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TSMC To Build A 5-Nanometer Fab In Arizona; Invest $12B Over The Next 8 Years

May 14, 2020 David Schor 0 Comments 5 nm, TSMC

TSMC announces its intention to build and operate an advanced 5-nanometer fab in Arizona.

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TSMC Ramps 5nm, Discloses 3nm to Pack Over a Quarter-Billion Transistors Per Square Millimeter

April 17, 2020 David Schor 6 Comments 3 nm, 5 nm, FinFET, N3, N5, N5P, N7, N7P, TSMC

TSMC reports a flat Q1 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ramps its 5nm node with good yield and discloses key 3-nanometer (N3) details. N3 will be a full node jump over N5 and is expected to offer over a quarter-billion transistors per each millimeter square of silicon.

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TSMC Details 5 nm

March 21, 2020 David Schor 4 Comments 5 nm, 7 nm, EUV, N5, N5P, TSMC

TSMC details its 5-nanometer node for mobile and HPC applications. The process features the industry’s highest density transistors with a high-mobility channel and highest-density SRAM cells.

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ASML Q4: NXE:3400C Machines Ramp; Strong Growth Due to EUV in 2020

January 22, 2020 David Schor 0 Comments ASML, EUV, High-NA, NXE:3400B, NXE:3400C

ASML saw a strong fourth-quarter in 2019 thanks to a large EUV shipment with the production of NXE:3400C machines ramping up. ASML shipped a total of 26 EUV machines in 2019 and with 35 machines expected for 2020, however, backlog continues to grow.

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TSMC Q4: 7nm Dominates Revenue, Preps 5nm Ramp, 6nm By EOY

January 17, 2020 David Schor 0 Comments 3nm, 5nm, 7nm, N3, N5, N6, N7, TSMC

7-nanometer contributes the lion’s share of wafer revenue to TSMC’s fourth-quarter driven by growth from smartphones and HPC. The foundry is also preparing the 5-nanometer node for early this year and the 6-nanometer by the end of the year.

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UMC Rolls Out 22-Nanometer

December 13, 2019 David Schor 0 Comments 22 nm, 22ULL, 22ULP, 28nm, 40 nm, UMC

UMC says it has started rolling out its 22-nanometer planar process, offering a new lower-power and cost-sensitive migration path from existing 40nm and 28nm nodes.

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TSMC 5-Nanometer Update

November 1, 2019 David Schor 0 Comments 5nm, 6nm, 7nm, EUV, N5, N6, N7, TSMC

An update on TSMC’s upcoming 5-nanometer process technology.

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ASML Starts NXE:3400C Shipment, But Supply Constraints Loom

October 17, 2019 David Schor 0 Comments ASML, EUV, NXE:3400B, NXE:3400C

ASML sees strong demand for EUV systems as it starts shipping the new NXE:3400C systems to leading-edge foundries.

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Intel Process Technology And Packaging Plans: 10nm in June, 7nm in 2021

May 11, 2019 David Schor 0 Comments 10nm, 3D packaging, 7nm, EMIB, HPC, Lakefield

An outline of Intel’s process technology and packaging plans including their 10nm and 7nm nodes as discussed at the company’s recent investor meeting.