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Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the TSMC, with regular updates and all the information you need.
Samsung’s laser-focused on beating TSMC in advanced chipmaking
Taiwan-based TSMC is the leading contract chip manufacturer in the world. It takes up a major chunk of the very lucrative chipmaking market. Samsung has been trying hard to catch up to its rival but has been finding it difficult, particularly with TSMC's lead on the 3nm process. Samsung is now laser-focused on beating TSMC […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 2 months ago
Some Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chips rumored to be made by Samsung
Ever since Qualcomm abandoned Samsung Foundry for TSMC after the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 fiasco, the company hasn't looked back. Three of its next-generation chips—Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3—are made by TSMC. However, the company might come back to Samsung Foundry if rumors are to be believed. […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 months ago
TSMC and Intel continue to make life very difficult for Samsung
Samsung is facing intense competition in the semiconductor market, largely due to TSMC's increasing competitiveness as well as Intel's comeback. The supply glut in the memory market and resulting price declines have already been quite painful for the company. It didn't help that Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong's absence due to his legal troubles prevented Samsung […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 2 months ago
Samsung wants to keep 2nm chip production to its home country
Samsung and TSMC are expanding their chip production facilities to other countries, like Japan and the USA, but they want to keep the most cutting-edge chip fabrication technologies in their home countries. While Samsung and TSMC plan to make 4nm chips in the US, they are keeping 2nm chip production in South Korea and Taiwan, […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 months ago
3nm Dimensity 9400 to launch in late 2024 to compete with Exynos 2500
Four flagship smartphone processors will be launched by the end of this year: Apple A18 Pro, MediaTek Dimensity 9400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4, and Samsung Exynos 2500 (tentative name). All four chipsets will be made using cutting-edge 3nm semiconductor chip fabrication processes. More details about the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 have been revealed. 3nm Dimensity […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 months ago
Google reportedly starts testing Tensor G5 for Pixel 10
In July 2023, a report from The Information claimed that Google will get Tensor G5, the chipset that is expected to power the Pixel 10 series, manufactured by TSMC. Since then, there has been no update on the matter. Well, that’s changing today. According to a new report from Economic Daily, Google has handed over […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 3 months ago
Exynos 2400 vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 3: What’s different?
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 series last night. After exclusively using Qualcomm's Snapdragon processors in Galaxy S23 phones last year, the company has brought back in-house Exynos chips this year. The Exynos 2400 is used in the Galaxy S24 and the Galaxy S24+ in most countries worldwide. In Canada, China, and the US, the same […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 months ago
Future flagship Snapdragon chips could be made using Samsung’s 2nm process
Ever since the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 debacle, Qualcomm has switched most of its new chips to TSMC. Starting with the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chips, the company has almost moved away from Samsung Foundry to TSMC, but it could come back to Samsung Foundry in the future, and that too for its flagship Snapdragon […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 months ago
Galaxy S25 could use wildly powerful 3nm Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 chip
Now that we're very close to the expected launch of the Galaxy S24, rumors about the Galaxy S25 series have already started coming in. It is rumored that the Galaxy S25 will feature a new design language, and that design will then be used in other Samsung phones. Now, another piece of information has come […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 months ago
Samsung improved its chip manufacturing market share and revenue in Q3 2023
Samsung makes not only smartphones and TVs but also semiconductor chips and several other electronic components. In fact, it is the second-biggest chip manufacturing firm and the world's biggest memory chip maker in the world. The South Korean firm held on to its second position in the semiconductor chip manufacturing segment in the previous quarter, […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 4 months ago
Apple’s chips made by TSMC will be packaged in the US by Amkor
Amkor, one of the leading providers of packaging and test services for semiconductors, has announced that it is building an advanced packaging and test facility for semiconductors in Peoria, Arizona, USA. According to Amkor, once this facility opens, Apple will be its first and largest customer. At this facility, Amkor will package and test those […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 4 months ago
Nvidia beats Intel, Samsung, TSMC to become biggest chip brand
Nvidia just beat Intel, Samsung, and TSMC to become the most profitable semiconductor chip brand in the world. Coming from fourth place in Q1 2023, the GPU designer became the biggest semiconductor firm in Q3 2023 on the shoulders of the ongoing Generative AI boom. Taipei-based financial analyst Dan Nystedt has collated financial results (via […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 5 months ago
Qualcomm and MediaTek flagship chips to use TSMC’s 3nm tech, not Samsung’s
AMD, Apple, MediaTek, Nvidia, and Qualcomm have all been using TSMC's new fabrication technologies to make their new semiconductor chips. While some of them also use Samsung Foundry to make their chips, they are usually not the flagship models. Samsung Foundry was hoping that some of them would switch from TSMC to its 3nm process, […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 5 months ago
MediaTek’s Dimensity 8300 brings potent gaming, Generative AI to mid-range phones
After launching the impressive Dimensity 9300 processor for flagship smartphones, MediaTek has unveiled a slightly lower-end chip: Dimensity 8300. But it is still a very potent chip and is targeted to be used in higher mid-range smartphones. The Dimensity 8300 is a step down compared to the Dimensity 9300 but offers powerful gaming chops and […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 5 months ago
Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is a weird downgrade from its predecessor
After launching the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor last month for flagship smartphones, Qualcomm has unveiled its new higher mid-range chipset, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. The naming scheme makes you believe that it succeeds the currently available Snapdragon 7+ Gen 2 or the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, but it's not. Let us have a […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 5 months ago
