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TSMC and China: Mutually assured destruction now measured in nanometers, not megatons
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TSMC, China and tech: Sabotage is simply too easy The weapon too deadly to use is just a handful of dirt. Let's change that

Intel details advances to make upcoming chips faster, less costly
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Intel advances to make upcoming chips faster, less costly X86 giant says it’s on track to regaining manufacturing leadership after years of missteps

Chipmakers to spend record $109b on fab machines this year
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Chipmakers to spend $109b globally on fab equipment in 2022 Factories hope to buy their way out of shortages – with Taiwan leading the pack

Apple’s newest homegrown chips present a fresh challenge to Microsoft’s Windows business
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Apple's newest homegrown chips present a fresh challenge to Microsoft's Windows business Apple could gain share from Microsoft Windows in PC shipments after announcing its new and more powerful M2 processors.

China chip makers scramble for semiconductor talent, showering fresh graduates with offers as peers in other fields face dim prospects
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Amid unemployment for fresh grads, China chip industry bucks trend In contrast with many industries, the semiconductor sector is facing a significant – and growing – talent gap, which means qualified graduates are getting multiple offers and lucrative pay packages.

TSMC chairman Mark Liu describes how the world’s largest chipmaker is reimagining the semiconductor industry
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TSMC Chairman Mark Liu on the revolution in semiconductors 5G and A.I. will open huge possibilities for business—but not without chipmaking breakthroughs.

Photonic Chip Performs Image Recognition at the Speed of Light
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Photonic Chip Performs Image Recognition at the Speed of Light New photonic deep neural network could also analyze audio, video, and other data

Intel joins a rush of tech companies putting a freeze on hiring, as the chip industry faces a reset
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Is the chip boom over? The sector is bracing for a reset Intel is reportedly freezing hiring in its PC chip division, as a worsening economy puts pressure on the whole sector.

TSMC upbeat about coming decade
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TSMC upbeat about coming decade TSMC remains upbeat about its operations in 2022 and the coming decade, while its 3nm process is set to enter volume production later this year, according to company chairman Mark Liu.

Purdue University Launches Semiconductor Program to Bridge Manufacturing Skills Gap
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Purdue University Launches Semiconductor Program to Bridge Manufacturing Skills Gap Officials say the program is the first of its kind in the U.S.

Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Grow 13.7%, but Supply Chain Remains Selectively Challenging amidst Global Economic Volatility, according to IDC
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Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue to Grow 13.7%, but Supply Chain Remains Selectively Challenging amidst Global Economic Volatility, according to IDC IDC examines consumer markets by devices, applications, networks, and services to provide complete solutions for succeeding in these expanding markets.

TSMC again plans to spend more than US$40bn
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TSMC again plans to spend more than US$40bn - Taipei Times Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電), the world’s biggest contract chipmaker, yesterday said it would again budget more than US$40 billion for capital expenditure next year to expand capacity, meet customer demand and fuel revenue growth. The chipmaker this year budgeted between...

Removing Barriers For End-To-End Analytics
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Removing Barriers For End-To-End Analytics What's needed to effectively share data across the supply chain.

Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 21.1% Year-to-Year, 0.7% Month-to-Month in April
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Global Semiconductor Sales Increase 21.1% Year-to-Year, 0.7% Month-to-Month in April Sales into the Americas increase 40.9% year-to-year to lead all regional markets WASHINGTON—June 6, 2022—The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) tod

IFTLE 522: TSMC’s Morris Chang on US On-Shoring: Is Huawei Using Packaging to Avoid US Sanctions?
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IFTLE 522: TSMC’s Morris Chang on US On-Shoring: Is Huawei Using Packaging to Avoid US Sanctions? - 3D InCites Huawei has patented a chip stacking process that could theoretically help it avoid US sanctions. o Packaging to Circumvent US Sanctions.

Keeping IC Packages Cool
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Keeping IC Packages Cool Engineers are finding ways to effectively thermally dissipate heat from complex modules.

