Amid tariff pressures, TSMC is ramping up new capacity both at home and overseas. According to CNA and MoneyDJ, the foundry giant plans to build nine new facilities in 2025—eight fabs and one advanced packaging plant—across its global footprint. Most of the newly added capacities will feature...

With 2nm becoming the next battleground for chipmakers, Samsung is racing—like Intel—to close the gap with TSMC by landing major external orders. Now, it may be just one step away: according to Chosun Biz, Samsung Foundry has entered the final phase of 2nm performance testing with NVIDIA GPUs an...

While Samsung has reportedly been wrestling with 3nm yield issues and the lack of orders from major clients, there may be light at the end of the tunnel. According to Sedaily, the company is now in the final stages of locking in a deal to produce Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 using its next-gen ...

With Intel’s 18A set for mass production in 2H25, Team Blue seems to be already eyeing TSMC as a second source for its next-gen chips. According to Economic Daily News, market buzz suggests the company has joined AMD and Apple as part of TSMC’s first wave of 2nm clients. The report indicates ...

According to a report from MoneyDJ, citing Nikkei, Japanese foundry Rapidus launched its 2nm pilot production line on April 1. As reported by Tom’s Hardware, the company has begun adjusting its equipment in preparation for wafer test production that will begin later this month. Nikkei further high...