Published on: 2025-06-03 13:05:00
In context: TSMC has steadily raised the prices of its most advanced semiconductor process nodes over the past several years – so much so that one analysis suggests the cost per transistor hasn't decreased in over a decade. Further price hikes, driven by tariffs and rising development costs, are reinforcing the notion that Moore's Law is truly dead. The Commercial Times reports that TSMC's upcoming N2 2nm semiconductors will cost $30,000 per wafer, a roughly 66% increase over the company's 3nm
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What just happened? TSMC is once again in talks with US officials about a potential advanced chip factory in the United Arab Emirates. The plan has been floated before under the Biden administration, but now it appears to have gained new life following recent conversations between TSMC, the Trump administration, and UAE representatives. A Bloomberg report, citing sources familiar with the matter, highlights that the proposed plant would be a gigafab, essentially a sprawling complex of multiple
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C. Scott Brown / Android Authority If you’re a Google Pixel fan, the future of the smartphone series has never looked brighter. Yesterday, a new report claimed Google won’t just have TSMC produce the Tensor G5 chip in the Pixel 10, but it will keep that TSMC partnership going for up to five years. In other words, we could see TSMC-made Tensor chips starting with the Pixel 10 and lasting through the Pixel 14. Google’s Tensor chips have never been known for their incredible horsepower, battery e
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Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Google and TSMC have reportedly signed a long-term deal to produce Tensor chips for the Pixel phone line. This is apparently a three-to-five-year deal and could last until the Pixel 14’s release. TSMC has traditionally built more efficient processors than rival Samsung Foundry, which has built all Tensor chips to date. Google has previously relied on Samsung to produce its Tensor chips for Pixel phones, but that will change with the Pixel 10 series lat
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Apple was instrumental in TSMC setting up chipmaking plants in the US – not just by offering to be the first customer, but also in lobbying for the CHIPS Act funding that persuaded the company to proceed. The Taiwanese company takes extreme precautions to protect the secrecy of its chipmaking processes, even for the somewhat older chips made in Arizona, but BBC News was given a very rare tour of the facility … ‘Made in America’ Apple chips Apple first announced its plan for ‘Made in America’
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The secretive US factory that lays bare the contradiction in Trump's America First plan 10 hours ago Share Save Faisal Islam • @faisalislam Economics editor Reporting from Arizona Share Save BBC Among the cactuses in the desert of Arizona, just outside Phoenix, an extraordinary collection of buildings is emerging that will shape the future of the global economy and the world. The hum of further construction is creating not just a factory for the world's most advanced semiconductors. Eventuall
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has said the company is “excited” to be the first customer of TSMC’s Arizona chip plants. He made the comment as the company started construction on its third US plant. TSMC says that the addition of the third plant makes the project the largest single foreign investment in US history … ‘Made in America’ Apple chips Apple first announced its plan for ‘Made in America’ chips back in 2022, with the news hailed as one of the success stories of the US CHIPS Act. The initiative
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The big picture: Taiwan is moving to strengthen its grip on advanced semiconductor technology and overseas investments, signaling a significant shift in how the country manages its critical chip industry. Lawmakers have passed amendments to the Industrial Innovation Act, introducing strict new controls over the export of cutting-edge process technologies and outbound investments by semiconductor companies, most notably TSMC. At the heart of the new measures is the so-called "N-1" rule, which pr
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust The big picture: The semiconductor industry is approaching a significant milestone as TSMC prepares to expand the physical scale of its chip packaging technology. At its recent North American Technology Symposium, the company detailed plans for a new generation of CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate) technology, enabling the assembly of multi-chiplet processors much larger than those currently in prod
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In brief: TSMC has announced that its A14 (1.4nm-class) chip manufacturing process will enter production in 2028, following the rollout of its 2nm technology later this year and building on its current lineup of 3nm-class chips. The company says the A14 node represents a significant leap in both performance and efficiency. The roadmap was unveiled this week at the North American Technology Symposium. As part of the announcement, TSMC revealed plans for an intermediary A16 node, slated for relea
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Apple chipmaker TSMC says that it will make chips with a sub-2nm process size for the first time ever in 2028, and that the development of 1.4nm chips will allow for greater AI capabilities. The iPhone maker is generally first in line for the company’s most advanced chipmaking capabilities, so we can expect the chips – slightly confusingly dubbed A14 – to debut in 2028 iPhones … Up until around 1997, the sizes of chip processes referred to physical size of transistor gates in nanometers. Since
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In case you're wondering how Moore's Law is doing, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC) just unveiled its latest 1.4-nanometer (nm) A14 process that will enter production in 2028. The technology promises a 15 percent performance boost, plus a 30 percent reduction in power draw compared to 2nm processors set to go into production later in 2025, TSMC said. The 1.4nm tech is likely to be used in processors for Apple, Intel and AMD. The performance gains are thanks to a 20 percent logic
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Something to look forward to: Upcoming chips from Intel, Apple, and AMD will utilize next-gen semiconductors featuring gate-all-around (GAA) transistors. While Intel is set to debut its own 18A process incorporating GAA later this year, reports suggest that the company's CPUs slated for 2026 will actually be among the first to adopt TSMC's version of the technology. Intel plans to build its upcoming Nova Lake CPUs on TSMC's forthcoming 2nm semiconductor process node, according to Economic Daily
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As the global artificial intelligence (AI) race presses on amid a US-China trade war, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—a $514 billion titan that manufactures most of the world's AI chips—is warning that it may not be possible to keep its customers' most advanced technology out of China's hands. US export controls require chipmakers to monitor shipments and know their customers to restrict China's access to AI chips. But in a recently published 2024 report, TSMC confirmed th
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In brief: TSMC has officially denied the long-running claim that it is considering entering into a joint venture with Intel. It was recently reported that the two tech giants had reached a preliminary agreement on the plan, which has been pushed by the Trump administration in the hope of helping Intel address its current manufacturing crisis. Speaking during the company's earnings call on Wednesday, TSMC CEO C.C. Wei said, "TSMC is not engaged in any discussion with other companies regarding an
