@nvidianewsroom Jensen flies to Taipei because TSMC makes every Blackwell chip. Nvidia owns the design, not the factory.
If TSMC sneezes, Nvidia's $3T stops.
That's why he lands first, not the customers.
@yucelt@mzuhair123 Nvidia boss also landed Taiwan yesterday. He said their latest Vera Rubin involved 150 Taiwan suppliers. The same reason AMD has to expand its presence in Taiwan, to stay competitive.
$AMD CEO Rules Out a Potential Foundry Deal With $INTC Right Now, Claiming That Team Red Is "Very Satisfied" with TSMC
"The global growth rate of AI (Artificial Intelligence) has exceeded expectations, and TSMC (2330)'s production capacity is in short supply. In addition to vying for orders from TSMC, international giants such as Nvidia and AMD have recently been reported to be turning to Intel and Samsung as second suppliers. In response, AMD Chairman and CEO Lisa Su said today that the supply chain is indeed very tight, but they are currently very satisfied with their partners.
TSMC is an excellent partner. With the continued growth in overall AI market demand, TSMC continues to strongly support AMD in expanding its production capacity. AMD has been evaluating and considering the best supply chain solutions, but is currently very satisfied with its cooperative relationship with TSMC.
Lisa Su emphasized that the current overall CPU market demand is far higher than expected a year ago, and the CPU market is indeed quite tight. AMD is rapidly expanding its production capacity, which is one of the important reasons for its visit to Taiwan. This is to ensure that AMD can prepare for the significant growth of the CPU market in the future, and has also successfully obtained great support from its Taiwanese supply chain partners."
@Intellionaire@dnystedt US-TW tariff deal is mutual investment in AI & chip. Micron bets on TW to compete with Samsung & SK hynix too. The speed of innovation is much faster in TW with complete AI supply chain & everyone next door. TW President also attended Google expanding ceremony last yr.
@dnystedt Why is she investing $10Bn into Taiwan instead of America? Surely the administration will not stand for this with their push for domestic manufacturing (even if it’s investing in TSMC USA, not necessarily Intel)
AMD CEO Lisa Su was asked about rumors AMD may tap Intel for CPU production, responding that she’s highly satisfied with TSMC, ‘an outstanding partner’ – that’s consistently worked to meet AMD’s needs. She said rapidly growing demand for CPUs is a key reason she’s in Taiwan meeting with suppliers. $AMD $TSM $INTC #semiconductorsec.ltn.com.tw/article/breaki…
@ragebaitkitty@business Everyone is setting up or expanding R&D centre in Taiwan, to stay ahead of the game. Intel ex CEO has said, in Taiwan, you can have an idea at breakfast time, develop prototype at noon and start manufacturing in the evening.
@kdapillay@Reuters Bcz years ago GF announced they'd stop making 7nm chips, no plan to make smaller chips. After that, AMD started buying most advanced chips from Taiwan.
@kierstaff55@RepGregStanton Taiwan has hundreds of chip design companies, US also has hundreds of (bigger) chip design companies. Everyone can buy EUV if they got enough cash. But in the end of day, all US big techs only trust advanced chips from Taiwan for their key products.
@RepGregStanton 1/2 Jeez. Nothing like an "educated" American. Taiwan do not design their own chips; instead, they manufacture chips for hundreds of tech companies globally. Intel or Samsung Electronics by revenues. ASML (Netherlands) do not manufacture the chips themselves, ASML is the ---
Taiwan is the world's leading chip manufacturer and a crucial partner in Arizona's semiconductor boom. We can't afford to let Xi Jinping control that chokepoint.
The president needs to stop delaying our defensive arms sale to Taiwan.
@WisdomItod81685@Reuters There are no others. AI hardware supply chain are dominated by Taiwanese companies. Naturally, all their R&D centres are in Taiwan so AMD expanding its presence in Taiwan & co-invest to stay competitive & hopefully expand market share further.
Who would have thought a 100-year-old toilet company could become a part of AI boom?
TOTO, the Japanese brand famous for toilets and bidets, is now attracting attention from semiconductor giants like TSMC, Samsung, and Micron.
The reason? Ceramic technology.
In chip manufacturing, wafers need to be held perfectly flat and cooled with extreme precision. That’s where electrostatic chucks come in — ceramic parts that hold wafers firmly in place without scratching them.
And TOTO’s century of ceramic craftsmanship suddenly became a hidden advantage.
The same obsession with ultra-smooth, stain-resistant toilet surfaces is now helping them build high-precision parts for advanced chips.