TSMC unveils 9.5-reticle CoWoS packaging
Chip packaging just got absurdly massive
TSMC is pimping up its CoWoS (Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate) tech so that can cram an obscene amount of silicon into a single unit.
TSMC flashes 1.4nm tech
Big speed gains but no SPR for now
TSMC has rolled out its new A14 node, marking its first foray into the 1.4 nm-class manufacturing tech, and it’s already boasting serious gains in performance, power efficiency, and logic density.
Intel's Nova Lake CPUs to tap Taiwan’s 2nm
18A in awkward limbo
Troubled Chipzilla is set to source the compute tiles for its next-gen Nova Lake desktop CPUS from TSMC’s shiny new 2nm process, confirming what’s been murmured for months: its 18a node is not the chosen one yet.
TSMC can’t police where its chips end up
Export rules can’t keep China out of the AI loop
Taiwan’s semiconductor overlord, TSMC, has admitted there’s no foolproof way to keep its advanced chips out of China’s hands, despite tightening US export controls and a looming tariff storm.
TSMC smashes Q1 targets
Smartphone slump no match for AI’s server appetite
TSMC has kicked off 2025 by smashing revenue targets, thanks to ravenous demand for AI silicon—even as mobile chip orders fell flat.
Huawei is getting its paws on TSMC chips
US clampdown they have heard of it
Despite US sanctions meant to choke off Huawei's access to high-end chips, the Chinese tech giant is reportedly still getting its paws on bulk TSMC silicon.
Nvidia and partners to make AI supercomputers in US
Over a few years, investment worth 500B
Nvidia is working with partners to manufacture AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S. Together with leading manufacturing partners, the company has commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space: facilities in Arizona will build and test NVIDIA Blackwell chips, while those in Texas will assemble the AI supercomputers. Jensen Huang is bringing some jobs back.
AMD Venice 2nm TSMC taped out
EPYC 5th Gen 3nm manufacturing in TSMC Arizona
AMD has made an important announcement regarding its EPYC data center CPUs. The company confirmed the successful tape-out of its CPU codenamed "Venice," which is part of the EPYC line.
Nvidia bets big on the US for AI supercomputers
Blackwell factories to take root in Arizona and Texas
Nvidia is yanking its AI chip and supercomputer production back to the US, planning to churn out its Blackwell architecture entirely within American borders for the first time.
Trump’s tariffs torch big tech
Silicon Valley in melt down
Big Tech just got a bloody nose thanks to Donald [hamburger-eating surrender monkey] Trump’s latest trade war tantrum.