Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
With U.S. efforts to counter American origin technologies from being used against its national security interests having reshaped the global dynamic of the semiconductor industry, a report from Bloomberg, which surfaced earlier today, shared that officials from ASML and TSMC might be able to disable advanced chip manufacturing machines in case of hostilities in Taiwan. The two firms and others contacted by the publication refused, ignored or were unavailable to answer requests for comment. ASML has been prohibited by U.S. sanctions from shipping its most advanced chip manufacturing machines to China. While other countries, such as Japan, play important roles […]
TSMC and Apple have formed a tightly-knit partnership and have worked closely to secure deals that give the iPhone maker an edge over the competition. Recently, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams reportedly visited Taiwan to extend the company’s lead against its rivals in the semiconductor race by securing the first batch of TSMC’s 2nm wafers. Assuming both parties come to an agreement, and chances are that they will, it could potentially add billions to TSMC’s revenue this year alone. Apple successfully securing the first 2nm batch from TSMC means the latter can add $31.03 billion in revenue overtime It […]
Development on the next-gen HBM4 memory standard is in full swing as TSMC, Samsung & SK hynix prep the latest DRAM & process nodes. TSMC Brings Forward 12nm & 5nm Nodes For HBM4 Memory Base Dies, Samsung & SK hynix Go 1c DRAM Route Both Samsung and SK hynix are in the race to offer the next-generation HBM4 memory standard. The Korean giants have shown their initial plans for a 2025-2026 debut. Samsung has so far eyed the use of 3D Packaging technologies and up to 16-Hi stacks for an unprecedented increase in the VRAM capacities and memory bandwidth while […]
With TSMC accounting for most of Taiwan's power consumption, the country's lawmakers are open to changing the current rules regulating nuclear power in the country. Members of the current planning body of the Taiwanese national legislature, the Executive Yuan, showed a willingness to amend laws after the incoming economic minister set to succeed Weng Mei-hua, J.W. Kuo, remarked in the Executive Yuan that he believed nuclear energy was a clean power source. The outgoing government has been hesitant to increase nuclear power's share in the national grid, with data from national regulator TaiPower showing that it accounts for less than […]
After Intel's fanfare and celebrations for its successful installation and start-up of the world's most advanced semiconductor fabrication machines earlier this year, called high NA EUV scanners, an eecutive from the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) shared that his firm can use existing low NA machines for a couple of years at the least. Intel recently received the first such machine, and the firm's current road map sees the equipment come online to manufacture a variant of the 14A manufacturing process node. At an event in Amsterdam, the TSMC executives shared their thoughts on the need to expand chip manufacturing […]
Google is expected to unveil the Tensor G4 later this year for the Pixel 9 lineup, and just like its previous releases, the company is likely sticking with Samsung as its foundry partner. However, next year, the advertising giant is said to take a different direction, with its Pixel 10 range apparently featuring a 3nm SoC from TSMC. To help with the transition, Google is rumored to have expanded its Taiwanese R&D center, where it is expected to collaborate closely with the semiconductor giant to produce its best silicon to date. Tensor G5 will most likely be the chipset fueling […]
Fresh data from the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) shows that semiconductor fabrication remained the heaviest research and development spender in the country in 2023. Taiwanese chip manufacturing behemoth TSMC, the world's largest leading contract chip manufacturer, was unsurprisingly also one of Taiwan's largest R&D spenders after forking NT$178 billion specifically on developing advanced products and maintaining its lead in the global race to make the smallest and fastest chips. Along with U.S. chip giant Intel and Korean conglomerate Samsung's chip manufacturing division, TSMC can produce and market chips under the N3 or 3-nanometer branding. This places its products […]
AMD and NVIDIA have reportedly reserved TSMC's entire CoWoS production for the next two years as both firms aggressively compete in the AI race. TSMC Expects To Increase CoWoS Output Tremendously, Next-Gen SoIC Standard In Works As Well With Entire Supply Reserved By NVIDIA And AMD Well, it's no secret that the AI industry is in dire need of computing power, and to facilitate the process, manufacturers such as NVIDIA and AMD have given their all to ensure that they capitalize on the markets to their fullest. In light of this, suppliers such as TSMC are ongoing a gold rush, […]
