Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Tag

15 Apr US grants Samsung up to US$6.4 billion in funding to produce advanced chips in Texas

Posted at 13:20h in Asia

“The US Department of Commerce and Samsung Electronics have signed a non-binding preliminary memorandum of terms to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding under the Chips and Science Act,” said a statement published by the Commerce Department.A general view of Samsung Electronics’ semiconductor...

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10 Apr TSMC’s sales surge most since 2022 after riding AI chip boom

Posted at 12:43h in Asia

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s quarterly revenue grew at its fastest pace in more than a year, shoring up expectations that a global boom in artificial intelligence (AI) development is fuelling demand for high-end chips and servers.The main chip maker to Nvidia and Apple reported a...

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10 Apr Google unveils Arm-based Axion chips for AI, as Intel details Gaudi 3 AI chip amid race against Nvidia

Posted at 04:18h in Asia

“Our customers, first and foremost, are asking for choice in the industry,” said Intel vice-president, strategy and product management Jeni Barovian.“They are coming to us and they are expecting that Intel, as a computing leader, will follow the wave of (generative AI) and deliver solutions...

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07 Apr Who’s the new Nvidia? Wall Street hunts for next wave of AI winners beyond the US

Posted at 15:20h in Asia

At a time when the global euphoria about AI has propelled a three-fold surge in Nvidia’s stock, investors are pointing toward emerging markets for better value and a bigger pool of options. Source link ...

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04 Apr Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC restarts operations after earthquake, easing concerns of chip supply disruption

Posted at 12:30h in Asia

The world’s largest independent contract chip manufacturer, which supplies 90 per cent of the world’s most advanced semiconductors to technology giants like Apple and Nvidia, restarted operations within 10 hours after work was suspended because of the worst earthquake to hit Taiwan in 25 years....

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03 Mar Tech war: Huawei’s AI chip capabilities under intense scrutiny after market leader Nvidia taps it as potential rival

Posted at 04:00h in Asia

The Ascend 910B is believed to succeed the Ascend 910, which was released by Huawei in August 2019, three months after it was put on a trade blacklist by the US Commerce Department. The chip can compete with Nvidia’s A100 in terms of powering AI...

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10 Feb Generative AI could be smart glasses’ killer app and Hong Kong-founded Brilliant Labs is betting big on the trend

Posted at 23:00h in Asia

Singapore-based smart lenses start-up Brilliant Labs has become the latest company to introduce a pair of smart glasses, as a slew of tech companies, including several in China, try to make wearing glasses “cool”.The company’s new Frame smart glasses, announced on Friday, are imbued with...

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06 Feb Semiconductor manufacturing giant TSMC pushes development of second chip plant in Japan with new investor Toyota

Posted at 13:53h in Asia

TSMC, the world’s largest contract chip maker, said that Toyota Motor Corp will be joining as a new investor of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM), the Taiwanese firm’s majority-owned manufacturing subsidiary in Kumamoto Prefecture on the southwestern island of Kyushu.The TSMC board on Tuesday...

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18 Jan Apple chip supplier TSMC expects a return to ‘healthy growth’, backing hopes for global tech recovery in 2024

Posted at 08:38h in Asia

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) expects a return to solid growth this quarter and gave itself room to raise capital spending this year, suggesting the world’s most valuable chip maker anticipates a recovery in smartphone and computing demand.The main semiconductor supplier to...

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