TSMC expects 10nm volume production in 2017
Published in PC Hardware


Moore’s Law alive and kicking

TSMC is planning to qualify its 10nm node by the end of the year, with volume production slated for 2017. 

TSMC to get majority of Apple A9 business
Published in PC Hardware


16nm process might be a better choice than Samsung’s 14nm

TSMC is reportedly getting the majority of Apple A9 orders, which would be a big coup for the company. 

Qualcomm talks Snapdragon 820 at MWC 2015
Published in PC Hardware


With custom 64-bit CPU core

While some of the first devices based on the Snapdragon 810 are about to hit the global market, Qualcomm has decided to unveil some the first details regarding its next big thing at Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelona, the Snapdragon 820 SoC.

AMD Fiji HBM limited to 4GB stacked memory
Published in Graphics
Wednesday, 11 February 2015 09:41

AMD Fiji HBM limited to 4GB stacked memory


Cannot fit more on 2.5D interposer

In early January we heard a thing or two about an AMD card codenamed Fiji, the one that comes with High Bandwidth Memory (HBM). 

TMSC to invest $16 billion in advanced chip factory
Published in PC Hardware


To boost 16nm FinFet and beyond 

Reuters carried a rather interesting announcement about TSMC, the maker of most SoCs and GPUs we care about.

TMSC eying Apple for 16nm chips
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 04 February 2015 09:26

TMSC eying Apple for 16nm chips


Apple A9 or A10 we wonder

It looks like 2015 iPhones will be getting 14nm SoC chips manufactured by Samsung and GlobalFoundries.

Tuesday, 26 August 2014 09:47

TSMC 16nm wafers coming in Q1 2015



50,000 wafers a month in Q2

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Enabling 128Gb MLC NAND flash devices

Wednesday, 12 September 2012 20:40

Intel talks 10nm in 2015

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IDF 2012: Intel senior fellow