According to global market intelligence firm TrendForce, several factors are causing foundries’ capacity utilization rates in 1Q25 to exceed expectations. These include...
Regarding the progress on 2nm, TSMC has scheduled mass production for N2 in 2H25, with tape outs and pilot runs successively initiated for early clients...
The Diamond reports cover major foundries such as TSMC, UMC, Samsung, SMIC, and GlobalFoundries, etc. The Diamond reports provide extended analyses of these foundries' production capacity figures, process node migration and capacity utilization rates. Furthermore, the Diamond reports discuss the competition among foundries and among major regional markets, including Mainland China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, etc. The dynamics of competition and cooperation, together with capacity utilization rates of specific nodes, wafer prices, wafer input from major clients at advanced nodes, etc., are all especially highlighted in the Diamond reports.
The supply chain’s concerns on escalating geopolitical pressure after the inauguration of the latest US president-elect Donald Trump in 2025 include...
According to global market intelligence firm TrendForce, heightened geopolitical concerns since 2018 have led to increasing trade barriers between China and the US...
Recent market rumors have been surrounding on Google’s deferred mass production for its next-gen TPU (TPU v7). According to TrendForce’s survey...
According to the latest investigation by global market intelligence firm TrendForce, following the adjustments to the “Implementation of Additional Export Controls” clause on March 29...
According to the latest research by global market intelligence firm TrendForce, the second half of this year is the traditional peak season for stocking activities...
The Platinum reports provide analyses of the foundry industry, starting from TrendForce’s memory industry analysis and application demand in the downstream, extending to the semiconductor upstream, encompassing wafer production capacity, process node roadmap, and capacity utilization of each fab. The Platinum reports provide detailed analyses of foundries' competitiveness and capacity utilization rates, specifically focusing on major players including TSMC, UMC, Samsung, SMIC, and GlobalFoundries, etc.. The Platinum reports also discuss the future outlook of the foundry market.
Regarding statics since early November surrounding TSMC’s review on its Chinese AI clients of 7nm and below, as well as suspended shipments to the latter...