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TSMC partners with GlobalFoundries to boost AI chip packaging capacity

TSMC is addressing AI chip delivery bottlenecks by diversifying its advanced packaging capabilities beyond Taiwan. The company has entered a five-year, $2 billion agreement with GlobalFoundries, a US-based manufacturer. This partnership will see GlobalFoundries produce critical silicon interposers for TSMC's CoWoS packaging technology at its New York facility, with mass production expected by 2028. AI

IMPACT This partnership aims to alleviate AI chip supply chain constraints, potentially speeding up the availability of high-performance AI accelerators.

RANK_REASON Significant industry move involving a major semiconductor manufacturer diversifying production for AI chips. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.7]

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TSMC partners with GlobalFoundries to boost AI chip packaging capacity

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · asiaai ·

    AI chip delivery chokepoints are shifting from raw wafer fab to advanced packaging, and TSMC is diversifying away from Taiwan to fix it. A new $2 billion, five-

    AI chip delivery chokepoints are shifting from raw wafer fab to advanced packaging, and TSMC is diversifying away from Taiwan to fix it. A new $2 billion, five-year deal tapped US-based GlobalFoundries to produce critical silicon interposers for TSMC's CoWoS packaging. By 2028, G…