NEW DELHI: ASML Holding NV and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company have ways to disable the world’s most sophisticated chipmaking machines in the event that China invades Taiwan, according to people familiar with the matter.Officials from the US government have privately expressed concerns to both their Dutch and Taiwanese counterparts about what happens if Chinese aggression … Read more
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reclaimed a spot in the list of the world’s 10 most valuable companies, riding the optimism of the artificial intelligence (AI) boom in the tech industry that pushed its stock to record levels.According to a report by Bloomberg, TSMC’s stock rallied 14% last week, elevating the chipmaker’s market capitalisation … Read more
Semiconductor giant TSMC is reportedly close to securing a major financial win from the US government. According to a report in Bloomberg, the company is in line for over $5 billion in federal grants to support its chip manufacturing facility being built in Arizona. The Bloomberg report says that this would be a significant step … Read more
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) has officially opened its first semiconductor plant in Japan on Saturday, marking a significant step in its global expansion. The company’s Chairman, Mark Liu, expressed gratitude to the Japanese government, local community, and business partners, including Sony and Denso, for their support. The Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing (JASM) plant is … Read more
TOKYO: Japan said it will give TSMC up to 732 billion yen ($4.86 billion) more in subsidies to help it build a second chip fabrication plant as the Taiwanese company on Saturday marked the opening of its first Japanese factory. TSMC’s decision to build chips in Japan has become a key component of Tokyo’s push … Read more
KIKUYO: TSMC‘s new chip plant in Japan will boost the resilience of global supplies of the crucial hardware, the Taiwanese giant’s founder Morris Chang said Saturday at an opening ceremony.The factory in the southern Japanese island of Kyushu “will, I believe, improve the resiliency of chip supply for Japan and for the world,” the 92-year-old … Read more
Taipei – Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te expressed gratitude to Tokyo on Monday for supporting the expansion of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chipmaker, in Japan as he met with Japanese lawmakers, the island’s presidential office said. During talks with House of Councillors members Tsuneo Kitamura and Iwao Horii in Taipei ahead of … Read more
Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections are due on January 13. Now, the chipmakerTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing company (TSMC), that manufactures chips for tech majors like Apple and more, is being dragged into the election campaigning fray. China claims Taiwan as its territory and has stepped up military pressure to assert those claims.This includes staging war games … Read more
Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer MediaTek has already announced that it has successfully developed its first 3nm chipset with TSMC. This new mobile platform is 32% more power-efficient than the previous-generation silicon. However, the company hasn’t announced the exact name of the chipset. Now, the chipmaking company’s CEO Rick Tsai has spoken about the close partnership with … Read more
Apple has announced that it will be the first and biggest customer of the new Amkor manufacturing and packaging facility, which is being developed in Peoria, Arizona. The facility will package Apple silicon that is produced at the nearby TSMC fab, where Apple is also the largest customer.Amkor is set to build a $2B advanced … Read more