IBM confirms chip shortage is not going away
It is going to take a while to build new fabs
IBM has joined the legions in the chip industry who have warned that the chip shortage is not going away soon.
TSMC turns to US for expansion
Talks with the EU appear to have broken down
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is weighing plans to pump tens of billions of dollars more into cutting-edge chip factories in the US state of Arizona than it had previously disclosed but appears to have dropped plans for an advanced European plant.
US leaning on TSMC to supply carmakers with chips
Save our car industry before anyone else
The US Commerce Department is pressuring Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and other Taiwanese firms to prioritise US carmakers to ease chip shortages in the near term.
TSMC to catch up with chip shortage by June
Been working on the matter since December
TSMC said it would catch up with the "minimum requirement" of customer demand for auto chips by the end of June.
TSMC says its N2, N3, and N4 processes on schedule
Spending $25-$28 billion to make sure
TSMC has recently reiterated that it's confident that its N2, N3, and N4 processes will be available on time and will be more advanced than competing nodes.
China five years behind TSMC
Morris Chang says
In a rare public appearance since retiring nearly three years ago, TSMC founder Morris Chang, the 89 year old founder of the world's largest contract chipmaker, said China is not yet a competitor in chipmaking.
TSMC warns chip shortage to continue
But profits up
TSMC said that while it is doing all it can to increase productivity and alleviate a worldwide chip shortage, tight supplies will likely continue into next year.
TSMC will invest $100 billion to boost chip capacity
Much more than Intel
TSMC plans to invest $100 billion over the next three to increase capacity at its chipmaking plants, days after Intel announced a “more modest” $20 billion plan to expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity.
TSMC shares slide after Intel expansion announced
Kicking Pat Gelsinger might have shaken the Taiwan outfit
TSMC shares fell nearly four per cent after Intel announced a $20 billion plan to expand its advanced chip manufacturing capacity.
Don't worry - there is enough water for TSMC
21st century problems
While most people are not aware of it, Taiwan is suffering a significant drought, and there are fears that the chip producer TSMC might not have enough water to carry on.