Forward-looking: TSMC has scheduled its performance-optimized N3P node to enter mass production in the second half of 2024, but it's not too soon to see what else the chipmaker has in store for the ...

TSMC's leadership in advanced node processors (N2/A16) and advanced packaging technologies (CoWoS) positions it as a near-monopoly in leading-edge process technology. The global semiconductor market ...

The big picture: The global company showed how it plans to continue increasing transistor density over the next several years. It also believes that the semiconductor industry will transition to ...

Meanwhile, TSMC's A14 node is supposedly go for 2028.

As competition between contract chipmakers heats up, foundries tend to increase their capital expenditures to satisfy the demands of their clients for the latest production nodes. TSMC last week said ...

A new chip manufacturing process from Intel Corp. failed to meet Broadcom Inc.’s expectations in a recent evaluation, Reuters reported today. The development may mark a setback for Intel’s foundry ...

This new process technology targets AI and high-performance computing workloads, with production planned for 2029.

Japan used to be the foundry hub of the world prior to Y2K, with over 50% of the semiconductor production recorded in 1988. Throughout the '90s, Japan slowly started losing ground to US, South Korean ...