Leading is not Everything
Everyone tends to forget that most of the world’s semiconductor capacity runs on old nodes. The trailing edge has a lot to offer and is in many ways just as important to the supply chain as the leading edge.
Tag Archives: TSMC
Are US Semis too expensive?
TSMC has world leading semi manufacturing skills, but Morris Chang’s claim of “50% cost advantage” has more to do with currency than hazy notions about the US workforce’s capabilities. Nonetheless, bringing fabs back to the US will be challenging.
Intel Selects Option C – All of the Above
Intel Selects Option C – All of the Above – Intel is going to invest $20 billion in manufacturing and open up its fabs to outside foundry customers. A bold confident signal, now they just have to execute on it.
How China’s Semis Complex Invests for Growth
The irony is, at a time when the US is looking for government subsidies for specific chip companies, China is using turbocharged capitalism to build its next generation of chip companies.
How Can (Should) the US Re-Build Its Semis Industry?
UPDATED: This is an updated version of our post to reflect TSMC’s announcement this morning. This has been a busy week for the semiconductor industry. This topic has been eating […]
And then there were four…or three… or maybe it’s two
There have been some important developers in the semiconductor market this week that have unsettled the semiconductor world. The news was that Global Foundries has exited the market for 7nm […]