(Editor’s Note: This story, originally published on Dec. 5, was updated on Dec. 6.) Pointing to high costs and a US skills shortage, Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC has reported challenges to the completion by next December of its new 4 nanometer semiconductor plant north of Phoenix, according to a story in The Wall Street Journal on Dec. 5. “The $12 billion Arizona semiconductor plant under construction that President Biden is visiting Tuesday represents U.S. hopes for a renaissance in manufacturing, but the Taiwanese company building it says it won’t be easy,” the Journal article stated. “High costs, lack of trained personnel and unexpected construction snags are among the issues cited by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. as it rushes to get the north Phoenix factory ready to start production in December 2023.”
TSMC’s $40B US Investment: 4nm Fab Hitting Snags, 3nm Plant Construction Has Begun
TSMC August 2022 Revenue Report
HSINCHU, Taiwan, R.O.C. – Sep. 8, 2022 – TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced its net revenue for August 2022: On a consolidated basis, revenue for August 2022 was approximately NT$218.13 billion, an increase of 16.8 percent from July 2022 and an increase of 58.7 percent from August 2021. Revenue for January through August […]
Seeking a Piece of $50B CHIPS Act Funds? Commerce Department Launches ‘CHIPS.gov’
The U.S. Commerce Department announced yesterday the CHIPS.gov website that includes implementation information for the recently passed CHIPS and Science Act. The site is intended for organizations seeking funds from the $50 billion for manufacturing, research and development funds allocated by the bill. In addition, the White House announced an interagency CHIPS Implementation Steering Council. […]
Report: US Pressures Netherlands on Exports of ASML Chip Equipment to China
Dutch semiconductor equipment maker ASML’s wunderkind chip manufacturing technology has become embroiled in the technology trade war between the United States and China, according to a Bloomberg story. The U.S. is pressuring officials in The Netherlands to block ASML from selling older deep ultraviolet lithography (DUV) systems to China while also attempting to persuade Japan […]
inside HPC-Hyperion Research Interview: TSMC Explains Why HPC Is Its Fastest Growing Market, the Path to 3nm Chips and What’s Coming up from the Company
In this exclusive interview, conducted on behalf of HPC industry analyst firm Hyperion Research, we talk with Yujun Li, director of HPC business development for the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), one of the most advanced chip manufacturers in the world, whose customers include AMD, NVIDIA – and Intel. Li amplifies TSMC’s public statements that HPC is the company’s fastest growing market segment, discusses TSMC’s HPC chip strategies and fab expansion and its 5 nanometer and 3nm plans.
