2023-05-14 05:23:00
In the past week, according to Archyde.com, even the leadership of the world’s largest contract manufacturer of semiconductor components, the Taiwanese company TSMC, might not refrain from discussing political events. CEO CC Wei was forced to admit that the conflict in distant Ukraine led to an increase in the price of neon, which is necessary for the operation of lithographic equipment, by six or seven times, since up to half of the total volume of this was previously supplied from this country. technical gas for similar needs.
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Now the activities of Ukrainian suppliers have been suspended, and TSMC has to receive gas at higher prices. However, as representatives of the Taiwanese chip manufacturer explained, in this case, such changes will not affect the cost of the final product for customers. TSMC hopes to compensate for the decline in some segments of the semiconductor components market at the expense of others. For example, the automotive and industrial automation sectors show strong demand for chips manufactured using mature lithography technologies, while artificial intelligence and 5G networks are actively developing. The head of TSMC even made a taunt once morest the political leadership of individual countries: “The only thing AI and 5G can’t do is make our politicians smarter”.
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