BMW and Weilai invest in self-developed batteries, or even build their own production lines?In the past week, two car companies, BMW and Weilai, have reported the news of self-developed batteries. BMW Group plans to invest 170 million euros in Germany to open a battery research and development center to develop next-generation lithium-ion batteries. NIO will […]
Articles Tagged: TSMC
The chip market is sluggish, TSMC plans to shut down some EUV by the end of the year
Electronic Enthusiasts Network (Text/Huang Shanming) Recently, news came from the industry chain that TSMC is considering closing some EUV lithography machines from the end of this year to save energy consumption due to the decline in the capacity utilization rate of advanced processes. Just in June, Samsung just announced that it will mass-produce the 3nm […]
TSMC’s 2nm wafer fabrication will use EDA software based on GAAFET architecture
The U.S. restricts semiconductor 3-nanometer EDA design tools to mainland China, highlighting the key role of EDA in chip design. The EDA industry is highly concentrated, and the top three manufacturers are dominated by U.S. companies. Legal person expects,TSMC 2nm wafer fabrication will use EDA software based on GAAFET architecture, Taiwan factory includesMediaTek and Hon […]
Bet on 2nm! Intel’s 2.6 billion orders for the next-generation EUV lithography machine, TSMC and Samsung will fight in 2025!
Electronic Enthusiasts Network reported (text/Liang Haobin) Recently, the 2nm process has been pushed to the cusp by several major wafer foundries. TSMC, Intel, and Samsung are all advancing the 2nm plan, and there are still three years before their mass production plan in 2025. , the equipment war has already started in advance.Chip manufacturing is […]
Mentor series IC design tools obtain TSMC’s latest N5 and N6 process technology certification
Mentor, a Siemens business, recently announced that its family of IC design tools have been certified for TSMC’s industry-leading N5 and N6 process technologies. In addition, Mentor’s collaboration with TSMC has now expanded into advanced packaging technology, and the Mentor Calibre™ platform’s 3DSTACK packaging technology will further support TSMC’s advanced packaging platform. TSMC’s N5 and […]
Apple’s 3nm chips may be put into production this year for the new MacBook Pro
Apple’s self-developed chips have always attracted much attention. Whether the new MacBook Pro is equipped with a 3nm chip or a 5nm chip has always been under speculation. Previously, according to TSMC’s plan analysis, some analysts believed that the new MacBook Pro may still be equipped with a 5nm chip. But now there are reports […]
TSMC’s market value jumps to eighth in the world! Huawei bets heavily on chip packaging technology! A week’s 5G hot news review
(Electronic Enthusiast Network Report) In the past week, the chip wars in the fields of 5G, high-performance computing, and smart cars continued to burn. TSMC, Huawei, Samsung, and Intel are all working hard to expand their revenue and layout in the chip field this year. The author concentrated on three heavy pieces of information for […]
The demand for automotive chips has greatly increased, and the price has risen! TSMC and Universal Crystal are optimistic about market opportunities
TrendForce said the automotive market will recover in 2021 with annual sales of 84 million vehicles and a severe shortage of 12-inch fab capacity for automotive semiconductors. Recent shortages in the IC supply chain have gradually expanded from consumer electronics and ICT products to industrial and automotive markets. In the past, manufacturers in the automotive […]
The semiconductor market has changed from a comprehensive shortage to a partial shortage! How long will the sweet period of the 28nm node last?
(Electronic Enthusiast Network reported article / Zhang Ying) On February 16, the latest data from the American Semiconductor Association SIA showed that global semiconductor sales in 2021 will reach a record $555.9 billion, a year-on-year increase of 26.2%. China remains the largest semiconductor market, with sales totaling $192.5 billion in 2021. Year-over-year growth of 27.1% […]
TSMC and ASML join, American universities begin to promote industry-university-research cooperation in AI hardware
The determination of the United States to regain its semiconductor hegemony seems to have become more and more obvious. In semiconductor manufacturing, a large number of wafer foundries have gone to the United States to build factories, such as TSMC and Samsung. However, in terms of academic research, Laomei, who is already at the forefront, […]