the EUV (Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography) machines, crucial for advanced processes, will see over 60 …

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[News] Samsung Rumored to Adopt MediaTek’s Dimensity 9400 in Galaxy S25

According to a report from South Korean media outlet The Financial News, MediaTek, Taiwan’s largest smartphone IC designer, has the opportunity to enter Samsung’s Galaxy S25 supply chain as one of the main chip suppliers for the next generation flagship …

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[News] Japanese Equipment Giant TEL Emerges as Major Winner as EUV Orders Surge

According to a report from the Commercial Times, Tokyo Electron (TEL), a leading global semiconductor equipment manufacturer, is the only company in the world that possesses equipment for four consecutive processes: deposition, coating/developing, etching, and cleaning, which are crucial steps before …

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[News] Huawei Faces Production Challenges with 20% Yield Rate for AI Chip

Previously, Huawei claimed its second-generation AI chip “Ascend 910B” could compete with NVIDIA’s A100 and was working to replace NVIDIA, which holds over 90% of the market share in China. However, Huawei is now facing significant obstacles in expanding its …

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[News] Entegris Receives Subsidy, Hinting at a Shift in U.S. Chip Funding Strategy?

In recent years, global semiconductor market has seen cut-throat competition. Amid complicated international environment, countries and regions such as South Korea, the United States, Japan, and Europe have launched chip subsidy measures to strengthen the development of their domestic semiconductor …

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