Industry News

1. Micron Appoints Former TSMC Chairman Mark Liu to Board  Micron Technology has announced that former TSMC Chairman Mark Liu has officially joined the company’s board of directors. Liu has more than 30 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, having held key leadership roles at TSMC, including Senior Vice President, Co-CEO, President and Co-CEO, […]

1. TSMC in talks with NVIDIA, AMD, Broadcom to operate Intel’s foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is in talks with NVIDIA, AMD and Broadcom to form a joint venture to manage Intel’s foundry business. Under the proposal, TSMC would oversee the operation but would not hold more than a 50% stake. The discussions are […]

1. The United States promotes a joint venture between Intel and TSMC to produce chips The US government is said to be pushing Intel and TSMC to establish a joint venture to develop more semiconductor foundry projects in the United States. Sources say Intel is considering separating its semiconductor manufacturing division to cooperate with TSMC […]

1. Intel delays completion of $28 billion chip factory in Ohio until 2030 Intel announced on February 28 that completion of its $28 billion chip manufacturing facility in New Albany would be further delayed, with the plant now expected to be completed no earlier than 2030—pushing back the original timeline by at least five years. […]

1. Singapore invests $750 million in semiconductor R&D center Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced in his budget speech that Singapore will invest about 1 billion Singapore dollars ($744.8 million) to establish a new semiconductor research and development center. This initiative aims to promote industrial innovation and technological advancement. Wong noted that leading global technology companies […]

1. TSMC’s CoWoS will reach 75000 wafers/month by the end of 2025 TSMC will continue expanding its advanced CoWoS packaging capacity over the next five years, aiming to increase output to 75,000–80,000 wafers per month by the end of 2025 and reach 150,000 wafers per month by 2028–2029.  The expansion will proceed in phases. By […]

1. Onsemi will streamline operations in 2025 amid falling fourth-quarter profits Onsemi, a leading supplier of smart power and sensor chips, reported a drop in fourth-quarter 2024 profits and announced plans to streamline operations in 2025, although it did not provide further details.  The company’s sales were affected by weak performance in the automotive and […]

1. Russia will invest $2.54 billion in domestic chipmaking tools by 2030 Russia will invest more than 240 billion rubles ($2.54 billion) in a plan to replace foreign semiconductor manufacturing equipment by 2030. The initiative will launch 110 R&D projects to reduce dependence on foreign semiconductor production equipment. imported tools and enables chip production using […]