TSMC staff accused of stealing 2nm chip secrets
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Three current and former employees detained 

Taiwanese prosecutors have detained three current and former staff of chip giant TSMC on suspicion of stealing core trade secrets, including details of its 2-nanometre manufacturing technology.

Intel's 18A gamble wobbles
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 06 August 2025 10:10

Intel's 18A gamble wobbles


Intel's Panther Lake yields so low insiders are calling it a Hail Mary

Intel is floundering again, this time with its hyped 18A chip process meant to revive its credibility in high-end manufacturing.

Qualcomm plans dual-variant Snapdragon 8 Elite 3
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Built on 2 nm

Qualcomm looks set to shake up its flagship chip strategy by splitting the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Elite 3 into two variants fabbed using TSMC’s 2 nm process.

Chipzilla’s big 18A gamble not paying off yet
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Intel’s future pinned to a node no one’s buying

Troubled Chipzilla’s much-hyped 18A manufacturing node, the supposed centrepiece of its comeback plan, is currently about as popular as a fart in a spacesuit.

Chipzilla crawls to TSMC for a lifeline
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Monday, 07 April 2025 11:06

Chipzilla crawls to TSMC for a lifeline


White House pushes joint venture to keep Intel’s fabs under American control.

Troubled Chipzilla has reportedly struck a tentative deal with TSMC to form a joint venture aimed at bailing out Intel’s faltering fab operations in the US — with Apple’s chip supplier securing a 20 percent stake.

Intel and TSMC spill the beans on process technology
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Intel's 18A process could offer superior performance

Intel and TSMC have revealed some details about their forthcoming semiconductor manufacturing technologies and it looks like Chipzilla might have the edge in performance.

TSMC reveals a bit more about its 2nm Node
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Tuesday, 17 December 2024 08:42

TSMC reveals a bit more about its 2nm Node

 

Significant power, performance, and density improvements

TSMC has revealed further details about its N2 (2nm-class) fabrication process at the IEEE International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM).

TSMC will lead markets in 2nm Revolution
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Monday, 25 November 2024 11:53

TSMC will lead markets in 2nm Revolution


On track for 2025

TSMC will mass-produce its 2nm process by 2025 according to a new company statement.

TSMC executive calls for stronger R&D
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Friday, 08 November 2024 10:15

TSMC executive calls for stronger R&D


Worried about US support following Trump Victory

A top TSMC boss Cliff Hou said that Taiwan should intensify its investment in chip technology and expand its supply chain capabilities to secure its role as a global semiconductor leader.

Pixelworks reaches strategic agreement with HMD Global
Published in Mobiles


Cooperation extended to Future Nokia smartphones

Pixelworks is a company with quite remarkable mobile display processing technology packed into rather small chips that enables some high-end video and display features at very low cost and power. After working with HMD to help make the mainstream-priced Nokia 7.1 really pop with high end HDR display features, the two companies announced strategic partnership to extend the cooperation.