TSMC suffers from Intel baseband slow down
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 24 August 2016 12:35

TSMC suffers from Intel baseband slow down


From feast to famine... er rather nice dinner with wine

TSMC's 28nm processes have been flat out lately but it seems that Intel's slowing down of orders for baseband chips are going to cause a slight drop in sales in the fourth quarter.

Nvidia Parker has Denver 2 with Pascal
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Tuesday, 23 August 2016 10:16

Nvidia Parker has Denver 2 with Pascal


Created with automotives in mind

Danny Shapiro,  Nvidia's Senior Director of Automotives, has revealed a few details about the "Parker", Nvidia’s Newest SOC for Autonomous Vehicles. 

Apple might turn to Intel for foundry work
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Thursday, 18 August 2016 15:02

Apple might turn to Intel for foundry work


Keeping TSMC clean

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn that Intel is going to start making some of the fruity cargo cult Apple’s chipsets.

TSMC secures chip orders for Apple's A11 SoC family
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10nm chips for iPhone lineup in 2017

On Monday, industry sources within Apple’s supply chain confirmed that TSMC has secured orders to produce the company’s Apple’s “A11” family of chips for the eleventh-generation iPhone launch expected sometime in about a year from now, around the fall of 2017.

Intel to re-enter foundry business
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Wednesday, 17 August 2016 15:31

Intel to re-enter foundry business

Deja vu

Chip giant Intel said at its Developer Forum in San Francisco that it will license ARM technology and offer smartphone makers the chance to make microprocessors using its 10 nanometer fabrication technique.

TSMC readies MediaTek's 10nm SoC
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Tuesday, 09 August 2016 11:33

TSMC readies MediaTek's 10nm SoC


Helio, is it me you are looking for?

TSMC is gearing up to build MediaTek's new Helio X30 SoC using the 10nm process and it looks like everything will be set for volume production in the first quarter of 2017.

Nvidia has no 16nm yield issues
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Tuesday, 28 June 2016 13:20

Nvidia has no 16nm yield issues


Industry sources confirm supply rumours are a myth

The dark satanic rumour mill is flat out claiming that TSMC is getting the blame for a shortage of GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 supply issues. However Fudzilla's own sources have been on the blower to say that is untrue, the lack of availability are generated by exceptionally great sales. 

TSMC CEO signals sharp rebuke of Chinese-appointed directors
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It will not be easy to protect intellectual property

In a TSMC annual shareholders meeting on Tuesday, company executive Morris Chang made a clear and concise policy decision on whether Chinese investors should be allowed to appoint directors to the Taiwan-based company’s board.

TSMC to outgrow market in 2016 despite unfavorable market climate
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U.S. semiconductor industry on the rocks, TSMC pulls ahead


In the industry of wafer manufacturing that drives the advancement of Moore’s Law and technological progress, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company claims it will outgrow the rest of the semiconductor market in 2016 despite unfavorable market conditions that have resulted during the year.

MediaTek & TSMC go full on in Taiwan again
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MT6625 shortage to end after earthquake

MediaTek and its manufacturing partner TSMC are back to being flat out in Taiwan bringing to an end the MT6625 communications chip shortage.