Well, forget chip shrinking and focus on interposer advancements. TSMC has implemented this by unveiling enormous plans for the next generation of SoW packaging. TSMC Sees Next-Gen "SoW" Chip Packaging As a Crucial Factor To Progress Into the Future, Making Chips Bigger Than Ever! Before diving into what TSMC has disclosed, let's talk about interposers. Imagine a chip in your hand. Well, it's a powerful one if you assume it. Now, if you are eager to harness more capabilities out of a single chip, instead of going the innovation route, the industry slaps multiple chips and connects them against each […]
With Bernstein analysts calling on their clients to abandon Intel until at least 2030, the erstwhile behemoth in the chipmaking sphere is at a cyclical nadir and is expected to remain there for the next few years as it continues to lose revenue and surrender its margins. Yet, TSMC's immediate reluctance to adopt the latest lithography tech opens a narrow window for Intel to regain its lost glory. Intel intends to experiment with High-NA Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography within the parameters of its upcoming 18A (1.8 nm) process node before formally incorporating it into its 14A (1.4 nm) manufacturing process. […]
Apple recently introduced its M3 series of chips which are fabricated on TSMC's 3nm architecture for enhanced performance and efficiency. Today. TSMC has announced that it will be advancing forward in the field and introducing 1.6nm chips with major performance and efficiency gains. The supplier has been constantly working on a wide range of technologies, including the "A16" process, which is the supplier's forthcoming 1.6nm node. Apple's chipmaker announces advanced 1.6nm chips with enhanced density and performance According to the supplier, the A16 process improves the chip logic, making it more denser with improved performance and efficiency. TSMC plans to […]
TSMC has announced that the firm has finally entered the "Angstrom 14 Era" as they initiate development on their cutting-edge A14 process. TSMC Doesn't Look To Slack Behind Competition At All, 1.4nm "Angstrom" Nodes To Drop By Within The Next Five Years TSMC released its Annual Report 2023 a few months ago, but apparently, the documentation contained crucial information that was missed. Before we dive into that, let's talk a bit about TSMC's A14, or what is labeled as a tech revolution by many analysts out there. Right now, we are on the timeline for TSMC's 3nm processes to start […]
With U.S. efforts to counter American origin technologies from being used against its national security interests having reshaped the global dynamic of the semiconductor industry, a report from Bloomberg, which surfaced earlier today, shared that officials from ASML and TSMC might be able to disable advanced chip manufacturing machines in case of hostilities in Taiwan. The two firms and others contacted by the publication refused, ignored or were unavailable to answer requests for comment. ASML has been prohibited by U.S. sanctions from shipping its most advanced chip manufacturing machines to China. While other countries, such as Japan, play important roles […]
TSMC and Apple have formed a tightly-knit partnership and have worked closely to secure deals that give the iPhone maker an edge over the competition. Recently, Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams reportedly visited Taiwan to extend the company’s lead against its rivals in the semiconductor race by securing the first batch of TSMC’s 2nm wafers. Assuming both parties come to an agreement, and chances are that they will, it could potentially add billions to TSMC’s revenue this year alone. Apple successfully securing the first 2nm batch from TSMC means the latter can add $31.03 billion in revenue overtime It […]
Development on the next-gen HBM4 memory standard is in full swing as TSMC, Samsung & SK hynix prep the latest DRAM & process nodes. TSMC Brings Forward 12nm & 5nm Nodes For HBM4 Memory Base Dies, Samsung & SK hynix Go 1c DRAM Route Both Samsung and SK hynix are in the race to offer the next-generation HBM4 memory standard. The Korean giants have shown their initial plans for a 2025-2026 debut. Samsung has so far eyed the use of 3D Packaging technologies and up to 16-Hi stacks for an unprecedented increase in the VRAM capacities and memory bandwidth while […]
With TSMC accounting for most of Taiwan's power consumption, the country's lawmakers are open to changing the current rules regulating nuclear power in the country. Members of the current planning body of the Taiwanese national legislature, the Executive Yuan, showed a willingness to amend laws after the incoming economic minister set to succeed Weng Mei-hua, J.W. Kuo, remarked in the Executive Yuan that he believed nuclear energy was a clean power source. The outgoing government has been hesitant to increase nuclear power's share in the national grid, with data from national regulator TaiPower showing that it accounts for less than […]
