Foundries

Intel Talks 10nm DTCO, EUV Benefits

June 22, 2021August 2, 2021 David Schor 10 nm, 5 nm, 7 nm, EUV, IEDM, IEDM 2020, Intel, subscriber only (general)

Intel talks 10-nanometers DTCO and the benefits of EUV on their future 7 nm and 5 nm nodes.

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Samsung Details 5nm and 4nm; Adds 8LPA, 5LPP, and 4LPP Nodes; Readies 3nm GAA For Next Year

May 21, 2021June 24, 2021 David Schor 3 nm, 4 nm, 4LPE, 4LPP, 5 nm, 5LPE, 5LPP, 7 nm, IEDM 2020, Samsung, Samsung Foundry, subscriber only (general)

Samsung revealed more details of its 5LPE process technology which recently ramped, gave a roadmap status update along with new stop-gap nodes announcement.

Foundries

Q1 2021 Foundry Update: Spending Bonanza

May 18, 2021May 23, 2021 David Schor 10 nm, 3 nm, 5 nm, 7 nm, FinFET, GAA, Intel, Samsung, SMIC, TSMC

A look at the current state of leading-edge foundries for the first quarter of 2021.

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

May 14, 2020May 23, 2021 David Schor 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, 2020May 25, 2021 David Schor 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, 2020May 25, 2021 David Schor 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.

Foundries

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

January 22, 2020May 25, 2021 David Schor 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.

Foundries

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

January 17, 2020May 25, 2021 David Schor 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.

Foundries Process Technologies

UMC Rolls Out 22-Nanometer

December 13, 2019May 25, 2021 David Schor 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, 2019May 25, 2021 David Schor 5nm, 6nm, 7nm, EUV, N5, N6, N7, TSMC

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