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TSMC's 5.5-reticle CoWoS Hits 99% Yield, Targets 14x Reticle by 2029
TSMC announced at OCP APAC that its 5.5-reticle CoWoS has entered mass production with >99% yield. It plans to scale to 14x reticle by 2028, enabling integration of ~10 compute dies and 20 HBM stacks, dramatically boosting AI chip density.
TSMC's 5.5-Reticle CoWoS Hits 99% Yield, 14x Roadmap Redefines AI Chip Integration
TSMC announced 5.5-reticle CoWoS yield exceeding 98% (up to 99%) at OCP APAC Summit, with a roadmap to 14-reticle by 2029 integrating 10 compute dies and 20 HBM stacks. SoIC hybrid bonding improves interconnect density by 50x and energy efficiency by 5x, solidifying TSMC's lead in advanced packaging.
TSMC to Acquire AUO Panel Fabs for Panel-Level Packaging to Slash AI Chip Costs
TSMC reportedly plans to acquire two AUO panel fabs for ~$870M to boost advanced packaging for FOPLP and CoPoS. The first CoPoS line is testing at AP7, aiming to reduce cost and area waste for large AI chips by moving from circular wafers to glass panels.
Nokia与Ericsson联合推出业界首个商用AI-RAN平台
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台积电四季度3纳米月产能预计达18万片
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英伟达AMD博通追单：台积电3nm月产18万片目标有望提前至Q4初达成，2nm年底冲刺10万片
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TSMC Develops quasi-EMIB Packaging to Break CoWoS Capacity Bottleneck
TSMC is collaborating with Kinsus to develop quasi-EMIB advanced packaging to address severe CoWoS capacity constraints. The new approach aims to simplify manufacturing, reduce cycle time, and lower costs, bolstering TSMC's competitive position against Intel and Samsung.
NVIDIA Invests $2B with Lumentum to Advance AI Optical Interconnect Technology
NVIDIA invests $2 billion in Lumentum to jointly develop advanced optical interconnect technology for AI factories. The partnership aims to overcome chip-to-chip communication bottlenecks in large-scale GPU clusters, improving energy efficiency and scalability for systems like NVL72.
TSMC Develops EMIB-Like Packaging with Kinsus to Counter Intel's CoWoS Threat
TSMC, in response to CoWoS capacity constraints and potential customer loss, is developing an EMIB-like advanced packaging technology with Kinsus, aiming to simplify manufacturing steps and reduce costs, preventing clients from shifting to Intel's packaging platform, highlighting the strategic importance of advanced packaging in AI chip competition.
TSMC Accelerates 1.4nm Process, Partners with Unimicron on EMIB-Like Packaging to Counter Intel
TSMC accelerates its 1.4nm (A14) process to mid-2028 mass production, using second-gen GAA NanoFlex Pro transistors and existing EUV lithography. It also partners with Unimicron on EMIB-like packaging to alleviate CoWoS capacity constraints and prevent AI chip customer loss to Intel's packaging platform.
TSMC Develops EMIB-like Packaging to Challenge Intel and Ease CoWoS Bottleneck
TSMC is developing an EMIB-like advanced packaging technology that uses small silicon bridges instead of large silicon interposers, reducing cost and complexity while easing CoWoS capacity constraints. This move counters Intel's EMIB technology and addresses the growing packaging demands of AI accelerators, securing TSMC's dominance in advanced packaging.
Samsung locks 60% capacity in long-term deals, HBM4E sampling, memory shortage through 2028
Samsung Q2 2026 operating profit surged 1814% to 89.5 trillion won, driven by AI memory demand. HBM4E samples delivered, HBM4 revenue to triple QoQ. Samsung locks 60-70% capacity in 5-year LTAs, warns memory shortage through 2028, worsening in 2027.
Google Cloud Q2收入增长82% AI基础设施需求成核心驱动力
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NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 Enters Production, 10x Energy Efficiency Reshapes AI Infrastructure
NVIDIA has announced full production of the Vera Rubin NVL72 platform, with first shipments to CoreWeave, Microsoft, Amazon, and Oracle. Each rack integrates 72 Rubin GPUs and 36 Vera CPUs, delivering 10x improvement in energy efficiency and inference cost over Blackwell for agentic AI workloads, marking a new era of rack-scale AI infrastructure.
NVIDIA and SK Group Lock HBM4 Supply and Launch Sovereign AI Factory Model with $500B+ Deal
NVIDIA and SK Group announced a $500B+ AI partnership including a 2GW AI factory using Vera Rubin and HBM4, long-term HBM4 supply lock, and a $1B NVIDIA investment in Naver (with $9B from Brookfield). Samsung and Broadcom signed a $200B deal. This signals a new era of sovereign AI infrastructure and supply chain deep-locking.
NVIDIA Prepay $1.5B to Amkor for US 2nm/3nm/HBM4 Advanced Packaging
NVIDIA prepays $1.5B to Amkor to expand advanced packaging capacity in Arizona, covering 2nm/3nm/HBM4. This onshores AI chip packaging, complementing Wistron's system integration, to reduce reliance on Taiwan and secure supply for Vera Rubin and Blackwell Ultra.
Intel Accelerates 14A to 2027H2 Risk Production, 18A Yield Exceeds Target by 25%, Capex Raised to $20B
Intel announced 14A process acceleration to risk production in 2027H2 with HVM in 2028, 18A yield exceeding target by 25% supporting Panther Lake volume, and raising 2026 capex to $20B, signaling an aggressive foundry push. Advanced packaging EMIB-T becomes a profit pillar.
NVIDIA and Wistron Launch US-Based GB300 Production, Shifting AI Manufacturing Landscape
NVIDIA partnered with Wistron to open a $700M factory in Texas, achieving L6 integration of the GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra system. The first US-made unit contains 1.5M parts, weighs 2 tons, and costs $4M. This milestone accelerates US AI capex localization from 5% to 30%, reshaping the global AI supply chain.
AMD Invests $5B in Anthropic, Secures 2GW MI450 Deployment, Reshaping AI Compute Ecosystem
AMD and Anthropic announce a strategic partnership: Anthropic will deploy up to 2GW of AMD Instinct MI450 GPUs, with AMD investing up to $5B in Anthropic. They will collaborate on ROCm optimization and Claude workload tuning, marking AMD's transition from chip vendor to AI ecosystem investor and accelerating multi-sourcing in AI compute.
NVIDIA-OpenAI $100B Partnership: 10GW Vera Rubin AI Factories Reshape Ecosystem
NVIDIA and OpenAI announce a strategic partnership to deploy at least 10GW of NVIDIA systems using the Vera Rubin platform (Rubin GPU, Vera CPU, HBM4, NVLink 6). NVIDIA will invest up to $100B. First facilities go online in H2 2026, powering OpenAI's next-gen models, marking the era of multi-GW AI factories.