Neowin News Feed for: Fabrication

TSMC CEO says Arizona fabs won't manufacture latest-gen chips before Taiwan

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 06:58:01 +0000

TSMC's fabrication units in Arizona won't be manufacturing the latest chips such as the 2nm before its Taiwanese counterparts do. Read more...

Qualcomm's interest in acquiring Intel cools down amid regulatory and operational hurdles

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 07:12:01 +0000

It looks like Qualcomm is rethinking its interest of acquiring Intel's chip design business over increasing complexity, regulatory hurdles, and more. Read more...

TSMC has started making iPhone chips in the United States

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:34:02 +0000

The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has started making iPhone processors at its first semiconductor fabrication unit in Arizona. Read more...

Intel to get up to $3 billion in grants for making chips for the Department of Defence

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:26:01 +0000

The U.S. government will provide Intel with additional grants of up to $3 billion to create advanced semiconductors for national security purposes. Read more...

Samsung roadmap sheds light on 7nm EUV, 5nm and 4nm nodes; 3nm node in development

Saumitra Bhagwat — Fri, 25 May 2018 09:22:01 +0000

7nm EUV production is slated for 2H-2018; 5nm and 4nm nodes are on track for production in 2019 and 2020. 3nm node is being developed using Gate-All-Around Field-Effect Transistor (GAAFET) technology. Read more...

IBM Produces Cell Processor Using New Fabrication Technology

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:18:48 +0000

IBM has started production of Cell microprocessors using a new fabrication process, which effectively cuts down the cost of the chips. "The company has begun producing a new, 65nm version of the Cell Broadband Engine... Read more...

Intel Details New 45-nm Processor Fabrication Technique

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:02:12 +0000

Intel Corp. has disclosed more details about its 45-nm process, saying it is one of the first chip makers to implement high-k dielectrics and metal gates into the technology. Using an undisclosed thick hafnium-based material... Read more...

Fabrication plant costs soar

Tue, 11 Mar 2003 13:07:54 +0000

The cost of building a fab has soured to a staggering $4bn, according to microchip manufacturers at the Semico Summit conference. This is a huge difference compared to the cost of previous 300-mm,... Read more...