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Key Takeaways from the TSMC Technology Symposium Part 1SemiWiki - ChipGuyMar. 21, 2016 |
TSMC recently held their annual Technology Symposium in San Jose, a full-day event with a detailed review of their semiconductor process and packaging technology roadmap, and (risk and high-volume manufacturing) production schedules.
This was the 22nd annual symposium, having started in 1995. The prevailing theme of the presentations was: Unleash Your Innovation. As will be discussed, TSMC is significantly expanding the breadth of their technology offering, to "enable customer product innovation" across a wider set of application areas.
As this is the time of the men's national collegiate basketball tournament, this article will highlight the "Elite Eight" highlights of the symposium. Part 2 will discuss the "Final Four", and add a few comments about the advanced technology research that TSMC is conducting.
First, a few business highlights from the TSMC presentations: