TSMC signs MoU with SK Hynix for HMB4 production; posts Q1 2024 financial results
Partnership will see SK Hynix adopt TSMC’s foundry processes for next-generation HMB production
Partnership will see SK Hynix adopt TSMC’s foundry processes for next-generation HMB production
Chip manufacturer supplied power to city voluntarily
Microchip makes more moves to shore up its supply chain
Funding confirmation comes week after TSMC confirmed Arizona site was now ahead of schedule
Chip manufacturer has 12 fabs in Taiwan
Despite earlier delays, Arizona plant now expected to be operational by end of 2024
President Biden will visit Intel’s Chandler, Arizona, campus to announce the deal
The state’s construction industry has reportedly been squeezed by an influx of investments
Using AI to make chips better at AI
Organizational reshuffle comes ahead of chairman Mark Liu’s retirement
Announcement comes as first Japanese factory starts production
Second site expected to be operational by the end of 2027
In 2022, the company pledged to invest $22bn in US-based projects
Figures show China is shifting focus towards domestic chip production as import bans ramp up
Altman reportedly first floated the idea before he was ousted and reinstated as CEO in 2023
Production at the second, more advanced, site now delayed until 2027
The outgoing chairman Mark Liu has been with the company for 30 years
Sold as part of its generative AI-focused SambaNova Suite
Facility will be home to 7,000 employees by September 2023
Sending workers from Taiwan to help train local talent
Also partners with Synopsys and ASML on tech that could accelerate chip design
After only buying into the chipmaker in November
One is based on Marvell tech
As a global economic downturn puts pressure on chip sales
But Taiwan will still produce the vast majority of chips
Just as demand in semiconductors start to slow
Says that chip fabs need global connectivity to run
As part of CHIPS Act promotion