Daniel is joined by Doug Wong, senior member of the technical staff at KIOXIA America, where he has contributed to the advancement of memory technologies since 1993. He began his career with KIOXIA in the company’s Memory Division (then part of Toshiba America) and has since focused on a broad range of memory solutions, including… Read More
Silent Data Corruption (SDC) represents a critical challenge in modern semiconductor design, particularly in high-performance computing environments like AI data centers. As highlighted in a collaborative presentation by Broadcom Inc. and Siemens EDA at the 2025 TSMC OIP event, SDC occurs when hardware defects cause erroneous… Read More
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has once again demonstrated its leadership in corporate sustainability with the successful conclusion of its 6th ESG AWARD, which attracted more than 5,800 proposals from employees across the organization. The overwhelming response reflects not only TSMC’s strong internal engagement… Read More
Socionext’s recent run of rapid 3D-IC tape-outs is a noteworthy milestone for the industry with two successful tape-outs in just seven months for complex, multi-die designs aimed at AI and HPC workloads. That pace of iteration highlights how advanced packaging, richer EDA toolchains, and closer foundry-ecosystem collaboration… Read More
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is widely regarded as the world’s most trusted semiconductor foundry, a reputation built over decades through technological leadership, business model discipline, operational excellence, and reliability. In an industry where trust is as critical as transistor density,… Read More
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s leading dedicated semiconductor foundry, has long prioritized customer-centric innovation to maintain its competitive edge in a rapidly evolving industry. TSMC is known as “The Trusted Foundry” for this reason.
Amid increasing complexity in… Read More
When most people hear the term PDF, they immediately think of a PDF file, a universal, platform-independent way to share electronic documents.
There is, however, another PDF that many outside the semiconductor industry may not be familiar with. And this PDF actually predates the PDF file format. It is short for PDF Solutions, … Read More
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest dedicated semiconductor foundry, has transformed from a modest startup into a global technology powerhouse. Founded on February 21, 1987, by Morris Chang, a veteran of Texas Instruments, TSMC pioneered the “pure-play” foundry model. … Read More
In the rapidly evolving semiconductor industry, Design Rule Checking (DRC) remains a critical bottleneck in chip design workflows. Siemens EDA’s presentation at the 2025 TSMC Open Innovation Platform Forum, titled “AI-Driven DRC Productivity Optimization,” showcases how artificial intelligence … Read More
This is a clear reminder of how important the semiconductor ecosystem is and how closely TSMC works with customers. The TSMC Symposium started 30 years ago and I have been a part of it ever since. This event is attended by TSMC’s top customers and partners and is the #1 semiconductor networking event of the year, absolutely.… Read More
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