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Huawei is negotiating with MediaTek to buy chips produced by TSMC
Update: MediaTek sternly refutes this claim Chinese manufacturing giant, Huawei, is still at loggerheads with the U.S. over multiple issues. The American government has reasons …
TSMC to delay 3nm chip trials
The outbreak of Coronavirus has disrupted the supply chain and logistics severely across the globe. Countries have halted their personnel movement, and as a result, …
TSMC to reduce about $7 billion in capital expenditure due to Huawei’s ban
The U.S. government and Huawei have been at loggerheads over multiple issues. This tussle has been on for over a year now and Huawei is …
AMD Ryzen 4000 series CPU may use TSMC’s 5nm+ process
There have been reports that the upcoming AMD Ryzen 4000 series CPU will be built using TSMC’s 7nm process. TSMC’s 5nm process capacity is tight, …
SMIC makes major move to complete its 7nm & 8nm processes
In recent times, Chinese chip maker, SMIC has been in the news for multiple reasons. The company is currently in charge of Huawei’s Kirin 710A …
TSMC will still take charge of Kirin 1020 SoC for the Mate 40 series
Due to the brutal suppression of the United States, Huawei’s supply chain cooperation is under threat. The U.S. latest target is the wafer foundry which …
TSMC won all orders for Apple iPhone 12 5nm processor
Taiwanese chipmaker, TSMC, is probably the biggest and most advanced chipmaker in the world. It has huge customers such as Apple, Qualcomm, Huawei, and others. …
Samsung starts building a new 5nm semiconductor production line
As part of its strategy to become the largest semiconductor company by 2030 and outperform TSMC, its main competitor in the market, Samsung announced the …
U.S. lawmakers kick – require details of TSMC’s deal with the government
The U.S. government has been trying to get Taiwanese manufacturer, TSMC, to build its advanced foundry on U.S. soil. A few days ago, the government …
Huawei places a $700 million order with TSMC to produce 5/7nm chips
According to Taiwan’s “Economic Daily” report, Chinese manufacturing giant, Huawei, has placed a huge order of up to $700 million with TSMC to manufacture 5nm …
Huawei will continue to receive shipments from TSMC for the next 120 days
The US Department of Commerce has announced yesterday a series of measures to cut the ability of the Chinese group to develop semiconductors abroad using …
US blocks TSMC from supplying HiSilicon Kirin SoCs to Huawei
The ban imposed by the US government on Huawei has complete one year this month. To no one surprise, the Trump administration decided to extend …
Finally!!! TSMC will invest $12 billion to build a 5nm chip factory in the U.S.
In recent times, there have been reports that the U.S. government strongly wants TSMC to start its advanced process production in the U.S. However, for …
Kirin 1000 with 5nm will arrive this year, while Kirin 1100 will launch in 2021
A roadmap has appeared on the Web demonstrating the products that will be produced by TSMC using the 5-nanometer process technology. The release of small …
TSMC has no concrete plan to build factories in the U.S.
It is not really possible to be entirely independent in a manufacturing process especially when the product is a complex device like a smartphone. However, …
Trumps administration is in talks with Intel & TSMC to build factories in the U.S.
According to media reports, the Trump administration is in talks with chipmakers, including Intel and TSMC, to build factories in the US. This move will …
TSMC declines to comment on Huawei’s shift to SIMC
In the first quarter of 2020, Huawei’s HiSilicon semiconductor revenue jumped 54% to enter the global top 10 semiconductor companies. This is a new record …
Huawei’s HiSilicon division is now the 10th company at global semiconductor ranking
The US ban forced Huawei to rethink its strategies in the smartphone market. The company had to build its software ecosystem in the form of …
TSMC wins major orders for NVIDIA 7nm and 5nm chips
In recent times, there have been speculations that Samsung’s 5nm EUV process is attracting Nvidia. Until today, many of us believed that Samsung will be …