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Advanced packaging is the frontier of semiconductor technology, and TSMC is in the lead
It’s becoming difficult to make microchips smaller, so the encasing around them is where advanced tech is going. TSMC’s advanced packaging technology has emerged as a game-changer, with repercussions extending far beyond circuitry for U.S.-Taiwan relations.
Taiwan’s TSMC making ‘excellent progress’ on Arizona plant, governor says
Speaking at an investment conference in Taipei, Doug Ducey says construction on the main chip facility is complete.
Taiwan's TSMC progressing well with Arizona chip plant, governor says
Taiwanese chip maker TSMC is making "excellent" progress building its new plant in Arizona, the governor of the U.S. state said on Wednesday, going on to praise his state's role in training Taiwanese fighter pilots.
New York developer starts construction on massive industrial park near TSMC plant in north Phoenix
The developer has been ramping up its presence in #Phoenix in recent years.
Gogoro, TSMC and Taichung City Taiwan Partner to Bring Sustainable Electric Two-wheel Sharing to City's Residents
/PRNewswire/ -- Gogoro® Inc. (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities,...
TSMC says 3-nm chip production to start soon amid supply chain woes
CEO says building plants is getting more expensive amid onshoring rush
TSMC Chief Says Penny Chips Are Snarling Supply Chain Segments
An endemic shortage of chips costing anywhere from 50 cents to $10 is slowing down swathes of the $600 billion semiconductor industry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.’s top executive warned Tuesday.
U.S. finally passes semiconductor subsidy bill, but it’s not going to help competition with China
The new CHIPS and Science Act will help America advance its indigenous semiconductor industry. But it’s not going to make the U.S. any less dependent on Taiwan or any more competitive with China, argues Paul Triolo.
Global Chip Industry Divided Into TSMC and the Rest By New Normal
Greater uncertainty means higher inventories, but it’s not shaking out equally among semiconductor manufacturers. No surprise, TSMC is beating the rest.
TSMC breaks ground on new factory in Kaohsiung for 7nm and 28nm chips · TechNode
World-leading chip foundry TSMC held a groundbreaking ceremony on August 7 for its new factory in Kaohsiung’s Nanzih Technology Industrial Park. Once
TSMC Chose the US Well Before Pelosi's Visit. Now It Must Handle China
The semiconductor giant displayed customary diplomacy for Pelosi, but the CHIPS Act and a fab in Arizona confirm where its future lies.
Pelosi dined with Taiwan computer chip executives during her brief visit
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen said that Pelosi and she attended a lunch with Morris Chang, the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufactuering Company, and its chairman, Mark Liu, as well as Chen Jianzhong, vice chairman of electronics manufacturer Pegatron Corp.
Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan Visit Highlights World's Biggest Chip Manufacturers TSMC
One of Nancy Pelosi’s key meetings on her whirlwind tour of Taiwan reportedly is TSMC, the island’s most valuable company and world’s biggest contract chipmaker.
Pelosi to meet with Taiwan’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer
The meeting with the CEO of TSMC, the largest computer chip manufacturer in the world, underscores the importance of the tiny silicon bits to the United States.
Apple chipmaker TSMC warns Taiwan-China war would make everybody losers
If China were to invade Taiwan, the most-advanced chip factory in the world would be rendered "not operable," TSMC Chair Mark Liu said.
US $52B Chip Funding For Intel, TSMC, Samsung Will Cost Them China Ambitions: Report
The U.S.'s landmark $52 billion federal program to boost domestic chipmaking capabilities has a caveat for companies like Intel Corp (NASDAQ: INTC) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE: T
TSMC shares fell as much as 2.98% ahead of possible Pelosi visit to Taiwan
Shares of Taiwan chipmaker TSMC fell as much as 2.98% on Tuesday, as investors closely watch a possible trip to Taiwan by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi later in the day which has angered China.
US to Stop TSMC, Intel From More Advanced Chip Production in China
As the US Congress passed an historic $52 billion federal program to boost domestic chipmaking capabilities, it included one significant caveat: Companies that receive the funding have to promise not to increase their production of advanced chips in China.
Despite Taiwan’s semiconductor advancements, politics looms over trade
Taiwan’s chipmaking giants, TSMC and MediaTek, are expanding fast. But a tense geopolitical climate threatens to dethrone their reign over the global semiconductor industry.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, January 5, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC is reportedly having difficulties dealing with employees at its chip factory in Arizona.
Are Taiwan Inc. and Japan Inc. giving up on China?
Taiwanese and Japanese companies invested in China within months of Deng Xiaoping taking power. But the political and business environment is changing.
Oppo is on a roll with smart glasses, a foldable phone, and its own chip
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Alibaba’s silicon chip in the age of hypersonic missiles
Alibaba’s Yitian 710 chip shows how the U.S.-China-Taiwan semiconductor dance hides an increasingly unstable equilibrium.
Nanjing launches chip university in bid to fill China’s semiconductor talent gap
China has opened what may be the world’s first “integrated circuit university” as it seeks to attain silicon chip independence in the face of U.S. efforts to decouple.
How China’s would-be silicon savior became a debt-ridden disappointment
China wants to reduce its dependency on U.S., Taiwanese, and European suppliers for its semiconductor industry, but some of the planned investment is being wasted.
Wuhan Semiconductor stalls amid China’s push to develop domestic chipmakers
China wants to make its own chips. But money appears to have been poured into wasteful projects.
Huawei is now cut off from advanced semiconductors. What happens next?
As of September 15, any manufacturer selling products globally that may eventually be sold to Huawei needs to get a license from the U.S. government. At least eight companies have applied, but will any get approved?
