Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co

Taiwan semiconductor firm KYEC to exit mainland China amid geopolitical tensions, changes in cross-strait chip supply chain

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Taiwan’s King Yuan Electronics Co (KYEC), one of the world’s largest semiconductor testing and packaging services firms, has divested its entire stake in a subsidiary at manufacturing hub Suzhou, in eastern Jiangsu province, as part of efforts to exit mainland China amid geopolitical tensions and cross-strait chip supply chain changes. KYEC unit KYEC Microelectronics Co … Read more

US grants Samsung up to US$6.4 billion in funding to produce advanced chips in Texas

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“The US Department of Commerce and Samsung Electronics have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding under the Chips and Science Act,” said a statement published by the Commerce Department. A general view of Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor plant under construction in Taylor, Texas, on January 2, … Read more

Google unveils Arm-based Axion chips for AI, as Intel details Gaudi 3 AI chip amid race against Nvidia

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“Our customers, first and foremost, are asking for choice in the industry,” said Intel vice-president, strategy and product management Jeni Barovian. “They are coming to us and they are expecting that Intel, as a computing leader, will follow the wave of (generative AI) and deliver solutions that meet their needs. And they are looking for … Read more

TSMC’s sales surge most since 2022 after riding AI chip boom

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s quarterly revenue grew at its fastest pace in more than a year, shoring up expectations that a global boom in artificial intelligence (AI) development is fuelling demand for high-end chips and servers. The main chip maker to Nvidia and Apple reported a better-than-expected 16 per cent rise in March-quarter sales to … Read more

Who’s the new Nvidia? Wall Street hunts for next wave of AI winners beyond the US

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At a time when the global euphoria about AI has propelled a three-fold surge in Nvidia’s stock, investors are pointing toward emerging markets for better value and a bigger pool of options. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink … Read more

Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC restarts operations after earthquake, easing concerns of chip supply disruption

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The world’s largest independent contract chip manufacturer, which supplies 90 per cent of the world’s most advanced semiconductors to technology giants like Apple and Nvidia, restarted operations within 10 hours after work was suspended because of the worst earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years. There were at least nine fatalities and more than 1,000 … Read more

Tech war: Huawei’s AI chip capabilities under intense scrutiny after market leader Nvidia taps it as potential rival

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The Ascend 910B is believed to succeed the Ascend 910, which was released by Huawei in August 2019, three months after it was put on a trade blacklist by the US Commerce Department. The chip can compete with Nvidia’s A100 in terms of powering AI algorithms, according to Dylan Patel, chief analyst at San Francisco-based … Read more

Semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC pushes development of second chip plant in Japan with new investor Toyota

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TSMC, the world’s largest contract chip maker, said that Toyota Motor Corp will be joining as a new investor of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), the Taiwanese firm’s majority-owned manufacturing subsidiary in Kumamoto Prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu. The TSMC board on Tuesday approved an injection of no more than US$5.26 billion in … Read more

Apple chip supplier TSMC expects a return to ‘healthy growth’, backing hopes for global tech recovery in 2024

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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) expects a return to solid growth this quarter and gave itself room to raise capital spending this year, suggesting the world’s most valuable chip maker anticipates a recovery in smartphone and computing demand. The main semiconductor supplier to Apple and Nvidia Corp projected revenue growth of at least 8 per … Read more