TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum Preview 2024

TSMC OIP Ecosystem Forum Preview 2024
by Daniel Nenni on 09-19-2024 at 10:00 am

TSMC OIP 2024

The 2024 live conferences have been well attended thus far and there are many more to come. The next big event in Silicon Valley is the TSMC Global OIP Ecosystem Forum on September 25th at the Santa Clara Convention Center. I expect a big crowd filled with both customers and partners.

This is the 16th year of OIP and it has been an honor… Read More


TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 5

TSMC 2023 North America Technology Symposium Overview Part 5
by Daniel Nenni on 04-27-2023 at 10:00 am

Global Footprint

TSMC also covered manufacturing excellence. The TSMC “Trusted Foundry” tagline has many aspects to it, but manufacturing is a critical one. TSMC is the foundry capacity leader but there is a lot more to manufacturing as you will read here. Which brings us to the manufacturing accomplishments from the briefing:

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WEBINAR: SkillCAD now supports advanced nodes!

WEBINAR: SkillCAD now supports advanced nodes!
by Daniel Nenni on 09-20-2021 at 10:00 am

SkillCAD SemiWiki Webinar

Originally containing a handful of commands to help with common layout tasks, SkillCAD has evolved into the industry standard for analog, RF and mixed signal design for customers using Cadence Virtuoso.  With over 85 customers worldwide and over 120 functions including the powerful, patented V-editor, metal routing and pin… Read More


TSMC Ups CAPEX Again!

TSMC Ups CAPEX Again!
by Daniel Nenni on 04-16-2021 at 6:00 am

TSMC 1Q21 Revenue by Platform

We were all pleasantly surprised when TSMC increased 2021 Capex to a record $28 billion. To me this validated the talk inside the ecosystem that Intel would be coming to TSMC at 3nm. We were again surprised when TSMC announced a $100B investment over the next three years which belittled Intel’s announcement that they would spend … Read More


Moortec Delivers Distributed, Real-Time Thermal Sensing on TSMC N5 Process

Moortec Delivers Distributed, Real-Time Thermal Sensing on TSMC N5 Process
by Mike Gianfagna on 06-10-2020 at 6:00 am

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Moortec is known for its innovative in-chip monitoring and sensing products. They’re based in the UK and have been delivering this kind of embedded technology since 2010. Dan Nenni covered an overview of the company recently. SemiWiki also hosted a webinar about optimizing power and increasing data throughput in AI from MoortecRead More


Top 10 Highlights of the TSMC 2018 Technology Symposium

Top 10 Highlights of the TSMC 2018 Technology Symposium
by Tom Dillinger on 05-04-2018 at 12:00 pm

Here are the Top 10 highlights from the recent TSMC 2018 Technology Symposium, held in Santa Clara CA. A couple of years ago, TSMC acknowledged the unique requirements of 4 different market segments, which has since guided their process development strategy — Mobile, High-Performance Computing (HPC), Automotive, and… Read More


TSMC 5nm and EUV Update 2018

TSMC 5nm and EUV Update 2018
by Daniel Nenni on 01-23-2018 at 12:00 pm

The TSMC Q4 2017 earnings call transcript is up and I found it to be quite interesting for several reasons. First and foremost, this is the last call Chairman Dr. Morris Chang will participate in which signifies the end of a world changing era for me and the fabless semiconductor ecosystem, absolutely. TSMC announced his retirement… Read More