TSMC Commits to Nanosheet Technology at 2 nm Node
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EETimes - TSMC Commits to Nanosheet Technology at 2 nm Node TSMC has chosen nanosheet technology for production of its next 2 nm node starting in 2025 to help cut energy consumption HPC systems.

Taiwan talks show EU urgency on chips
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Taiwan talks show EU urgency on chips - Taipei Times Ministerial-level talks last week between the EU and Taiwan under a new trade and investment framework reflected the EU’s urgency in gaining more stable access to the global semiconductor supply chain, economists said. The talks between Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-hua (王美花) and EU ...

U.S. Announces World’s First Exascale Computer
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EETimes - U.S. Announces World’s First Exascale Computer The U.S. DOE this week announced the world’s first exascale computer known as Frontier, powered by AMD chips and clocking in at 1.1 exaflops, making it the first to break the exascale barrier.

Chip crisis easing early as growth slows
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Chip crisis easing early as growth slows - Taipei Times The global semiconductor shortage that has bogged down the auto industry for almost two years is showing signs of easing, at least for now. Mercedes-Benz AG, Daimler Truck Holding AG and BMW AG are among automakers now getting enough of the high-tech components to produce at full capacity after expe...

The Supply Chain Changes History
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The Supply Chain Changes History - 3D InCites Semiconductor executives around the world are deeply concerned about the supply chain, wondering when and where problems will arise.

Semiconductor Growth Still Seen at 11% Despite 2022 Headwinds
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www.icinsights.com New quarterly update shows higher gains in microprocessors and power discretes this year, but lowers sales increases in optoelectronics while the global economy faces greater risks.

Smartphone market to take 3.5 percent hit: research firm
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Smartphone market to take 3.5 percent hit: research firm - Taipei Times Global smartphone shipments are expected to fall 3.5 percent to 1.31 billion units this year, market research firm International Data Corp (IDC) said in a report yesterday, as it reversed downward its previous forecast of an annual 1.6 percent increase. IDC attributed the downward projection to thre...

Foxconn IC fab capacity to come online in 2023
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Foxconn IC fab capacity to come online in 2023 Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn) expects its IC fabs dedicated to producing automotive chips and third-generation semiconductors to come online in 2023.

Intel urges US and EU to collaborate to reinvigorate semiconductor leadership
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Intel urges US and EU to collaborate to reinvigorate semiconductor leadership Intel Corp twitted a press release with the title "Are Chips the Testbed for Increased Transatlantic Cooperation?" recently, making clear its stance to support a collaboration between the US and the EU to yield the greatest benefits from investments in leading-edge manufacturing investments and more...

GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT BILLINGS GROW 5% YEAR-OVER-YEAR IN Q1 2022, SEMI REPORTS
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Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Grow 5% Year-Over-Year in Q1 2022, SEMI Reports | SEMI Global Semiconductor Equipment Billings Grow 5% Year-Over-Year in Q1 2022, SEMI Reports Jun 1, 2022 MILPITAS, Calif. – June 1, 2022 – Global semiconductor equipment billings grew 5% year-over-year to US$24.7 billion in the first quarter of 2022, SEMI announced today in its Worldwide Semiconducto...

Samsung and Intel bosses discuss silicon cooperation
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Samsung and Intel bosses discuss silicon co-operation Details? Nope. Potential? Enormous.

Qualcomm wants to buy a stake in Arm alongside its rivals
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Qualcomm wants to buy a stake in Arm alongside its rivals CEO wants UK chip designer to remain neutral no matter what happens.

Who Benefits From Chiplets, And When
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Who Benefits From Chiplets, And When Challenges involving reliability, integration and chiplet availability will take time to iron out.

Why Taiwan's success in semiconductors is not helping its quantum computer tech research
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Why Taiwan's success in semiconductors is not helping its quantum computer tech research The year 2022 looks poised to become a breakthrough year for quantum computer hardware. But Taiwan, where half of the world's chips are manufactured, is ironically lagging far behind competitors because its semiconductor industry is too successful.