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Samsung Might Be the Most Unusual Company on Earth

Samsung Might Be the Most Unusual Company on Earth
by Daniel Nenni on 09-13-2026 at 8:00 am

Samsung Might Be The Most Unusual Company 2026

Samsung might be the most unusual company on earth because it is difficult to decide what kind of company it actually is. To most consumers, Samsung means smartphones, televisions, refrigerators. Yet the name also appears on apartment towers, cargo ships, hospital equipment, insurance policies, construction projects, and… Read More


Comparing Advanced Packaging from TSMC, Intel Foundry, and Samsung Foundry

Comparing Advanced Packaging from TSMC, Intel Foundry, and Samsung Foundry
by Daniel Nenni on 09-06-2026 at 10:00 am

Advanced Chip Packaging Comparison INtel TSMC Samsung

Advanced semiconductor packaging has become essential to improving computing performance as conventional transistor scaling grows more difficult and expensive. Instead of manufacturing an entire processor as one large monolithic die, chipmakers can divide it into smaller chiplets and combine logic, memory, input/output… Read More


The Twelve-Month Rule Does Not Describe a New Fab

The Twelve-Month Rule Does Not Describe a New Fab
by Admin on 08-20-2026 at 10:00 am

capex to wafer starts lag

By Nikhil Shah

Capital spending is often treated as if it becomes semiconductor capacity about twelve months later. That can be a useful rule for equipment installed in an existing fab. It is a poor description of a new fab built from the ground up.

I tested the distinction using five advanced-node projects in the United States where… Read More


ASML High-NA EUV is Not Ready for High-Volume Production

ASML High-NA EUV is Not Ready for High-Volume Production
by Daniel Nenni on 05-22-2026 at 8:00 am

ASML Elephant High NA EUV

Contrary to the popular press, ASML High-NA EUV is not ready for logic production yet—and it may never be, at least not in the form originally envisioned. If you remember how long it took conventional EUV to become production-worthy—arguably 5–10 years—this should not come as a surprise. More importantly, this is no longer just… 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


TSMC vs Intel Foundry vs Samsung Foundry 2026

TSMC vs Intel Foundry vs Samsung Foundry 2026
by Daniel Nenni on 02-13-2026 at 6:00 am

TSMC vs Intel Foundry vs Samsung Foundry

The global semiconductor industry sits at the foundation of modern technology, powering everything from smartphones and cloud data centers to artificial intelligence, automobiles, and national defense systems. At the center of advanced chip manufacturing are three major players: TSMC, Samsung Foundry, and Intel FoundryRead More


Musk’s new job as Samsung Fab Manager – Can he disrupt chip making? Intel outside

Musk’s new job as Samsung Fab Manager – Can he disrupt chip making? Intel outside
by Robert Maire on 07-29-2025 at 6:00 am

Elon Musk Samsung Tesla

– Musk chip lifeline to Samsung comes with interesting strings attached
– Musk chose Samsung over Intel-What does that say about Intel?
– Musk will hold sway over Samsung much as Apple/NVDA over TSMC
– Will Musk do a “DOGE” on chip tool makers? How much influence?

Tesla/Samsung $16.5B deal
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What if China doesn’t want TSMC’s factories but wants to take them out?

What if China doesn’t want TSMC’s factories but wants to take them out?
by admin on 07-02-2024 at 10:00 am

Foundry Numbers 2024

Insights into the Semiconductor Industry and the Semiconductor Supply Chain

I am not an expert in geopolitical issues, but lately, my research has begun to worry me. As I was preparing to be interviewed for Chinese media, I was in my “Chinese Zone”, adapting to what is palatable to a Chinese audience. Maybe my mode provoked the thought:… Read More


The Case for U.S. CHIPS Act 2

The Case for U.S. CHIPS Act 2
by Admin on 06-03-2024 at 8:00 am

America CHIPs ACT

Despite murky goals and moving targets, the recent CHIPS Act sets the stage for long term government incentives.

Authored by Jo Levy and Kaden Chaung

On April 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the fourth, and most likely final, grant under the current U.S. CHIPS Act for leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing.… Read More


ISS 2024 – Logic 2034 – Technology, Economics, and Sustainability

ISS 2024 – Logic 2034 – Technology, Economics, and Sustainability
by Scotten Jones on 02-19-2024 at 8:00 am

Slide4

For the 2024 SEMI International Strategy Symposium I was challenged by members of the organizing committee to look at where logic will be in ten years from a technology, economics, and sustainability perspective. The following is a discussion of my presentation.

To understand logic, I believe it is useful to understand what makes… Read More