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U.S. chipmaker AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028 U.S. chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and will build its largest design center in the tech hub of Bengaluru. AMD's announcement was made by its Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster at an annual semiconductor conference that started Friday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat. Other speakers at the flagship event include Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotr...
U.S. chipmaker AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028
U.S. chipmaker AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028
Source: Reuters
28/07/2023 12:01:26 PM
Asian shares fall after US tech falters, dollar and yields hold gains Asian shares fell on Friday after Tesla and Netflix weighed on U.S. tech shares after their earnings reports, while the dollar and Treasury yields held their gains ahead of an action-packed week that could see the end of the U.S. tightening cycle. As well as the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting next week, the Bank of Japan will meet amid speculation of imminent policy tweaks. Early on Friday, Japan's inflation stayed above the central bank's target of 2% for the 15th straight month in ...
Asian shares fall after US tech falters, dollar and yields hold gains
Asian shares fall after US tech falters, dollar and yields hold gains
Source: Reuters
21/07/2023 8:36:25 AM
Asia stocks gain; US futures slip after Netflix, Tesla earnings Asian stocks rose and sterling stumbled on Thursday as cooling UK inflation lifted risk appetite ahead of central bank meetings next week, while disappointing earnings results from Netflix and Tesla pushed U.S. futures lower. Meanwhile, China's yuan shot up after authorities tweaked cross-border financing rules and major state-owned banks were seen selling dollars in moves analysts said were designed to shore up the currency. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Asia stocks gain; US futures slip after Netflix, Tesla earnings
Asia stocks gain; US futures slip after Netflix, Tesla earnings
Source: Reuters
20/07/2023 8:50:22 AM
AMD launches Ryzen 7020 series chips for mobile in India Chipmaker AMD on Monday launched the new Ryzen 7020 Series and Athlon 7020 Series Processor lineup for mobile in India, which are meant to power lower-cost and lower-powered "everyday laptop" devices. The company said the Ryzen and Athlon 7020 Series Processors for mobile will deliver excellent everyday performance and up to 12 hours of battery life so users can get the most out of their laptops. "In 2023, in partnership with our OEMs, AMD will deliver high performance, a...
AMD launches Ryzen 7020 series chips for mobile in India
AMD launches Ryzen 7020 series chips for mobile in India
Source: IANS
23/01/2023 3:05:34 PM
Tim Cook, Joe Biden plan 'make in America' chips at TSMC plant  In their bid to cut the dependency on China amid the supply chain turmoil, US President Joe Biden and Apple CEO Tim Cook have announced plans to start using chips made in the US, after opening a new processor factory in Phoenix, Arizona. "These chips will power iPhones and MacBooks, as Tim Cook can attest. Apple had to buy all the advanced chips from overseas. Now we're going to do more of their supply chain here at home," Biden said during an event at the Arizona facto...
Tim Cook, Joe Biden plan 'make in America' chips at TSMC plant
Tim Cook, Joe Biden plan 'make in America' chips at TSMC plant
Source: IANS
7/12/2022 11:17:24 AM
Global smartphone apps chip market hits all-time high of $8.9 bn  The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 26 per cent to reach $8.9 billion in the second quarter (Q2) this year. According to Strategy Analytics, Qualcomm maintained its lead in the smartphone AP market with a 40 per cent revenue share, followed by MediaTek with 26 per cent and Apple with 25.5 per cent. 5G-attached AP shipments accounted for 55 per cent of total smartphone APs shipped in Q2 2022. TSMC manufactured over 80 per cent of smartphone APs shipped ...
Global smartphone apps chip market hits all-time high of $8.9 bn
Global smartphone apps chip market hits all-time high of $8.9 bn
Source: IANS
13/11/2022 1:46:07 PM
Next-gen Qualcomm flagship chips to be manufactured by TSMC US-based chip maker Qualcomm is giving a contract to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for exclusively manufacturing the next-generation Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip as well as the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 chips. Qualcomm gave the contract to manufacture the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chips to Samsung Foundry but an order for the upgraded version of the processor, dubbed Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 was given to TSMC, GizmoChina reported on Thursday, citing a new report by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Wh...
Next-gen Qualcomm flagship chips to be manufactured by TSMC
Next-gen Qualcomm flagship chips to be manufactured by TSMC
Source: IANS
15/07/2022 9:42:11 AM
Samsung's foundry market share rises in Q4, narrowing down gap with TSMC Samsung Electronics expanded its share of the global foundry market in the fourth quarter, slightly narrowing down the gap with the industry's leader TSMC. The South Korean chipmaker's share rose 1.1 percentage points to reach 18.3 per cent in the October-December period, according to market analyst firm TrendForce, while the dominant market player Taiwan's TSMC shed 1 per cent to 52.1 per cent. Samsung's foundry business grew 15.3 per cent from the previous quarter, com...
Samsung's foundry market share rises in Q4, narrowing down gap with TSMC
Samsung's foundry market share rises in Q4, narrowing down gap with TSMC
Source: IANS
15/03/2022 2:29:38 PM
TSMC to invest record $44 bn on chip capacity expansion in 2022 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said on Thursday that it will invest up to $44 billion this year to expand chip manufacturing capacity, as the world faces acute chip shortage amid supply chain constraints. In its latest earnings release, the Taiwanese firm said it expects capital spending to be between $40 and $44 billion in 2022, up from a previous record of $30 billion in 2021. According to a report in Nikkei Asia, the announcement puts "the chipmaker on track to mee...
