The Taiwanese firm, which supplies the likes of Apple and Nvidia, agreed to build a third factory in Phoenix as part of a $65 billion investment in the production hub.
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced it will provide $6.6 billion in direct funding to chip maker TSMC to build chip factories in Arizona.
Taiwanese Chip-Making Giant TSMC Gets Billions In US Grants, Loans For Third Arizona Chip Factory Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract chip maker, plans to build a third chip factory in Arizona after receiving $6.6 billion in grants and $5 billion in loans through US government subsidies. This is part of a massive effort led by the Biden administration to make America's semiconductor manufacturing industry great again. "Today, we...
US-made chips will be more expensive than those made in Taiwan, and customers will have to pay extra for them.
Big Tech firms are racing to develop custom chips that supercharge the efficiency and cut costs of artificial intelligence (AI). Meta has launched its latest generation of custom computer chips to enhance its AI capabilities and minimize dependency on external suppliers like Nvidia. This announcement follows Intel’s reveal of an improved AI “accelerator” and comes as competitors […]
The US Department of Commerce revealed plans to award Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co $6.6 billion in direct funding and up to $5 billion in government loans to build a third chip production facility in the state of Arizona.
Apple chipmaker TSMC is making progress toward manufacturing 2nm and 1.4nm chips that are likely destined for future generations of Apple silicon, DigiTimes reports. The manufacturing time frames for mass production of 2nm and 1.4nm chips have now apparently been determined: Trial production of the 2nm node will begin at in the second half of 2024, with small-scale production ramping up in the second quarter of 2025. Notably, TSMC's new plant in Arizona will also join 2nm production...
A proposed class action lawsuit filed against Shoppers Drug Mart and its parent company Loblaw claims that the companies pressure pharmacists fill prescription quotas.
Dozens of Google employees held sit-ins Tuesday at the tech giant's New York City and Sunnyvale, Calif., offices to protest the company's work with Israel. Google and Amazon have a cloud computing and artificial intelligence contract with the Israeli government and military, a deal known as Project Nimbus that is worth $1.2 billion. The employees participating in the sit-ins wore shirts that said "Drop Project Nimbus" and a banner was hung that read, "No tech for genocide." Protesters sat in the...
At Dublin District Court yesterday, Eir pleaded guilty to 12 offences and was fined €7,500.
According to a new report from Digitimes, the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will be the first phones powered by a 2nm processor. The new "N2" chips will be made by TSMC and go into production later this year, although mass manufacturing will only begin in 2025.Read Entire Article
World’s most valuable chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor to set up third facility in Arizona using funding from Biden policyBusiness live – latest updatesTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is to build its most advanced chips in Arizona after receiving a pledge of as much as $11.6bn in US government subsidy as part of Joe Biden’s efforts to attract computer chip production.TSMC, the world’s most valuable chipmaker, says it aims to start producing the two-nanometre chips at a new factory in...