According to sources cited in a report from Commercial Times, in response to the global increase in chip orders and rapid AI development, TSMC is actively seeking available land to keep its most advanced process technologies in Taiwan. Currently, TSMC has already planned three 2nm fabs at the N...

In spite of its skyrocketing profit in Q2 thanks to the strong AI demand for memory chips, Samsung Electronics might be still struggling with losses in its foundry business, according to reports by ijiwei and Technews. Citing Korean media, the reports indicate that Samsung’s foundry business is...

According to a report from Korea media outlet Yonhap News Agency, South Korea's memory export to Taiwan has surged by 225% in the first half of the year. The primary driver of this increase is reportedly due to South Korean chipmaker SK hynix's supply of HBM to U.S. AI chip giant NVIDIA, which pa...

Japanese semiconductor equipment maker Tokyo Electron (TEL) has raised its profit forecast for the fiscal year 2024 (ending March 2025), expecting an operating profit of JPY 627 billion (approximately USD 4.3 billion), an 8% increase from its previous guidance. Tokyo Electron contributed the str...

China's two major semiconductor foundries, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Hua Hong Semiconductor, released their Q2 2024 financial results on August 8. Both companies reported sharp declines in net profit. SMIC, the leading foundry, saw its Q2 revenue increase b...