Apple already working on iPhone 8S
The churn never stops
It seems that one of three Apple chip design teams is already pretty well advanced with a design for an iPhone 8S.
TSMC to begin 7nm volume production in Q1 2018
Significantly higher costs to develop smaller chip packages
According to senior officials at TSMC during the Semicon expo in Taiwan this week, the chip fabrication giant is on track to begin volume production on its 7nm process node in Q1 2018.
TSMC expects to see a 10 percent revenue growth
2016 was not so bad
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see a 10 percent revenue increase in 2016.
AMD takeover rumors re-emerge
It’s the takeover tango - one more time
I can’t remember how many times in the last 20 years that I’ve written up rumors that AMD is ripe for a takeover but now it seems it’s time to do it one more time.
Rumors that Intel will make Apple’s chips gain momentum
But not until at least 2018
It is starting to look like the rumors that Intel is going to start making Apple’s mobile chip are actually true – despite a lack of official confirmation from anyone.
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
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
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
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
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.