After Intel's fanfare and celebrations for its successful installation and start-up of the world's most advanced semiconductor fabrication machines earlier this year, called high NA EUV scanners, an eecutive from the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) shared that his firm can use existing low NA machines for a couple of years at the least. Intel recently received the first such machine, and the firm's current road map sees the equipment come online to manufacture a variant of the 14A manufacturing process node. At an event in Amsterdam, the TSMC executives shared their thoughts on the need to expand chip manufacturing […]
Google is expected to unveil the Tensor G4 later this year for the Pixel 9 lineup, and just like its previous releases, the company is likely sticking with Samsung as its foundry partner. However, next year, the advertising giant is said to take a different direction, with its Pixel 10 range apparently featuring a 3nm SoC from TSMC. To help with the transition, Google is rumored to have expanded its Taiwanese R&D center, where it is expected to collaborate closely with the semiconductor giant to produce its best silicon to date. Tensor G5 will most likely be the chipset fueling […]
Fresh data from the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) shows that semiconductor fabrication remained the heaviest research and development spender in the country in 2023. Taiwanese chip manufacturing behemoth TSMC, the world's largest leading contract chip manufacturer, was unsurprisingly also one of Taiwan's largest R&D spenders after forking NT$178 billion specifically on developing advanced products and maintaining its lead in the global race to make the smallest and fastest chips. Along with U.S. chip giant Intel and Korean conglomerate Samsung's chip manufacturing division, TSMC can produce and market chips under the N3 or 3-nanometer branding. This places its products […]
AMD and NVIDIA have reportedly reserved TSMC's entire CoWoS production for the next two years as both firms aggressively compete in the AI race. TSMC Expects To Increase CoWoS Output Tremendously, Next-Gen SoIC Standard In Works As Well With Entire Supply Reserved By NVIDIA And AMD Well, it's no secret that the AI industry is in dire need of computing power, and to facilitate the process, manufacturers such as NVIDIA and AMD have given their all to ensure that they capitalize on the markets to their fullest. In light of this, suppliers such as TSMC are ongoing a gold rush, […]
Well, forget chip shrinking and focus on interposer advancements. TSMC has implemented this by unveiling enormous plans for the next generation of SoW packaging. TSMC Sees Next-Gen "SoW" Chip Packaging As a Crucial Factor To Progress Into the Future, Making Chips Bigger Than Ever! Before diving into what TSMC has disclosed, let's talk about interposers. Imagine a chip in your hand. Well, it's a powerful one if you assume it. Now, if you are eager to harness more capabilities out of a single chip, instead of going the innovation route, the industry slaps multiple chips and connects them against each […]
With Bernstein analysts calling on their clients to abandon Intel until at least 2030, the erstwhile behemoth in the chipmaking sphere is at a cyclical nadir and is expected to remain there for the next few years as it continues to lose revenue and surrender its margins. Yet, TSMC's immediate reluctance to adopt the latest lithography tech opens a narrow window for Intel to regain its lost glory. Intel intends to experiment with High-NA Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) lithography within the parameters of its upcoming 18A (1.8 nm) process node before formally incorporating it into its 14A (1.4 nm) manufacturing process. […]
Apple recently introduced its M3 series of chips which are fabricated on TSMC's 3nm architecture for enhanced performance and efficiency. Today. TSMC has announced that it will be advancing forward in the field and introducing 1.6nm chips with major performance and efficiency gains. The supplier has been constantly working on a wide range of technologies, including the "A16" process, which is the supplier's forthcoming 1.6nm node. Apple's chipmaker announces advanced 1.6nm chips with enhanced density and performance According to the supplier, the A16 process improves the chip logic, making it more denser with improved performance and efficiency. TSMC plans to […]
TSMC has announced that the firm has finally entered the "Angstrom 14 Era" as they initiate development on their cutting-edge A14 process. TSMC Doesn't Look To Slack Behind Competition At All, 1.4nm "Angstrom" Nodes To Drop By Within The Next Five Years TSMC released its Annual Report 2023 a few months ago, but apparently, the documentation contained crucial information that was missed. Before we dive into that, let's talk a bit about TSMC's A14, or what is labeled as a tech revolution by many analysts out there. Right now, we are on the timeline for TSMC's 3nm processes to start […]