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
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
Tarun Verma, Managing Partner of Silicon Catalyst, delivered a keynote at Verification Futures Austin titled “Revitalizing Semiconductor StartUps.” Drawing from his role in the world’s only accelerator focused on the global semiconductor industry, Tarun outlined the sector’s resurgence, persistent… 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
The big semiconductor news this week is the legal action TSMC is taking against former Senior Vice President Wei-Jen Lo. This looks to be a serious game of 3D chess between CC Wei and Lip-Bu Tan so it is worth a look. I got this notice in my inbox early Tuesday morning:
Immediately following, there was an interesting discussion on SemiWiki… Read More
Mixel, Inc., a longtime leader in mixed-signal and MIPI® interface IP, entered a new chapter in its history following its acquisition by Silvaco Group, Inc., a global provider of design software and semiconductor IP. The acquisition, completed earlier in 2025, marks a strategic move that combines Silvaco’s deep expertise in… Read More
There were quite a few announcements at the Silicon Catalyst event at the Computer History Museum last week. The event itself was eventful with semiconductor legends in the audience and on the stage. First let’s talk about the announcements Silicon Catalyst made then we will talk about the event itself.
In addition to expanding… Read More