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday maintained its annual revenue forecast after it quarterly beat profit expectations, thanks to a continued surge in demand for AI chips. Here are TSMC's first-quarter results versus LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: $839.25 billion New Taiwan dollars, vs. NT$835.13 billion expected Net income: NT$361.56 billion, vs. NT$354.14 billion TSMC's net income increased 60.3% from the same period last year to NT$361.56 billion, while net revenue
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A motorcycle is seen near a building of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company denied reports that the semiconductor giant was in active discussions with Intel regarding a chipmaking joint venture. "TSMC is not engaged in any discussion with other companies regarding any joint venture, technology licensing
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company on Thursday beat profit expectations for the first quarter, thanks to a continued surge in demand for AI chips. Here are TSMC's first-quarter results versus LSEG consensus estimates: Revenue: $839.25 billion New Taiwan dollars, vs. NT$835.13 billion expected Net income: NT$361.56 billion, vs. NT$354.14 billion TSMC's net income increased 60.3% from the same period last year to NT$361.56 billion, while net revenue in the March quarter rose 41.6% to N
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-23 01:33:59
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Nvidia has brought some of its chip production stateside. On Monday, Nvidia announced that it has started producing its Blackwell AI GPUs at TSMC’s plant in Phoenix, Arizona, while companies within the state package and test them. TSMC, or Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., is the world’s biggest chipmaker and announced a $100 billion investme
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) may have to pay a fine of $1 billion or more to resolve a U.S. export control investigation related to a chip it made that was used in a Huawei AI processor, according to a report by Reuters. TSMC did not provide any further comments as it is now “in [a] quiet period,” a spokesperson for the chipmaker said in an emailed statement to TechCrunch. It’s the latest development in a situation that first came to light in late 2024 involving TSMC, Huaw
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Oops: TSMC could be fined more than $1 billion by the U.S. Commerce Department for allegedly – and apparently inadvertently – supplying sanctioned Huawei with a chiplet that ended up in the Ascend 910B AI accelerator. The size of the potential penalty stems from export control regulations, which allow fines of up to twice the value of transactions that violate the rules. The Commerce Department has been investigating TSMC over its work for Chinese chip designer Sophgo, which was cut off from TS
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In brief: It appears the previous reports that TSMC and Intel are set to form a joint venture to operate Team Blue's US fabs were accurate. The tech giants are said to have reached a preliminary agreement on the plan, which has been pushed by the White House and Department of Commerce in the hope of helping Intel address its current manufacturing crisis. The deal will see TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, take a 20% stake in the new company. The report comes from The Information, ci
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(Reuters) -Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co have reached a preliminary agreement to form a joint venture to operate the U.S. chipmaker's factories, the Information reported on Thursday, citing two people involved in the discussions. TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, will take a 20% stake in the new company, the report said. The White House and Commerce department officials have been pressing TSMC and Intel to strike a deal to resolve the long-running crisis at Intel,
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In Brief Semiconductor giants Intel and TSMC are reportedly teaming up. The two firms are said to have reached a tentative agreement to create a joint venture that will operate Intel’s chipmaking facilities, according to The Information. TSMC will have a 20% stake in the new venture. Instead of funding its stake with capital, TSMC will share some of its chipmaking practices with Intel employees and train them, added The Information. The Trump Administration reportedly kindled the discussions
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The big picture: 2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for Intel's comeback strategy. With a new CEO at the helm, the company is positioning its next-generation hardware as a litmus test for its return to the forefront of semiconductor manufacturing. As Intel's production roadmap reaches a critical juncture, how prospective clients will respond remains uncertain. Kevin O'Buckley, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Services, confirmed that risk production has begun for
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Big quote: Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has cast doubt on the effectiveness of TSMC's $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing, claiming that it will not restore American leadership in the semiconductor industry. In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Gelsinger emphasized the critical role of research and development in maintaining semiconductor leadership. "If you don't have R&D in the U.S., you will not have semiconductor leadership in the U.S.," he told the publication.
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Big quote: Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has cast doubt on the effectiveness of TSMC's $100 billion investment in U.S. chip manufacturing, claiming that it will not restore American leadership in the semiconductor industry. In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Gelsinger emphasized the critical role of research and development in maintaining semiconductor leadership. "If you don't have R&D in the U.S., you will not have semiconductor leadership in the U.S.," he told the publication.
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-19 09:16:45
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company’s pledge to spend an extra $100 billion on advanced manufacturing plants in the US will do little to help the country restore its global lead in chipmaking, according to Pat Gelsinger, who was forced out as chief executive of Intel late last year. His comments come less than a month after the White House hailed the investment from TSMC, the world’s largest chip manufacturer, as an important milestone in efforts to bring production of the most advanced
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TSMC’s first US chip plant took significantly longer to build and begin production than was forecast, but the company says that future plants will proceed at a significantly faster pace. This will enable US-made chips for somewhat newer Apple devices. But former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is dismissive of the initiative, suggesting that it will be of little help in enabling the US to be a global player in the chip business … ‘Made in America’ Apple chips Regular readers will be familiar with the
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A hot potato: TSMC has repeatedly said that funding a new chip-making venture outside Taiwan is very expensive for numerous reasons. However, a new analysis tries to debunk the company's alleged financial issues with building new plants in other parts of the world. How much does it cost TSMC to start up its new chip-manufacturing plants on US soil? According to a new study by TechInsights, the total amount is nowhere near the financial requirements stated by the Taiwanese corporation. Furthermo
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