Yields creep up to 50 per cent 

Samsung has finally pulled the trigger on mass production of the Exynos 2600, its first 2nm GAA SoC built on the SF2 process.

Hopes new chip erases 3nm humiliation 

Samsung will start mass production of its Exynos 2600 by the end of September, making it the first SoC built on the company’s 2nm Gate-All-Around process.

Grabs more than half of 2026 output, leaving rivals in the dust

The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has reportedly signed up for more than half of TSMC’s 2nm production capacity in 2026, effectively elbowing rivals out of the queue for the world’s most advanced silicon.

But numbers don’t add up

Chip-making giant TSMC has been bragging about a mountain of taxpayer cash supposedly rolling in from four countries, but the numbers look a bit suspect.

Three current and former employees detained 

Taiwanese prosecutors have detained three current and former staff of chip giant TSMC on suspicion of stealing core trade secrets, including details of its 2-nanometre manufacturing technology.

Two new hyperscalers signed up as demand surges for custom silicon

Chip designer Marvell reckons it has landed two new hyperscale cloud clients and is sniffing around more than 50 other deals as demand for its customised AI silicon keeps growing.

Korean giant risks IP leak in rumoured China supply tie-up

Samsung could end up handing over some of its crown jewels to China to cut costs on its next-generation chips and displays.

US fab nears full capacity, 2nm yields soar, and chip prices may spike

Nvidia’s next wave of AI chips is heading for mass production at TSMC’s Arizona plant before the end of the year, according to fresh reports from Taiwan.

New GAA chip tech impresses

TSMC claims its upcoming N2 manufacturing node is ahead of schedule on defect reduction, even though it is the company’s first attempt at gate-all-around (GAA) nanosheet transistor technology.

18A in awkward limbo

Troubled Chipzilla is set to source the compute tiles for its next-gen Nova Lake desktop CPUS from TSMC’s shiny new 2nm process, confirming what’s been murmured for months: its 18a node is not the chosen one yet.