TSMC to invest record $44 bn on chip capacity expansion in 2022
TSMC to invest record $44 bn on chip capacity expansion in 2022
Source: IANS
14/01/2022 9:06:31 AM
TSMC planning to launch its 2nm production in 2025: Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract manufacturer for chips, is reportedly seeking to launch its 2nm production possibly by 2025, media reports say. According to a WccFTech report, the company is seeking to build a second 2nm production facility next to Zhonke Park in Taichung, Taiwan, GizmoChina reported on Wednesday. Apparently, TSMC's CEO, C.C. Wei paid a surprise visit to the Taichung city government last week. The mayor of Taichung...
TSMC planning to launch its 2nm production in 2025: Report
TSMC planning to launch its 2nm production in 2025: Report
Source: IANS
30/12/2021 12:31:54 PM
TSMC in talks with Germany about potential plant: Report Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract manufacturer for chips, is in early talks with the German government about potentially establishing a plant in the European country. According to TSMC senior vice president of Europe and Asia sales Lora Ho, various factors like government subsidies, customer demand and the talent pool, would influence its final decision, reports Taipei Times. In June, TSMC Chairman Mark Liu told shareholders that the chi...
TSMC in talks with Germany about potential plant: Report
TSMC in talks with Germany about potential plant: Report
Source: IANS
14/12/2021 2:17:55 PM
Intel looking to develop closer relationship with TSMC Chip-maker Intel is apparently seeking to deepen its relationship with the world's largest contract manufacturer for chips, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to avoid possible clashes over TSMC's 3nm chip production. TSMC is beginning pilot production of its 3nm process that will eventually be used in future Apple silicon Macs. Now, high-level executives from Intel are planning to visit Taiwan and TSMC in mid-December to discuss 3nm chip production and production ca...
Intel looking to develop closer relationship with TSMC
Intel looking to develop closer relationship with TSMC
Source: IANS
4/12/2021 12:13:23 PM
TSMC to start producing chips based on 3nm process in 2022: Report The world's largest contract manufacturer for chips Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), is reportedly set to being the production of chips based on a 3nm process next year. According to DigiTimes, the company is not just planning for 3nm chips but will also have an enhanced version of the same in the form of N3E, which will go into production in 2023. High Volume Manufacturing (HVM) of the 3nm process node (N3) will start in the second half of next year. N3E will feat...
TSMC to start producing chips based on 3nm process in 2022: Report
TSMC to start producing chips based on 3nm process in 2022: Report
Source: IANS
18/10/2021 11:05:27 AM
Exclusive: TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks in Europe falter Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co is weighing plans to pump tens of billions of dollars more into cutting-edge chip factories in the U.S. state of Arizona than it had previously disclosed, but is cool on prospects for an advanced European plant, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. TSMC is the world's most advanced chip-maker, and its investment plans are being closely watched amid a global chip shortage and new initiatives in the U.S. and Europe to subsidize semiconductor...
Exclusive: TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks in Europe falter
Exclusive: TSMC looks to double down on U.S. chip factories as talks in Europe falter
Source: Reuters
14/05/2021 2:06:54 PM
TSMC sees chip shortage lasting into 2022, books solid profit TAIPEI - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) said on Thursday it is doing all it can to increase productivity and alleviate a worldwide chip shortage, but that tight supplies will likely continue into next year. The world's biggest contract chipmaker said it is expanding capacity and working to keep pricing reasonable. "We have acquired land and equipment, and started the construction of new facilities. We are hiring thousands of employees and expanding our capacit...
TSMC sees chip shortage lasting into 2022, books solid profit
TSMC sees chip shortage lasting into 2022, books solid profit
Source: Reuters
16/04/2021 10:59:02 AM
TSMC books 19% first-quarter profit growth; says chip shortage likely last into 2022 TAIPEI  - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) on Thursday said it is doing all it can to increase productivity and alleviate a worldwide chip shortage, but that tight supplies will likely continue into next year. The world's biggest contract chipmaker, at an earnings briefing, said it is expanding capacity and working to keep pricing reasonable. The comments come after the Taiwanese firm reported a 19.4% rise in first-quarter profit, beating market expectations, on...
TSMC books 19% first-quarter profit growth; says chip shortage likely last into 2022
TSMC books 19% first-quarter profit growth; says chip shortage likely last into 2022
Source: Reuters
15/04/2021 1:48:08 PM
TSMC says plans to invest $100 billion over next three years to meet chip demand TAIPEI - TSMC said on Thursday it plans to invest $100 billion over the next three to increase capacity at its chipmaking plants, days after Intel Corp announced a $20 billion plan to expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd is the world's largest contract chip manufacturer with clients including Apple Inc and Qualcomm Inc. "We are entering a period of higher growth as the multiyear megatrends of 5G and high-performance computin...
TSMC says plans to invest $100 billion over next three years to meet chip demand
TSMC says plans to invest $100 billion over next three years to meet chip demand
Source: Reuters
1/04/2021 10:51:49 AM