Rapidus is building its facility in Chitose City, Hokkaido, with the aim of mass-producing 2nm chips by 2027. According to a Nikkei report, the company’s 2nm test production will start in April 2025, just a few months away. This test production is highlighted as a pivotal milestone for Rapidus, as...

12-inch wafer fabs play a crucial role in semiconductor manufacturing. By the end of 2024, several major projects have made headlines. Production has commenced for five 12-inch wafer lines from Runpeng Semiconductor, Tiancheng Advanced, Yandong Microelectronics, Guangzhou Chip Semiconductor, and Hua...

Samsung’s turnaround in the DRAM sector certainly hinges on its progress of next-gen HBMs, and now there is a ray of hope. According to South Korean media outlet the Chosun Daily, the company has started trial production of the logic dies used in HBM4. More importantly, it has kicked off initial p...

Following MediaTek’s launch of its flagship mobile processor, Dimensity 9400, more details about the Taiwanese IC design firm’s next hit, the Dimensity 9500, have already surfaced. According to South Korea media outlet SamMobile, the chipset is likely to be manufactured using TSMC’s N3P node, ...

Although the demand in the consumer electronics market has yet to recover, the rise of artificial intelligence and flagship smartphones is driving sustained growth in advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The semiconductor foundry industry remains dynamic, with global research firm TrendForce foreca...