Neowin News Feed for: Tsmc

Intel could soon be making almost everything for Apple according to reports

Sayan Sen — Fri, 08 May 2026 19:46:01 +0000

Apple is reportedly partnering with Intel again to manufacture next gen chips for future iPhones and MacBooks. Read more...

Apple reportedly seeks partnership with Intel and Samsung to build chips in the US

Hamid Ganji — Tue, 05 May 2026 16:16:01 +0000

Bloomberg reports that Apple has held early discussions with Intel and Samsung about using their chip manufacturing facilities in the United States. Read more...

Test production of Apple's foldable iPhone is expected to start in Taiwan

Hamid Ganji — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:12:01 +0000

Before beginning mass production of the foldable iPhone in China or India, Apple plans to establish a pilot line in Taiwan. Read more...

TSMC chips are going to be even more expensive due to US tariffs

Hamid Ganji — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:54:01 +0000

While TSMC prepares to launch its 2nm process in 2026, recent reports suggest a price hike for the company's advanced chip nodes. Read more...

TSMC's trade secret meltdown exposed by internal monitoring

Paul Hill — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 09:20:01 +0000

TSMC has fired several employees after it discovered trade secrets had been leaked. The company has not specified what details were leaked. Read more...

Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC faces $1 billion fine after inadvertently supplying Huawei

Paul Hill — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:46:01 +0000

The Taiwanese chipmaker, TSMC, could be slapped with a $1 billion fine by the US Department of Commerce after its hardware ended up in a product from the sanctioned Huawei. Read more...

China is allegedly trying to poach Taiwanese tech talent

Hamid Ganji — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 10:04:01 +0000

Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau has accused Chinese chipmaker SMIC of illegally recruiting Taiwanese tech talent. Read more...

Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 focused on mid-range gaming and AI

Omer Dursun — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:46:01 +0000

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 boasts a 29% GPU boost, 12% power efficiency gain and AI enhancements thanks to TSMC's 4nm node and ARMv9 architecture Read more...

Report: OpenAI targets 2026 for mass production of its AI chips

Omer Dursun — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:04:01 +0000

OpenAI's custom AI chip is reportedly entering the middle tape-out stage, paving the way for mass production in 2026. This move could significantly reduce OpenAI's reliance on Nvidia GPUs. Read more...

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...

TSMC predicted to report 58% leap in fourth-quarter profits this week

Paul Hill — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:36:02 +0000

The Taiwanese semiconductor firm, TSMC, is expected to report a 58% increase in Q4 profits compared to the same period in 2023. This is being driven by AI. Read more...

Samsung loses bid to produce Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chips

Paul Hill — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:04:01 +0000

Samsung has lost a bid to produce Qualcomm's upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 chips. TSMC has instead been awarded the orders. Read more...

Xiaomi plans to launch its own smartphone chip in early 2025

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:24:01 +0000

Xiaomi is planning to launch its in-house designed smartphone processor next year, which could potentially make its smartphones more efficient and powerful. 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...

Leaked docs suggest Google seemingly aware of Tensor's overheating

David Uzondu — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 05:50:01 +0000

Leaked slides show Google is addressing major Tensor issues in the Pixel 11: overheating, which is the top reason for returns, and battery life. Read more...

iPhone 17 may feature Apple's in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 15:46:01 +0000

Apple reportedly plans to bring in-house Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chips made by TSMC to next year's iPhone 17 series. Read more...

OpenAI will use AMD chips, reportedly working with Broadcom on custom AI hardware

Omer Dursun — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:40:01 +0000

OpenAI has assembled a 20-person chip development team to work with Broadcom on developing a custom AI inference chip. Read more...

TSMC might have possibly violated U.S. export bans after its chip was found in Huawei device

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 08:38:01 +0000

TSMC might be in trouble after its chip was found in a teardown of a Huawei device, which is a possible violation of U.S. export restrictions on Chinese companies. Read more...

TSMC is building new chip-making plants in Europe to get away from U.S. - China tensions

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 09:38:02 +0000

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expanding into Europe by creating more fabrication units for AI and automotive sectors, while also trying to respond to geopolitical tensions. Read more...

Samsung denies speculation it is spinning off its foundry business amid consecutive losses

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:56:01 +0000

Samsung has denied claims it will spin off its foundry business as a separate entity amid increasing competition and consecutive financial losses. 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 could use TSMC exclusively to build Arrow Lake processor family

Pradeep Viswanathan — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:32:01 +0000

Intel's 18A process node is progressing well and is on track for a 2025 launch. It will feature RibbonFET and PowerVia technologies, offering significant performance improvements. Read more...

Report: OpenAI joins Apple in securing TSMC's A16 Angstrom process for in-house AI chip

Omer Dursun — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 09:30:02 +0000

OpenAI reportedly secured production capacity on TSMC's Angstrom-level A16 chip manufacturing process. The company plans to develop application-specific integrated circuits tailored to its models. Read more...

