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Tesla and Samsung Relationship Update

Tesla and Samsung Relationship Update
by Daniel Nenni on 03-15-2026 at 8:00 am

Elon Musk Lip Bu Tan Wafer Deal

The majority of my 40+ year career has been spent managing the relationship between leading-edge semiconductor design and manufacture, working with just about every commercial foundry and top customer in one way or another. It’s my thing—it fascinates me. I’m also a fan of disruption, and the latest disruptions the semiconductor… Read More


Intel Foundry: How They Got Here and Scenarios for Improvement

Intel Foundry: How They Got Here and Scenarios for Improvement
by Mark Webb on 03-11-2026 at 8:00 am

Intel Foundry How They Got Here and Scenarios for Improvement

How do you get a shortage while not growing???

Intel Announced earnings in January. Then David Zinsner presented updates on business this week. David is open when talking and always shares 2-3 things he probably should not share. Often he shares things some of us know, but we cannot present because it is not public. Then he makes it… Read More


Advanced Architectures for Hybrid III-V/Silicon Quantum Cascade Lasers

Advanced Architectures for Hybrid III-V/Silicon Quantum Cascade Lasers
by Daniel Nenni on 03-10-2026 at 8:00 am

CAE INL 2025

Mid-infrared (MIR) photonic integrated circuits are emerging as a key technology for applications ranging from environmental monitoring and medical diagnostics to defense and industrial process control. The MIR spectral region, often referred to as the molecular “fingerprint” region, exhibits strong absorption features… Read More


Operationalizing Secure Semiconductor Collaboration: Safely, Globally, and at Scale

Operationalizing Secure Semiconductor Collaboration: Safely, Globally, and at Scale
by Kalar Rajendiran on 03-09-2026 at 6:00 am

Collaboration Framework

Semiconductor manufacturing is among the most complex industrial activities in existence. As device geometries shrink and systems become more interconnected, software has become as critical as process technology itself. Modern fabs depend on extensive automation, real-time analytics, and deep integration between tools,… Read More


Things From Intel 10K That Make You Go …. Hmmmm

Things From Intel 10K That Make You Go …. Hmmmm
by Mark Webb on 03-08-2026 at 8:00 am

MKW Ventures Semiconductors

INTEL FORM 10-K

☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 27, 2025.

1) Intel is constrained on manufacturing. Not by TSMC. But by IFS and mainly by Intel 7, a node from 2021. Normally constraints are good, it means you are running efficiently with lots of … Read More


Global 2nm Supply Crunch: TSMC Leads as Intel 18A, Samsung, and Rapidus Race to Compete

Global 2nm Supply Crunch: TSMC Leads as Intel 18A, Samsung, and Rapidus Race to Compete
by Daniel Nenni on 03-06-2026 at 6:00 am

TSMC 2NM Intel 18A Samsung 2nm Rapidus 2nm

The semiconductor industry is in the midst of a structural supply challenge that’s tightly coupled to exploding demand for advanced chips, especially those used in AI, HPC, and next-generation mobile and consumer devices. At the center of this vortex is the 2nm class of manufacturing technology, representing one of the most … Read More


Apple’s iPhone 17 Series 5G mmWave Antenna Module Revealed to be Powered by Soitec FD-SOI Substrates

Apple’s iPhone 17 Series 5G mmWave Antenna Module Revealed to be Powered by Soitec FD-SOI Substrates
by Daniel Nenni on 03-02-2026 at 8:00 am

Qualcomm’s QTM565 mmWave Antenna Module

Recent independent teardown and technical analyses have confirmed that the 5G mmWave antenna module powering Apple’s latest iPhone 17 lineup relies on advanced SOITEC based Fully Depleted Silicon-On-Insulator (FD-SOI) substrate technology. The discovery highlights a significant architectural shift in high-frequency… Read More


TSMC Process Simplification for Advanced Nodes

TSMC Process Simplification for Advanced Nodes
by Daniel Nenni on 02-22-2026 at 4:00 pm

TSMC Patent US10692720B2

In the modern world, the semiconductor industry stands at the heart of technological innovation. From smartphones and laptops to advanced medical devices and artificial intelligence systems, nearly every piece of contemporary electronics depends on increasingly sophisticated microchips. Among the leading companies … Read More


TSMC and Cadence Strengthen Partnership to Enable Next-Generation AI and HPC Silicon

TSMC and Cadence Strengthen Partnership to Enable Next-Generation AI and HPC Silicon
by Daniel Nenni on 02-15-2026 at 6:00 pm

TSMC WAFER

TSMC continues to reinforce its leadership in advanced semiconductor manufacturing through its deepening collaboration with Cadence Design Systems. The expanded partnership focuses on enabling next-generation artificial intelligence and high-performance computing innovations by aligning advanced electronic design… Read More


Podcast EP331: Soitec’s Broad Impact on Quantum Computing and More with Dr. Christophe Maleville

Podcast EP331: Soitec’s Broad Impact on Quantum Computing and More with Dr. Christophe Maleville
by Daniel Nenni on 02-13-2026 at 10:00 am

Daniel is joined by Dr. Christophe Maleville, Chief Technology Officer and Senior Executive Vice-President of Soitec’s Innovation. He joined Soitec in 1993 and was a driving force behind the company’s joint research activities with CEA-Leti. For several years, he led new SOI process development, oversaw SOI technology transfer… Read More