Latest about TSMC
New details of TSMC's next-gen N2 chip tech aren't totally stellar but could provide a roadmap for new GPUs right through to 2031
News N2 is quite a bit more efficient but only a little more dense than N3.
Pat Gelsinger rallies against claims some chipmakers are struggling to produce good wafers: anyone using yields as a % 'doesn't understand semiconductor yield'
News It's all about the defect density.
Remember Intel's ex-CEO saying he'd 'bet the whole company' on 18A? A South Korean outlet says the yields are just 10%, although Intel says otherwise
News If I make dinner and only 10% is edible, I consider myself to be in trouble.
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is gone but will Intel's chip fabs follow him out the door?
News If AMD is the ultimate case study, kiss goodbye to Intel's fabs.
Semiconductor sales rose to $166,000,000,000 in a single quarter this year thanks to all that demand for AI-crunching silicon
news The AI boom goes hypersonic for some.
Intel and Samsung plan to join foundry forces to combat TSMC says a major Korean newspaper
News It's unlikely that we'll see an Intel-designed, Samsung-made CPU in a gaming PC any time soon, though.
Nvidia might be in the blame game with TSMC over Blackwell chip failures, but that doesn't mean it will go back to Samsung
News It's not impossible, but TSMC's incredibly strong right now.
Samsung debated selling off its manufacturing arm as 3 nm yields remain low and the chip giant's stock price drops
news TSMC's keeping the ball rolling but healthy competition would be better.
