Building semiconductor plants in the US takes twice as long, costs twice as much as in Taiwan
TSMC encountered significant challenges when it began constructing its fab in Arizona, facing a trifecta of issues that underscored the stark contrast between fab construction in ...
Intel Is Turning A Corner, Bad Idea To Sell?
Intel stock surged nearly 16% on Tuesday after a Wall Street Journal report suggested that Broadcom and TSMC were considering ...
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SMIC expands Beijing fab as capital spending holds steady in 2025
SMIC is advancing the second phase of its Beijing wafer fab, set to break ground in early 2025. The project, expected to be ...
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Building a chipmaking fab in the US costs twice as much, takes twice as long as in Taiwan
It takes 19 months to build a fab in Taiwan, 34 months to construct a fab in Europe, and 38 months to establish a fab in the ...
Why Intel must stay independent, spin out its foundry and rebuild its iconic brand
Intel design stands independent: Freed from the foundry’s capital demands, Intel focuses on x86 CPU leadership, discrete GPU ...
Hua Hong Outlook Improves on Improved New Plant Visibility and Potential Tech Advancement
Hua Hong has maintained a net cash position for most of the past 10 years. The firm’s capital expenditure has been more prudent than SMIC in the past, spending less than a billion US dollars each year ...