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In response to news that the Biden administration has directed $6.6 billion in subsidies to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TSMC) Arizona subsidiary, as part of the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act, the American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement.
“TSMC, and its...
https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/03/07/dutch-government-tries-to-stop-asml-from-moving-out
The Netherlands is increasingly tightening its anti-migrant position. That could push out its largest company, ASML, because of its high dependence on foreign talent.
The Dutch government is...
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/samsung-sells-down-entire-asml-stake-to-expand-in-new-arenas-1.2037224
Samsung Electronics Co. sold its entire remaining stake in ASML Holding NV in the December quarter as part of its push to expand into new areas of chipmaking.
The world’s largest memory maker...
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/intel-ceo-says-nvidias-ai-dominance-is-pure-luck-nvidia-vp-fires-back-says-intel-lacked-vision-and-execution
If only Intel didn’t kill his Larrabee project, laments Pat Gelsinger.
(Image credit: MIT video)
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has publicly...
https://www.reuters.com/technology/united-states-nvidia-set-discuss-chip-deals-vietnam-next-week-2023-12-08/
HANOI, Dec 8 (Reuters) - U.S. chip giant Nvidia (NVDA.O) will discuss cooperation deals on semiconductors with Vietnamese tech companies and authorities in a meeting on Monday in Hanoi...
https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20231116VL210/germany-ic-manufacturing-intel-state-aid-tsmc.html
Latest ruling from Germany's constitutional court might have jeopardized the country's semiconductor subsidies policy, with the aids planned for Intel and TSMC hanging by a thread.
The...
SEOUL, Nov 15 (Reuters) - South Korea’s Samsung Electronics cut its stake in semiconductor manufacturing equipment maker ASML further in the third quarter, the company’s latest financial statement showed.
Samsung Electronics more than halved its stake in ASML earlier this year.
The South...
https://www.ixbt.com/news/2023/11/01/nachalas-gonka-v-minpromtorge-zajavili-chto-proizvodstvo-rossijskogo-litografa-nachnetsja-v-2024-godu.html
350nm machine in 2024, 130nm machine in 2026
Deputy Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Vasily Shpak gave a long...
https://www.techinsights.com/blog/china-does-it-again-nand-memory-market-first
TechInsights has discovered the world's most advanced 3D NAND memory chip in a consumer device, and in a surprise technology leap, it comes from YMTC – China’s top 3D NAND manufacturer. 3D NAND memory is an...
https://habr.com/ru/news/766934/
Russia plans to master the production of 28 nm chips by 2027
The Ministry of Industry and Trade expects that Russia will master mass production of microprocessors according to 28 nm topological standards on 300 mm silicon wafers by 2027. This follows from the...
TSMC tells vendors to delay chip equipment deliveries, sources say
https://www.reuters.com/technology/tsmc-tells-vendors-delay-chip-equipment-deliveries-sources-2023-09-15/
* TSMC increasingly nervous about customer demand -sources
* Instruction to delay is aimed at controlling costs -sources...
It seems that 3nm didn't bring much performance boost compare to 5nm
https://www.pcgamer.com/apples-new-iphone-chip-has-us-worried-about-tsmcs-3nm-silicon-and-next-gen-gpus/
According to Samsung, the same 7nm node, GAA can significantly boost the performance compare to FinFet
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/tools-resources/dictionary/gaa-transistors-a-next-generation-process-for-next-generation-semiconductors/
Since SMIC have no EUV，I wonder is it...
https://technews.tw/2023/09/08/semi-whole-supply-chain/
Yu Zhenhua, deputy general manager of TSMC, said today that the world is moving towards localization. Taiwan's semiconductor supply chain is very long and there is a potential risk of chain disruption. Taiwan should establish a complete...
Semiconductor’s job has much higher work load(especially work in fab) and lower pay，compare to IT industry. Yong people are naturally attracted to IT companies，fabs will have a difficult time to attract talent in the forseeable future...
https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/centre-likely-to-ban-export-of-four-critical-new-energy-mineral-123081800688_1.html
In a strategic move aimed at ensuring India’s self-sufficiency in crucial minerals, which are vital for defence, aerospace, and battery storage industries, the...
Nvidia Makes 1,000% Profit on H100 GPUs: Report
Nvidia is raking in up to 1,000% in profit for each H100 GPU accelerator it sells, according to estimates made in a recent social media post from Barron's senior writer Tae Kim. In dollar terms, that means that Nvidia's street-price of around...
https://macdailynews.com/2023/08/07/in-unusual-move-tsmc-not-charging-apple-for-defective-3nm-chips/
In an unusual move contrary to the normal way of doing business, chip fabricator TSMC is not charging Apple for defective 3nm chips ahead of the introduction of the iPhone 15 Pro models which...
https://udn.com/news/story/7240/7332858
Morris Chang, the founder of TSMC, attended the opening ceremony of the global R&D center yesterday, and paid special tribute to TSMC’s R&D and operation personnel, and said: “Because of your contributions to TSMC, you have made great contributions to the...
