TSMC shows off its Arizona fab in rare factory video
Twinscan EUV kit and shiny wafer robots steal the show
Wafer-maker-in-chief TSMC has released a glossy video giving the world a look inside its Fab 21 plant in Phoenix, Arizona, and it’s stuffed with chip porn for the semiconductor-curious.
TSMC buys more land in Arizona
Second site on the cards, faster 2nm ramp, and a giga fab cluster plan
TSMC, chairman, Wei Zhejia said that strong AI demand means the outfit will need to buy a second plot near its new Arizona, US factory to back an expansion push and calm any supply chain jitters.
US giants queue up for TSMC's Arizona silicon
TSMC's stateside fabs are in hot demand
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple, Supermicro, Nvidia, and Broadcom are all shoving each other to the front of the queue for production capacity at TSMC’s Arizona factory.
TSMC's US fabs cost Big Tech more
AMD and Nvida forced to swallow higher prices
Getting cutting-edge chips out of TSMC’s US fabs is proving far pricier than sticking with its tried-and-tested Taiwan plants, but big tech doesn’t have much choice right now.
AMD Venice 2nm TSMC taped out
EPYC 5th Gen 3nm manufacturing in TSMC Arizona
AMD has made an important announcement regarding its EPYC data center CPUs. The company confirmed the successful tape-out of its CPU codenamed "Venice," which is part of the EPYC line.
TSMC starts work on Arizona site
$12 billion on new chip factory
TSMC has started work on a site in Arizona where it plans to spend $12 billion to build a computer chip factory.
Intel 7nm is on schedule, Meteor Lake CPU in 2023
Keeping the fabs, IFS, and more
During its presentation, Intel's new CEO, Pat Gelsinger, shared his vision of Intel in the future, including details about the 7nm manufacturing process and next-generation Meteor Lake CPUs.
Arizona takes on Apple and Google
You must accept preferred payment systems
The Arizona House of Representatives just passed landmark app store legislation in a 31-29 vote which could really hurt Apple and Google.
Computer glitch keeps prisoners locked up
Management software cannot work out sentencing laws
Arizona Department of Corrections whistleblowers claim that hundreds of incarcerated people who should be eligible for release are being held in prison because the inmate management software cannot interpret current sentencing laws.
Arizona investigates Apple
Slowed down older iPhones
Arizona is leading a multi-US state probe into whether Apple deliberate slowing of older iPhones violated deceptive trade practice laws.