Insights
In the continued sluggish consumer electronics market and amidst the booming era of artificial intelligence, semiconductor manufacturers are actively targeting high-performance chips and intensifying the competition over the 2nm process node. TSMC, Samsung, and the newcomer Rapidus are all active...
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According to sources cited by Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, TSMC intends to commence the construction of the second fab in Kikuyo-cho, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, in April 2024, with the goal of commencing production before the end of 2026. It is worth mentioning that news about TSMC's plan to build its ...
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Semiconductor manufacturing leader TSMC held its annual shareholder meeting on June 6, addressing issues including advanced process development, revenue, and capital expenditure. TSMC's Chairman Mark Liu and President C.C. Wei answered a series of questions. The key points from the industry are summ...
In-Depth Analyses
The surge in AIGC and new technologies such IoT, AI, 5G, AR/VR are driving a huge demand for computational power of high-end chips. This has been even outpacing the performance increase offered by the long-standing Moore's Law, ushering in a "post-Moore" era where revolutions in advanced chip design...
In-Depth Analyses
Under the grand banner of China's domestic substitution policy, the wave of locally produced chips is swiftly spreading to the realm of Power Management ICs (PMICs). Over the past three years, the number of fundraisings for Chinese PMIC manufacturers has shot up. We've seen an increase from 18 ro...