When it comes to making chipsets, there is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Samsung, and the rest. The Taiwanese firm was running at full capacity to meet demand for chips globally as the world faced a semiconductor shortage. Between the two, the Taiwanese firm controls over half of global foundry manufacturing. TSMC’s latest revenue numbers comes at a time when …
Samsung Electronics said on Thursday that it has started chip production using its 3-nanometre technology, implemented for the first time ever globally. Compared to the 5nm process, the first-generation 3nm process can reduce power consumption by up to 45%, improve performance by 23% and reduce area by 16%, the semiconductor maker noted in a statement. Samsung explained that its proprietary …
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it has begun mass producing chips with advanced 3-nanometre technology, the first to do so globally, as it seeks new clients to catch far bigger rival TSMC in contract chip manufacturing. The South Korean firm did not name clients for its latest foundry technology, which supplies made-to-order chips like mobile processors and …
Intel said on Monday it will start building Qualcomm chips and revealed a roadmap for its new Intel foundry services. The company had previously announced foundry services as an important part of its new business plan under CEO Pat Gelsinger where Intel would expand beyond making its own chips to manage production for third-party companies. With the new foundry business …