Apple may reserve all of TSMC's 2nm chip capacity for iPhone 17 series

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:40:02 +0000

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has reportedly started trial production of 2nm chips. Apple, its very important customer, is expected to reserve all of the capacity for the iPhone 17 series Read more...

Apple is expecting over 100 million iPhone 16 sales, raises chip orders

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:34:01 +0000

The latest report from China suggests that Apple is expecting very strong sales and has ordered chip producer TSMC to produce 90 to 100 million A18 processors for the iPhone 16 series this year. Read more...

Biden administration announces $11 billion R&D centers dedicated to semiconductor research

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:28:01 +0000

The Biden administration has announced dedicated R&D centers to push for semiconductor research to equip the country with domestic chip production capabilities and a solid workforce. Read more...

Biden administration promises an additional $6.6 billion to TSMC for expanding Arizona fab

Karthik Mudaliar — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 11:12:01 +0000

The U.S. government, as part of the CHIPS and Science Act, has pledged to provide TSMC up to $6.6 billion for expanding its under-construction Arizona semiconductor fabrication units. Read more...

TSMC resumes chip manufacturing a day after 7.4 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 16:46:01 +0000

TSMC, the world's largest semiconductor manufacturing company, has resumed work on its factories with limited disruption to its operations after Taiwan was struck by a powerful earthquake. Read more...

MediaTek develops its first 3nm chip using TSMC process, coming in 2024

Omer Dursun — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 11:54:01 +0000

MediaTek has developed its first chip using TSMC's 3nm process. It delivers an 18% increase in performance at the same power consumption. However, the chip won't be commercially available until 2024. Read more...

iPhone 15 Pro's A17 chip reportedly features 6 CPU and 6 GPU cores with 6GB RAM

Omer Dursun — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 18:50:01 +0000

iPhone 15 Pro's A17 Bionic chip details leaked. It is said to have 6 CPU and GPU cores running at 3.7GHz and to use TSMC's 3nm process. iPhone 15 series is expected to be complemented with 6GB of RAM. Read more...

Google will reportedly use TSMC to make its first custom Pixel chip; delayed to 2025

Omer Dursun — Thu, 06 Jul 2023 22:06:01 +0000

Google will replace Samsung as its Tensor chip maker due to delays on the chip. It will switch to TSMC for Tensor G5. The next chip will be released in 2025, manufactured by TSMC's 3 nm process. Read more...

Apple cuts Vision Pro production due to headset's complexity

Omer Dursun — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 11:24:01 +0000

Apple's Vision Pro launch delay may be due to supply chain problems, according to a report. Production challenges have led to lower estimates, with fewer than 400,000 units expected in 2024. Read more...

TSMC confirms partner affected by LockBit cyberattack, but there is good news

Paul Hill — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 19:46:01 +0000

TSMC has said that it wasn't greatly affected by LockBit malware that hit one of its suppliers. Despite this, hackers have demanded a $70 million ransom, or it will leak info it claims to have. Read more...

Chips made in TSMC's U.S. fabs may cost 30% more

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 02 May 2023 20:42:01 +0000

TSMC, the world's leading foundry, is planning to charge up to 30% more for chips made in the U.S. than those made in Taiwan due to higher building costs of fabrications outside of Taiwan. Read more...

TSMC says that it is still committed to Taiwan's investment plans, amid slowdown reports

Karthik Mudaliar — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 08:18:01 +0000

TSMC has reassured with a commitment to its expansion and investment plans in Taiwan despite reports of a slowdown in expansion in the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung set to manufacture 28nm chips. Read more...

Intel will reportedly launch its second-gen GPU in 2024, and the third-gen GPU in 2026

John Callaham — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:16:02 +0000

The unconfirmed report claims Intel will start production of its Battlemage GPU with the Xe2 design in the first half of 2024, and the third-gen Celestial GPU with Xe3 will follow in 2026. Read more...

TSMC grapples with slowdown in demand as orders are reduced

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 15:16:02 +0000

Tech companies are reportedly cutting down on chip manufacturing orders to TSMC due to economic slowdown and lower chip demand worldwide. The trend will continue to be seen until Q1 2023. Read more...

TSMC expands 3nm capacity in Taiwan and Arizona, prepares for 2nm fabs

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 15:32:01 +0000

TSMC has announced that its 3nm technology has successfully entered mass production with good yields. The company is also preparing its Taiwan and Arizona fabs for 2nm chip production for the future. Read more...

Thanks to Apple, TSMC's November revenue soars by more than 50% yoy

Karthik Mudaliar — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 15:22:01 +0000

TSMC, a contract chipmaker, reported that its November revenue totaled 222.71 billion Taiwan dollars ($7.27 billion), representing a 50.2% year-over-year increase with Apple being a major contributor. Read more...

TSMC plans to manufacture 4nm chips at Arizona facility due to increasing demand from Apple

Karthik Mudaliar — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 08:08:01 +0000

TSMC will reportedly begin manufacturing 4nm chips along with 5nm chips at its Arizona fab by the end of 2024. Another fab capable of making 2nm chips is under construction nearby as well. Read more...