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Dr. Cliff Hou and the TSMC N2 Process Technology

Dr. Cliff Hou and the TSMC N2 Process Technology
by Daniel Nenni on 04-28-2026 at 8:00 am

Cliff Hou, Senior Vice President and Deputy Co COO, TSMC

Before assuming his current position, Dr. Hou held several key leadership roles. He served as Vice President of Design and Technology Platform from 2011 to 2018, and later as Vice President of Technology Development starting in August 2018. Earlier in his career, from 1997 to 2007, he established TSMC’s technology design kit

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The Shift to System-Level AI Drives Next-Generation Silicon

The Shift to System-Level AI Drives Next-Generation Silicon
by Kalar Rajendiran on 04-27-2026 at 8:00 am

TSMC Advanced Technology Roadmap

At its 2026 Technology Symposium, TSMC delivered a clear message: the AI era has entered a new phase. The primary constraint is no longer model capability, but the systems required to run those models at scale. Addressing this shift will demand significant advances in semiconductor technology, spanning compute, memory, interconnects,… Read More


All in One Bluetooth Audio: A Complete Solution on a TSMC 12nm Single Die

All in One Bluetooth Audio: A Complete Solution on a TSMC 12nm Single Die
by Daniel Nenni on 04-27-2026 at 6:00 am

All in One Bluetooth Audio A Complete Solution on a TSMC 12nm Single Die

The rapid evolution of wireless audio has placed unprecedented demands on system integration, power efficiency, and performance. Against this backdrop, the webinar “All-in-One Bluetooth Audio: A Complete Solution on a TSMC 12nm Single Die” offers a timely and technically rich exploration of how modern semiconductor design… Read More


Elon Musk Needs to Put His Fab Money Where his Mouth is!

Elon Musk Needs to Put His Fab Money Where his Mouth is!
by Daniel Nenni on 04-24-2026 at 6:00 am

Terafab Elon Musk Lip Bu Tan Intel

To me this is going to be one of the bigger Chicken Little moments in the history of semiconductors. Mostly because we are now a click driven society and the media is plagued by so called influencers that live and die by clicks. In my 40+ years as a semiconductor professional I have witnessed many of these Chicken Little moments with … Read More


Two Paths for AI in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Platform Integration vs. Point Solutions

Two Paths for AI in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Platform Integration vs. Point Solutions
by Kalar Rajendiran on 04-23-2026 at 10:00 am

Looking Forward Slide

 

Semiconductor manufacturing has become one of the most data-intensive industrial environments in the world, and AI is rapidly becoming central to how fabs operate and optimize. Yet, rather than converging on a single model for AI adoption, the industry is evolving along two distinct paths. One centered on platform-scale… Read More


Carbon in the Age of AI Chips: What the Semiconductor Industry Needs to Know This Earth Day

Carbon in the Age of AI Chips: What the Semiconductor Industry Needs to Know This Earth Day
by Admin on 04-23-2026 at 6:00 am

Carbon in the Age of AI Chips

Stephen Russell: Senior Technical Fellow, TechInsights

Every April, Earth Day prompts a flurry of corporate sustainability pledges and green-tinted press releases. But for the semiconductor industry in 2026, the conversation has moved well past pledges. Carbon accountability is now a procurement requirement, a regulatory… Read More


TSMC Technology Symposium 2026 Overview

TSMC Technology Symposium 2026 Overview
by Daniel Nenni on 04-22-2026 at 12:00 pm

Semiconductor Revenue $1T Accelleration

Yes, it is that time of year again, the 2026 TSMC Technology Symposium kick-off event in Silicon Valley. TSMC has never been in a better position to forecast the future of semiconductor technology and the industry itself. TSMC closely collaborates with the top semiconductor companies around the world and the top players in the … Read More


Is Intel About to Take Flight?

Is Intel About to Take Flight?
by Jonah McLeod on 04-21-2026 at 10:00 am

Chip to Austin

The Pan Am–Boeing playbook and what Musk’s Terafab order could mean for Intel Foundry

“We either build the Terafab or we don’t have the chips.” That’s Elon Musk, speaking to Reuters, stating a supply constraint as plainly as anyone has stated one. TSMC is sold out. Samsung is committed. The existing supply chain can’t expand fast… Read More


Disaggregating LLM Inference: Inside the SambaNova Intel Heterogeneous Compute Blueprint

Disaggregating LLM Inference: Inside the SambaNova Intel Heterogeneous Compute Blueprint
by Daniel Nenni on 04-19-2026 at 2:00 pm

Intel Sambanova SemiWiki Graphic

SambaNova Systems and Intel have introduced a blueprint for heterogeneous inference that reflects a significant shift in how modern large language model (LLM) workloads are deployed. Instead of relying on a single accelerator type, the proposed architecture assigns different phases of inference to specialized hardware:… Read More


TSMC to Elon Musk: There are no Shortcuts in Building Fabs!

TSMC to Elon Musk: There are no Shortcuts in Building Fabs!
by Daniel Nenni on 04-17-2026 at 10:00 am

Elon Musk Terafab 2026

The opening of the TSMC 2026 earning call series brought no surprises. CC Wei has done more than 30 such calls since taking the CEO position in 2018 and he never fails to disappoint. Once again, CC Wei reported numbers above guidance driven by strong demand and flawless execution. This illustrates the benefit of TSMC’s close collaborations… Read More