Intel’s chairman reportedly tried to sell fabs to TSMC, CEO Lip-Bu Tan opposed
Intel board chairman Frank Yeary attempted to spin off Intel Foundry or even sell it to TSMC earlier this year, but faced […]
Tag: Semiconductors
TSMC’s 2nm leak is considered ‘not critical’ — senior gov’t official says company secrets are compartmentalized and unusable in parts
Several current and former TSMC employees are accused of stealing the company’s 2nm trade secrets, with the group allegedly working to transmit […]
TSMC employees reportedly stole 2nm trade secrets to share with Rapidus — accused are said to have shared ‘hundreds of process integration technical photos’
TSMC employees accused of stealing the foundry’s trade secrets related to its upcoming 2nm-class fabrication process allegedly shared their findings with Japan-based […]
14 ex-Huawei employees handed down prison sentences in China — accused face up to six years for taking ‘chip-related business secrets’ with them to form startup Zunpai
China’s courts take tech secret pilfering seriously, if one of its homegrown companies appears to be the victim. The South China Morning […]
Three senior execs to retire from Intel Foundry, including respected semiconductor veteran Gary Patton
Intel on Friday informed its staff that three high-ranking executives from its manufacturing arm, Intel Foundry, are set to retire, Reuters reports. […]
TSMC’s second Japanese fab reportedly delayed, mass production pushed to 2029
TSMC may have to delay the construction of its Fab 23 phase 2 (JASM phase 2) near Kumamoto, Japan, by up to […]
Intel will cancel 14A and following nodes if it can’t win a major external customer — move would cede leading-edge nodes to TSMC and Samsung
Intel may slow down or even cancel development of its 14A process technology (1.4nm-class) if it fails to land a major external […]
Samsung delays $44 billion Texas chip fab — sources say completion halted because ‘there are no customers’
Samsung is reportedly delaying the launch of its Taylor, Texas, fab, citing difficulties in securing customers for its output. Sources told Nikkei […]
Intel might axe the 18A process node for foundry customers, essentially leaving TSMC with no rival — Intel reportedly to focus on 14A (Updated)
Lip-Bu Tan, the chief executive of Intel, is considering stopping the promotion of the company’s 18A fabrication technology (1.8nm-class) to foundry customers, […]
Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger gives Japan’s new leading-edge chipmaker advice, says Rapidus needs unique tech to compete with TSMC
Japan’s Rapidus is gearing up to start rivalling for advanced TSMC customers with its 2nm-class process technology sometime in 2027, with some […]