ISMC invests $3 billion in semiconductor manufacturing in Karnataka
ISMC has announced an investment of Rs 22,900 crore ($3 billion) in a 65nm analog semiconductor manufacturing facility in Karnataka.
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Are semiconductor company performance decoupled from the economy? TSMC’s results are positive, but we’ll get a clearer picture soon
Shares of many chipmakers are far from highs as high inflation pushes interest rates higher. Sentiment around technology and growth fell sharply as rising interest rates, persistent inflation and a less accommodative Fed drove investors to seek safer investments. Despite…
Intel opens latest expansion in Hillsboro, reaffirms Oregon’s importance to its future
Intel opened a $3 billion factory expansion project at its Ronler Acres campus in Hillsboro, Oregon. It is renaming the campus in honor of Intel co-founder Gordon Moore. The expansion of the D1X factory will allow Intel to add 270,000…
TSMC says 2nm chips will go into production in 2025
TSMC reported on its first-quarter earnings call that it is advancing the development of its next-generation process node. The semiconductor giant plans to put its first 3nm processes into production later this year and 2nm by the end of 2025.…
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger meets PM Modi and discusses technology
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the two discussed topics including technology, research and innovation. Joining Gelsinger were Nivruti Rai, Intel India Regional Head, Intel VP of Intel Foundry Services, and Randhir Thakur, President…
Intel plans $88 billion chip manufacturing expansion in Europe
U.S. chipmaker Intel declared its plans on March 15 to invest up to $88 billion all over Europe as part of an ambitious expansion which is aimed at balancing out the shortcomings in the global semiconductor industry that have led…
Scientists are developing a new technique to boost chip yields on semiconductor wafers
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) have developed a technique for fabricating highly uniform and scalable semiconductor wafers, paving the way for improved chip yields and low-cost semiconductors.
Intel invests $100 million in Ohio and National Semiconductor Education and Research Corporation
In order to address immediate technology challenges in semiconductor manufacturing and labor shortages, Intel announced details of a $100 million investment over the next decade to advance semiconductor manufacturing education and research collaborations with universities, community colleges, and technical educators…
TSMC Taiwan’s 3-nanometer factory to mass produce next year
According to CNA, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) said that the construction of its 3nm (nanometer) factory is expected to achieve mass production in the second half of 2022.